market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to make narrower; to shut (an umbrella); to shrug (one's shoulders); to purse (one's lips)
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
method; way; manner; process; procedure; means
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
very likely; very probable
each place; every place; various places; all parts (of the country, world, etc.)
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
senior; veteran; old-timer
business ability; business acumen
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to spend time (on doing something)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
job; work; duties; trade; skill
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage; honourable end to a career
worth; merit; value; good point; strong point; redeeming feature
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
for this very reason; that is exactly why
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
to reach; to touch; to be delivered; to arrive; to be attentive; to be scrupulous
to become tense; to be tightened; to become firm (e.g. body)
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
eyesight; vision; visual acuity
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
double; twice (as much); twofold
five times (as much); quintuple; fivefold
lifespan; life; lifetime; life (of a battery, lightbulb, etc.); service life; end of an object's (useful) life
to be descended from; to inherit (a disposition, etc.) from one's ancestors
to follow (a rule, precedent, etc.); to conform to (the law, standards, etc.); to be proportionate to; to correspond to; to be equivalent to