personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
dirt cheap; super cheap; bargain-priced
low-priced; cheap; shallow (e.g. sympathy); superficial; link back to discussion group, bulletin board, etc. posting
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
girl who has led a sheltered life; pet daughter; naive girl; wooden block puzzle; Daughter in the Box; Klotski
model; prototype; archetype; (sewing) pattern
dull; dreary; dissatisfying; disappointing; unattractive; unappealing
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
making efficient; optimization
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
careful thought; consideration; deliberation; reflection; rumination; pondering
pressing; stamping; press (machine); the press; news media; military press (weight lifting)
to apply pressure (on); to bring pressure upon; to lean on
whichever one chooses; either way
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
article for sale; goods for sale; main attraction; specialty; For Sale
purchasers; customer base; market (for a product)
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
general public; the masses
to offer for sale; to put on the market
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
outline; summary; argument
prince; subordinate Kumano shrine
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
independence; self-reliance
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
temporary sewing; basting
waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
physical distribution; distribution of goods; logistics
prosperous; flourishing; popular; widespread; active; lively
cutting (cloth, paper, etc.); judgement; judgment; decision
to put on (clothing); (lit.) to put (one's arms) through the sleeves
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
to deep-fry; to make deep-fried food; to launch (fireworks, etc.); to hoist (e.g. a flag); to summon (for geishas, etc.); to call in
to fold in; to tuck in; to insert (e.g. a flyer in a newspaper); (fig.) to factor in (news, risk, outcome, etc.)
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
to cut with scissors; to put scissors to; to trim (a tree, shrub, etc.); to punch (a ticket)