happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
craftsman; artisan; tradesman; worker; workman
daily necessities; everyday item
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
kitchen knife; (arch.) cooking; (arch.) food
pan; pot; saucepan; stew; hot pot
articles; supplies (e.g. office supplies); things (for); utensils; goods; equipment
to get (something) done cheaply; to keep costs down; to finish at low cost
to face on; to look out on to
to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
master; expert; Meijin (professional title); Meijin (highest title for male players in competitive karuta)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
couch; bench; ottoman; settee
basking in the sun; sunbathing
to amuse oneself; to make merry
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; onigiri
regulation; adjustment; control
(metal) cap; clasp; mouthpiece; socket (for light, etc.)
installation; mounting; furnishing; run (on a bank); bank run
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
reduction by half; halving
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
naming; nominating; designating; calling on; asking for; requesting
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)