to be pleased; to be in a good mood
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
trial calculation; preliminary calculation; estimation
sale; sales; selling; marketing
novel; original; new; innovative
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
so; therefore; and; (and) then
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
labor; labour; work; service
to differ; to be different; to disagree; to vary; to diverge
for example; for instance; e.g.
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
pigment; coloring; colouring; colorant; colourant
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
loquat (Eriobotrya japonica); Japanese medlar
older sister; elder sister
shoulder (of a road); berm
story of one's experience; recounting of one's experiences; narrative; testimonial
wealthy; rich; affluent; well-off
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore someone's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
(how) many times; (how) often
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
to be at a loss; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be pressed for; to be pinched for; to become poor
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
disappearance; vanishing; loss; dying away; wearing off