trade; business; trading; turnover; sales; takings
quotient; dealing; dealer; second degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Shang dynasty (China, approx. 1600-1046 BCE); Yin dynasty
dignitaries; very important persons; VIPs
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
to discuss; to talk together
carelessly; inattentively
stockpile; reserves; storing; stocking up; laying in (supplies)
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
negotiations; discussions; connection
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
to be congenial; to agree with one; to be in one's nature
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
appearance; look; a 'seeming' that fortune-tellers relate to one's fortune; aspect; phase (e.g. solid, liquid and gaseous)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
sincere; honest; faithful
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
failure; mistake; blunder
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
party conference; party council; party decision; party resolution
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
swordsman; swordswoman; fencer
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
to tell someone's fortune; to forecast; to predict; to divine
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
tray; family; household; O-Bon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
sweet and sour; bittersweet
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to win through (e.g. to the next round); to win game after game; to achieve a final victory; to fight to the end and win; to come out on top
sightseer; spectator; viewer
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble