scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
disregarding; taking no account of; ignoring; overlooking
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
therefore; consequently; accordingly; for that reason
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
suffix for familiar person
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off people
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to increase; to add to; to augment
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
by myself; in person; by oneself
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
virtue; benevolence; profit; benefit
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
to love; to cherish; to admire; to appreciate
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
your husband; her husband
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
journal; magazine; periodical
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...