income; receipts; revenue
pearls thrown before swine; unused possession; useless possession; waste of talent
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
grasping (with one's bare hands); holding; grabbing; seizing; catching
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
gallant; brave; imposing; awe-inspiring; severe; biting
to become good-looking; to start looking appropriate (for something)
thoroughbred (horse); person of lineage; blue-blood
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
reliability; trustworthiness; dependability
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
the first and second; a few
800; eight hundred; multitude; large number
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
like this; this sort; this way
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
awesome; awe-inspiring; august; discourteous (to a superior); lacking due respect
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
opportunism; waiting and seeing (how the wind blows); sitting on the fence; straddling
very; greatly; exceedingly
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
oh well, fine; fine, I guess; alright, I suppose; OK, then