personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
cut; reduction; curtailment
near oneself; close to one; familiar
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
economic unit; economic agent; economic entity
innocent; chaste; naive; pure; unmixed; genuine
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; content; substance
consumer credit (finance, loan)
sometime; someday; one day; some time or other; the other day; in due course
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
postage; communications expenses
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
consumption tax (incl. sales tax, VAT, excise duty, etc.)
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
whole nation; entire nation; all the people
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
trend; tendency; movement; attitude
Statistics Bureau of Japan; SBJ; (lit.) Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
prefectures (of Japan); largest administrative divisions of Japan: Tokyo-to, Osaka-fu, Kyoto-fu, Hokkaido and the remaining prefectures
appointment; nomination; ordination; commission; designation
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
totalization; totalisation; aggregation; tally (e.g. of votes); adding up; summing up
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to boost; to force up; to push up