loan, credit card, etc. arrangement where one makes an extra payment on receiving a bonus
making-of; behind-the-scenes; making; creating
disposable income; disposable personal income; DPI
arraying a number of reference books in order to compose poetry; literary composition crammed with maxims, ancient episodes, legends, etc.; otters lining a catch of fish on a river bank; (people) making offerings (esp. of fish)
facsimile edition; reprint
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga)
square metre; square meter
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
Indian sandalwood (Santalum album); white sandalwood
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
upper; upward; outer; surface; top
point card; loyalty card; reward card
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
therapy; healing; rejuvenating; refreshing; soothing
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
former boyfriend; ex-boyfriend
before the week is out; before the week is over; within the week; sometime this week
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
to be profitable; to yield a profit
difference; disagreement; conflict; clash; discrepancy; inconsistency
loud sound; loud reverberation
through a wall; on the other side of a wall
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (e.g. in tennis)
living by oneself; living alone
cell; serge; cel (celluloid)
as a child; when one was a child; childhood