personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
mere consolation; temporary peace of mind
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
motor scooter; moped; motorized bicycle
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; lottery (i.e. something decided by chance)
financial difficulties (for an organization or business)
to pour forth; to spill out
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
brains (of an operation); advisor; brain trust; brain (organ)
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
depressing; dark (e.g. story); grim (e.g. expression); irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.)
with that; on that note; altogether; ending at that point; cut off there
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
leftover food; leftovers; food scraps
large-breed dog; large dog
(United States of) America; USA; US
failure; collapse; breakdown; (arch.) tear (in clothing, etc.); (arch.) rip; (arch.) split
red or gold circle representing the Sun; national flag of Japan; Japanese flag; Japan; Japanese government
slump; crash; heavy fall; sudden decline
tidal hour; right time (to do something); opportunity; chance
money comes and goes; money goes around and around
joint surety; surety jointly and severally liable; co-maker; co-endorser; co-signer
whispering into a person's ear
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
to spur (on); to expedite; to encourage
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
stout; corpulent; plump; voluptuous
smelling burnt; smelling scorched; smelling of gunpowder (i.e. as if armed conflict is about to break out); tense; suspicious; dubious
centre; center; center fielder
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
very shy person; bashful person
(talk of a) moneymaking scheme; moneymaking idea; get-rich-quick proposal
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
participation; taking part in; participating in; being concerned in
flush with money; having a full purse; having a full handbag