merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
load; baggage; cargo; burden; responsibility
bribe; sweetener; douceur
aim (of a weapon, esp. in video games); aiming
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
with a click; with a snap
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
absorption; giving undivided attention; devoting oneself (to)
end; limit; bounds; extremity; result; fate
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
speaking voice; talking voice
echo; reverberation; response; reaction; repercussions
prehistoric era; prehistoric times; prehistory
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
image; figure; figure; form; image
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
to draw (a line); to demarcate; to mark; to plan
door; gate; opening; title page
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
(flight of) stone steps; stone stairway
silent; still; quiet; hushed
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
regular; well-regulated; systematic; orderly
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
loitering; hanging around; wandering around
front; frontage; facade; main
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
one plot (of land); one block (i.e. one city block); one area; one brush stroke; one kanji stroke
thinnish; somewhat narrow
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
chair; stool; post; office; position