端は物もの

noun

odd set; incomplete set

Refers to a set of items (e.g., books, dishes, collectibles) that is missing some pieces, making it incomplete or mismatched.

• この全ぜん集しゅうは端は物もので、三さん巻かんが欠かけている。

  This complete works is an incomplete set; volume three is missing.

noun

odds and ends; miscellaneous items

Used for a collection of leftover, random, or assorted small items that don't form a complete set.

• 引ひき出だしには端は物ものばかり入はいっている。

  The drawer is full of nothing but odds and ends.