credit; money owed on an account; bill; hanger; holder; in the process of (doing); midway through
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
temporary (suspension) bridge; makeshift bridge; bridge (between cultures, generations, etc.); link; walkway (constructed on a cliff face); plank path
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!")
apron (waist-down); waist apron
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
accounts receivable; outstanding sales account
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
inflated price (assigned in anticipation of being haggled down); overcharging; exaggeration
temporary theater; temporary theatre; lean-to
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
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; spanning (incl. partial start and end periods)
latch; lock; sneck; (arch.) joint of the jaw
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
wall-mounted ornament; wall decoration; wall hanging; wall-mounted
hat rack; hat stand; hat peg
making a prayer (to a god or Buddha)
hook; gab; snare; trap; arm-grabbing force out
bill collection; bill collector
bench (i.e. for bathroom); seat; small piece of furniture upon which one can sit on
work in progress; WIP; goods in process
holding two or more positions concurrently
tinkering; mending pots, pans, kettles; (arch.) man and woman walking together; (arch.) couple walking together
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
rack or hanger for hanging kimono, coats, etc.
handle; mistress; kept woman; concubine
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
intrusive person; being intrusive; (lit.) a tinker's shoulder pole
slip-guard (on one side of the body of a shamisen)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
to replace (a picture, sign, hanging scroll, etc.); to substitute; to take down (an old picture, etc.) and put up a new one; to move (a picture, etc.) to another location; to hang somewhere else
lining for cuffs and hem of a kimono
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 far apart (from); to be a long way off (from); to be remote; to be very different (from); to be quite unlike; to be far from (e.g. the truth)
(on the) point of going out; (at the) moment one is about to leave; just after leaving; while 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
fixed-term payment (usu. insurance); stopping payment of installments (usu. insurance)
boxes which fit inside each other; nesting boxes; hiding one's true feelings; person in a scam whose role is to telephone the victim
thinner futon (in contact with the skin)
thread guard (e.g. in a spinning machine)
invisible mending (of clothes)
slinging (on cranes, etc.)
ratio of wholesale price to retail price
round plaque carrying the image of a Buddha (usually hammered from behind) used in temples and shrines
temporary employment; a temporary job while looking for a better job; work just to kill time
cash only, prices as advertised
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
ceiling rosette; electrical outlet attached to the ceiling for suspending electrical light fixtures
credit account; charge account
hooking inner thigh throw
chance; start; opportunity; cause; reason; excuse
soba in hot broth; soba without any trimmings
kakeami (cross-hatching pattern)
precious wentletrap (Epitonium scalare)
Indian rose-ringed parakeet (Psittacula krameri manillensis); ring-necked parakeet
ribbon seal (Histriophoca fasciata)
blackbelly triggerfish (Rhinecanthus verrucosus)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
roadside tea house; beach-side cafe; simple, hut-like cafe
worry; concern; trouble; relationship; connection; involvement