daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
provision; supply; payment; allowance; grant
application; request; petition
judging; inspection; examination; investigation; review
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
all parts; various parts; every department
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to grow bored
interested person; volunteer; supporter
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
street-level store; shop facing the street
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
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
to work hard; to work diligently
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
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 accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
hostility; antagonism; opposition
everyday necessities; daily necessities
supply; provision; raising; procurement
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
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