to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
preaching to the deaf; (lit.) reading the nenbutsu into a horse's ear
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to make merry; to be festive
spring; springtime; New Year; prime (of life); height (of one's prosperity); adolescence
continuation; succession; series
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
fall; tumble; spill; degradation; comedown; demotion
Judea (southern Palestine); Jews
moneylending; moneylender
heart; guts; nerve; central part
pound (unit of weight); pound (currency); pound sterling; pond
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to fire from a job; to dismiss; to discharge; to behead
to line up; to put in a row; to add (to a group); to accept (as a member of an organization, etc.); to link; to put together
personnel affairs; human affairs; human resources; HR
sharp parting remark; parting threat
resignation; leaving office; leaving work (e.g. at the end of the day)
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
suddenly; all of a sudden
stormy weather (at sea); poor catch of fish (due to stormy seas); poor turn-out; recession
ship's captain; skipper; length of a ship; boatman
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
to go mad; to lose one's mind; to get out of order; to go amiss; to go wrong (of a plan or expectation, etc.); to fall through
to lead; to spearhead (a group); to command (troops)
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
cruise; navigation; sailing
to be broken; to break; to fall through; to come to nothing
maternity health record book; mother and child health notebook
chronological order; time series
pregnancy; conception; gestation