merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to settle down; to get a steady job; to marry and raise a family; to attire oneself; to outfit oneself
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
serious; severe; grave; acute
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
leaving everything to someone else
washing; laundry; relaxation; rejuvenation; melting away (of worries, fatigue, etc.)
to sweep out; to clean out
to sweep clean; to brush clean
business; things to do; engagement; errand; affairs
trivial; not amounting to much
living room (Western style); sitting room
base of the throat; bottom of the neck
to appear uncomfortable (with); to seem to hate; to express dislike
loved one; lover; sweetheart
alternately; by turns; one after the other
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
would be a waste of words; would be a waste of breath; there's no point in saying
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
winner; victor; conqueror
with a broad grin; smirking
certain; one; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
with a clatter; with a rattle; (almost) empty; (mostly) vacant; raspy (voice); gravelly; with a gargle