trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
cavity; hollow; cave; hollow
to break through; to penetrate; to pierce
to indicate; to show; to point to
clanging; empty; deserted
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
immediately; at once; right away; directly; in person; first hand
to soak (in); to steep; to dip; to dunk
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
pizza cutter; pizza wheel
result; effect; performance; workmanship (of an article); execution; shape and quality
fire pan; heating; first lighting (e.g. furnace); firing (e.g. forest); pasteurization
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
tapir (Tapirus spp.); mo (mythological Chinese chimera similar to a tapir, said to devour bad dreams)
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
to get one's head around; to think about
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage; half (of a game); halfback; 9-hole half (of a round)
and (so); (and) then; because of which; in addition to that
the Trinity; three parts; three components; three factors
(many people) sleeping bunched together in a single room; sleeping together in a huddle
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
contest; comparison; competition
pure brew (e.g. sake, soy sauce)
Yamagata Prefecture (Tōhoku area)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer