roof tile; tiled roof; objects crowded together (e.g. houses)
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
free markets and open guilds (policy enacted by daimyo in the Azuchimomoyama Period (1573-1598) that weakened the strict regulations surrounding business establishment in market places and important cities, allowing new businesses to open in Joka-machi market places)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to work hard; to work diligently
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
advance (into a new market or stage of progress); launching (a new career or venture); expanding (into a new market); stepping forward; emerging
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
hostility; antagonism; opposition
everyday necessities; daily necessities
supply; provision; raising; procurement
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
intimacy; friendship; familiarity
nine (in mekuri karuta); oicho-kabu (traditional Japanese gambling card game)
transactions; dealings; business
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
this and that; this or that; one thing or another; this way and that
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus); ham actor
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
beginning; outset; first; onset
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
to run; to dash; to gallop (on horseback); to canter; (arch.) to advance (against one's enemy); (arch.) to charge (on horseback)
eaves; narrow aisle surrounding the core of a temple building
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to send (something) flying; to splatter; to drive (something) off
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)