payment by installments; payment by instalments; hire-purchase
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
payment in advance; advance payment; payment on delivery (e.g. business-reply mail, collect phone calls); forerunner
miser; cheapskate; scrooge
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
matter for the future; something that is a long way off; something that is not going to happen anytime soon
finish; completion; the end
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
staying the night; lodging (at)
to take up space; to occupy space
hammer; mallet; sledgehammer; gavel
lever; agent (causing something to happen); instrument; assistant; helper
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
(complete) set; outfit; kit; all; everything
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
preservation; conservation; storage; save (to storage)
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
tool; implement; means; furniture
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to pack; to crowd
environment; surroundings; circumstances
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
pale; pallid; bluish-white
white; innocence; innocent person; blank space; white stone; white dragon tile; skewered grilled pig intestine
to paint; to spread; to plaster; to apply (cream, lotion); to smear; to lacquer
to get out of bed; to show a leg
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
fine weather; fair weather
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
underwear; undergarment; underclothes; lingerie
shorts; panties; knickers
unladylike; unbecoming; immodest; unthinkable; impossible; ridiculous