perquisite; perk; side benefit; emoluments
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
to charge to the company; to put on an expense account; to write off as an expense
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
retrenchment; curtailment; economy
book title; heading; topic; subject; Nichiren Buddhist chant
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
person who prefers sweet things to alcoholic drinks; person with a sweet tooth
(Chinese-style) almond jelly; dessert of powdered and jellied apricot kernels with fruit
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
space; air; midair; (from) memory; (by) heart
estimate (of costs); budget
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
within; inside of; less than
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
having said that; on the other hand
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
to come true (of a wish, prayer, etc.); to be realized; to suit (e.g. a purpose); to meet (wishes, ideals, etc.); to match (implies competition); to rival
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
boy; juvenile; young boy; youth; lad
to divulge one's true feelings; to open one's heart
faithful; devoted; loyal; honest; true
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
violation; offense; offence; breach; transgression; infringement
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up