buying; purchasing; procurement
cost price; purchase price; cost; production cost; manufacturing cost; prime cost
to be put at a disadvantage; to get the short end of the stick
to come fluttering in (e.g. leaves, snow, flowers, etc.); to come dancing in; to drop in unexpectedly; to happen unexpectedly
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
to fix; to settle; to standardize; constant; definite; uniform
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
early closing; finishing (work) early
trio; gang of three; threesome
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
don't be absurd; that's out of the question; nonsense; don't mention it
inexperienced person; young person; novice; greenhorn
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
a long, long time ago; very long ago
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (of a geisha, prostitute, etc.)
pocket money; spending money; pin money; allowance
tediously; persistently; lazily; idly; (boiling) to a pulp; to a mash
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
to detain; to check; to restrain; to stop
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
eat shit!; fuck off!; fuck you!
as one pleases; irresponsibility; free-for-all
discussion; deliberation; consideration; investigation (into a suspect); inquiry; enquiry
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
crop; crops; (agricultural) produce; farm products
to distribute; to hand out
to bear fruit; to ripen; to produce (good) results; to show results; to bear fruit
oath; pledge; pact; covenant; alliance
to sacrifice oneself (for); to give one's life (for); to follow (someone) in taking the same action (out of respect or loyalty; e.g. resigning together with a superior); to follow suit (out of a sense of duty); to follow (one's master) into the grave; to commit suicide (after one's lord has died)
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
helping each other; supporting each other; mutual cooperation; give and take; reciprocity; interdependence
accidental death; casualty
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse