merchant; store; shop; merchant house; merchant family
to divide; to separate; to partition; to punctuate; to mark off (with a comma); to insert pauses (between words or phrases when reading aloud)
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
way of calling (something or someone)
standing close together in a disorderly way (of buildings, etc.); standing side by side; standing (for election) in (excessively) large numbers; (too many candidates) competing with each other
research institute; (research) laboratory
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
violence; oppression; high-handedness; tyranny; despotism
recent state; present state; present condition; current status; current circumstances
cooperation; tie-up; joint business; partnership; alliance; sponsorship
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
dispersion; breakup; variance; dispersion
hospitalization; hospitalisation
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
physical condition; state of health; shape
self-healing; spontaneous recovery
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
to be dying; to be about to die; to be close to death
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
main street; avenue; boulevard
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
(always) having ready; having on hand; being provided with; standing; permanent; regular
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
single-storied house; single-storied building
stairs; stairway; staircase
heat shimmer; heat haze; shimmering of hot air
tedious; boring; being fed up with