personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
to dispose of; to sell off
to hang one's head; to look down; to cast one's eyes downward
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
first; foremost; most important; best; greatest; above all
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
salon; saloon; sarong; saron (instrument)
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
bodily sensation; sense; experience
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
removal (e.g. of a building); dismantling (e.g. a tent); striking (e.g. a stage set); withdrawal (of troops); evacuation; retreating
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
serious; severe; grave; acute
rehabilitation (in society)
some people; a few people; several people
combination technique in Judo
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
freshly-drawn (e.g. water)
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket