serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
division of work; sharing out the work; splitting into groups (e.g. to search for someone); separating into parties
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
headquarters; head office; main office
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
regarding ...; concerning ...; about ...; on ...; with respect to ...; in regard to ...
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
gentle breeze; soft wind; breath of air; zephyr
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
to concern; to be related
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
regular; usual; favourite; favorite; preferred; accustomed
business; trade; operations; sales
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
small sum (of money); small amount
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
Maya (ancient Indian tribe in Central America)
chestnut-color; chestnut-colour
big and round (esp. of eyes); round and cute; spinning; whirling; plump and round; chubby
impressive; striking; memorable; impactful