to be profitable; to yield a profit
impure; adulterated; foul; mixed; dishonest
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
university graduate; having graduated from university
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
at work; in the midst of work; working
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
feeling; sensation; preparedness; readiness; thought; sentiment
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
speaking of; (I told you) already; come on
selfishness; egotism; egoism; egocentricity
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
pornographic photo book; erotic photo book; pornographic comic book; hentai comic book
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to raise; to raise up; to wake; to wake up; to cause; to bring about; to start
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke