black-market dealings; underhand transactions; shady trading; secret dealings; secret arrangement
so-so; passable; now, now; my, my
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
extra (charge, fare, etc.); premium; bonus; (after a number) tenths increase
details; particulars; detailed; minute; detailed statement
electronic parts (components)
to factor in; to take into account; to include in one's considerations
to triumph; to be elated with success
leaving everything to someone else
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
detailed statement; detailed account; minute description; specifications; list of particulars
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
road approaching a shrine
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
synthetic fiber; synthetic fibre; chemical fiber; chemical fibre
price increase; rise in price
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
all right; very well; okay; I got it
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded
question and answer session
dial (on timepiece, meter, etc.); letter board (e.g. on typewriter, writing aide for the disabled, etc.); character board
traditional art; traditional performance art
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
cut; reduction; curtailment
empty seat; unoccupied seat; vacancy; vacant post
square shape; oblong; rectangle
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
interference; meddling; butting in
tacit; unspoken; implicit
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case