thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
competing; competition; auction
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing
shop; small store; business; firm
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
whim; vagary; capriciousness; eccentricity
leaving; going home; quitting one's job; free time; leisure
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
school route; street for students going to and from school (esp. on foot)
inviting another to one's home, office, etc.; (lit.) the trouble of coming (going)
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
under the sod; one's grave; the other world
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
contract; compact; agreement
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
term of guarantee; warranty period
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
related to; in relation to
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
price; cost; charge; payment; bill; fee
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; match; game
variety show (e.g. on TV)
hearing; audible sound; rumour; rumor; tasting (alcohol, tea, etc.)
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
unwelcome favor; unwelcome favour; misplaced kindness
to snuggle up to; to nuzzle; to burrow into; to press a part of one's body against something
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
settlement; permanent residency