credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
seat; bench; temporary job while looking for a better job or until one marries
duvet; bed cover; coverlet; quilt; comforter; eiderdown
armchair; chair with arm rests; senior staff
armrest (of a chair); elbow rest
suspension bridge; viaduct; temporary bridge; mediation; go-between
women's bridal robe with trailing skirts worn over a kimono
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
installment; instalment; premium; bill
hanging scroll; kakemono; bed covering (quilt, futon, blanket, etc.); sugared sweets
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
hook; gab; snare; trap; arm-grabbing force out
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
accounts receivable; outstanding sales account
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
temporary theater; temporary theatre; lean-to
endless argument; pointless argument; fruitless dispute; futile discussion; (lit.) argument over whose field to water (during a drought)
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
latch; lock; sneck; (arch.) joint of the jaw
hat rack; hat stand; hat peg
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine
bill collection; bill collector
work in progress; WIP; goods in process
rack or hanger for hanging kimono, coats, etc.
holding two or more positions concurrently
tinkering; mending pots, pans, kettles; (arch.) man and woman walking together; (arch.) couple walking together
quilt; bedspread; cover (for a kotatsu quilt); cloak; smock; second dyeing
to put (up) in the wrong place; to hang in the wrong place; to differ (e.g. of opinions); to clash; to miss (meeting) each other; to pass each other by
weight; loan-to-value ratio; loanable value; yarn over (knitting stitch)
implements used to enhance the effect of a play (e.g. props, costumes, etc.)
paper lantern that can be hung outside of a house or store
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
suspension (of performance, match, etc.)
sales on credit; dealings on credit; on account
rice bought and sold on a rice exchange; rice used to produce unrefined sake; rice paid as rent
instrument used in tea ceremony
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
(being) about to start out; (being) about to leave; having just left; (being) on the way
to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently
putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; disagreement; conflict; crossing paths without meeting; missing each other
boxes which fit inside each other; nesting boxes; hiding one's true feelings; person in a scam whose role is to telephone the victim
fixed-term payment (usu. insurance); stopping payment of installments (usu. insurance)
thinner futon (in contact with the skin)
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
slinging (on cranes, etc.)
invisible mending (of clothes)
lining for cuffs and hem of a kimono
ratio of wholesale price to retail price
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
temporary employment; a temporary job while looking for a better job; work just to kill time
cash only, prices as advertised
ceiling rosette; electrical outlet attached to the ceiling for suspending electrical light fixtures
credit account; charge account
intrusive person; being intrusive; (lit.) a tinker's shoulder pole
hooking inner thigh throw
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
precious wentletrap (Epitonium scalare)
ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata)
blackbelly triggerfish (Rhinecanthus verrucosus)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
roadside tea house; beach-side cafe; simple, hut-like cafe
involvement; relation; anxiety; worries; concerns