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selling on credit

credit purchase

unfinished game of shogi

Idiomatic expression

to try to have it both ways; to play a double game; to have two strings to one's bow

holding (an umbrella) over something

lean-to roof

accounts receivable

Idiomatic expression

hopeless; incorrigible; beyond repair; good-for-nothing; terrible

to begin to cut

udon noodles in broth (no trimmings)

Food, cooking

rice with other ingredients poured on top

grappling hook; grappling iron

friendly-greeting campaign; campaign for people to exchange greetings

cross-stitch

implements used to enhance the effect of a play (e.g. props, costumes, etc.)

Food, cooking

soba with broth poured over it

futon or cloth attached to the kotatsu's frame; cover for kotatsu

fresh bathwater to pour over oneself

account purchase

starting with vigor but ending with no action; raising one's voice (in a call to action) and then failing to take action; mere sloganeering

credit account

to hang a scroll picture

insurance premium

resembling a noh performance

temporary employment; a temporary job while looking for a better job; work just to kill time