(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
hours of operation (machine, etc.); uptime
manual labor; manual labour; manual procedures
effect; result; worth; Kai (former province located in present-day Yamanashi Prefecture)
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to face (each other); to be facing; to be directed toward (the future, etc.); to be in response to; to receive (a client, etc.); to compare with
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
deduction; subtraction; balance; ebb and flow; rise and fall
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
money-making; commercialized; commercialised
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
deep; profound; dense; thick; close (relationship); intense; strong
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
closing part of a balance sheet; balance of accounts
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
amount of money; sum of money
uniform; even; across-the-board; equal
serious; earnest; real sword (as opposed to a wooden practice weapon)
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
to gain; to earn (for oneself); to win
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan