current; hip; trendy; fashionable; stylish
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
embodiment; manifestation; materialization; materialisation; expression; indication
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
to dress (e.g. a salad); to toss (in a sauce or dressing)
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
table; desk; counter for tables, desks, etc.; offering table before an altar (sometimes used in tea ceremony); tabletop incense burner
sieve (for reducing soft solids to a pulp); pressing (food) through a sieve; pureeing (using a sieve)
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
derivation; development; offshoot
to be away from home; to be out of the house
person who is ...; thing that is ...
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
hills and fields; countryside
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
principle of laissez-faire
failing to recognize someone; underestimation (of someone's ability); not realizing someone's skill
just as one was told; like she (he) said
visit to soldiers at the front (in support); gift given to soldiers on the battefield; visit to someone hard at work (in support); gift given to someone working hard (e.g. food)
to not take seriously; to take lightly
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to be partly responsible for; to have a part in; to play a role in
regular customer; valued client
broker; intermediary; broking house
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
bulk buying; buying in quantity; stocking up (on)
adding (an extra amount); increasing; tacking on (a charge)
cost of fuel and lighting; cost of heat and electricity; energy bill; utility cost
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people