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merchant, trader, tradesman, dealer, shopkeeper

(East Asian) rainy season (in Japan, usu. from early June to mid-July); rain during the rainy season

space, room, gap, emptiness; vacancy, opening, empty seat; free time, time to spare; disuse, unused thing

step, stair, rung, (flight of) steps; shelf, layer, tier; grade, level, class; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.), rank; paragraph, passage; column (of print); act (in kabuki, joruri, etc.), section, scene; row of the multiplication table (e.g. five times table); stage (in a process), phase, occasion, time, moment, situation; matter, occasion; degree, extent; counter for breaks in written language or speech

old age, old person, the old, the aged

(verbal) abuse, speaking ill of people, bad-mouthing, name-calling, slander, abusive language, insulting remarks

will, volition, intention, intent, determination

monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata), ape, non-human primate; sly person; idiot, hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook; bathhouse prostitute

endurance, patience, perseverance, bearing (with something); self-control, self-restraint

to remove, to take off, to detach, to unfasten, to undo; to drop (e.g. from a team), to remove (from a position), to exclude, to expel; to leave (e.g. one's seat), to go away from, to step out, to slip away; to dodge (a question, blow, etc.), to evade, to sidestep, to avoid (e.g. peak season); to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)

to doubt, to distrust, to be suspicious of, to suspect

service, duty, business, responsibility, task; Buddhist religious services

coincidence, chance, accident, fortuity; by chance, unexpectedly, accidentally; contingency

to mind, to care about, to be concerned about, to have a regard for; to be an issue, to matter, to create inconvenience; to keep company, to care for, to look after, to entertain, to pay attention to, to spend time with; to interfere with, to meddle in; to tease; to banish, to prohibit

lawn, grass

hindrance, obstacle, nuisance, disturbance, interruption, interference; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training, demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour

therefore, consequently, accordingly

book, volume

close friend, bosom friend, buddy, crony, chum

body temperature

title, subject, theme, topic; problem (on a test), question; counter for questions (on a test)