relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
genuine article; real thing; real deal
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
human kindness; human weakness
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
something to think about; one's thoughts; concern; thinking about something; being absorbed in one's thoughts
episode; anecdote; vignette
silence (not speaking); muteness
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
like this; this sort; this way
to play a leading role; to play a central part
transactions; dealings; business
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
to carry; to bring (to a place)
merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to sell wholesale; to grate (e.g. vegetables); to cut up fish
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough