on the cheap side; comparatively cheap; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score
making a loss; incurring a deficit
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
as (much) as possible; as (far) as possible
thin; skinny; delicate; fragile; feeble
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
somewhat below; slightly below
though; even if; whether ... or ...
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
small profits and quick returns
monopoly; monopolization; exclusive sales rights
ability; capability; skill
extra effort; one small touch; small twist
fundamental form; basic form; basic pattern; basic model; basic type; prototype
absorption; suction; attraction
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
unselfish; disinterested; unavaricious; free of avarice
commercial value; commodity value; marketability
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise (in logic)
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
generosity; magnanimity; tolerance; length and capacity; measures
to take great pains; to make every effort; to rack one's brains; to be concerned; to worry
bashful; shameful; ashamed
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
clearing out people (from room, etc.); ordering people to leave
merchant; trader; expert (in a trade or profession); professional; woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
feel when biting; manner of enunciation