citizen; citizenry; city inhabitant; townspeople; bourgeoisie; middle class
extremely familiar; very well-acquainted
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
in the end; on top of that
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
each; respectively; individually; separately
to set up shop; to open a store
singing voice; (sound of) singing
to imitate; to follow; to emulate
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
suspicious-looking; fishy
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
it is not (like that) either
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(way of) life; living; livelihood; life circumstances
to listen to in an ecstasy
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
just one person; only one
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
(with a) start; fright; alarm
pretext; pretense; pretence
clearly; brightly; crisply
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant