poor physical health; bad shape
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cut; reduction; curtailment
entirely; completely; all; nothing but
prohibition; inhibition; ban
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
individual; private person; personal; private
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
imperfect; incomplete; faulty; defective
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
conversely; on the contrary
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to look at again; to re-examine (policy, estimate, plan, etc.); to review; to get a better opinion of; to see in a more positive light; to improve
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
to make good use of; to use to one's advantage
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
thatching a roof (with grass); thatched roof
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
shop; store; somebody who sells (something) or works as (something); somebody with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
participation; joining; entry; adherence
bonze; monk; monk's dwelling; boy; son; I; me
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)