負

oxygen debt

the contracting business

Idiomatic expression; Kuru verb - special class

along comes a sucker just begging to be parted from his money; a duck comes carrying a Welsh onion on its back

interest-bearing liabilities; interest-bearing debt; debt with interest; liability with interest

contract system

gambling on whether the throw of a die will produce a "one" or a "six"; gambling with dice

gambling

(a) risk; gamble; venture; hazardous attempt

Colloquial

good-luck meal (eaten before a competition, etc.)

tax burden

disguised contracting; fake subcontract; hiring a temporary employee and paying for the completion of the work rather than the work itself, thereby avoiding have to pay benefits

suffering from summer heat

Computing

workload

razor burn; razor rash; razor cut

burden of interest; interest burden; interest cost; interest payment burden

equal contest; close game; well-matched game; even match

Proverb

victory depends on the turn of fortune; winning and losing are both down to luck

sleep debt; sleep deficit

(at) our expense; (on) our risk

to be betrayed unexpectedly; to be stabbed in the back; to be double-crossed

Incorrect variant of やむを得ない

cannot be helped; unavoidable

playing rock-paper-scissors to decide who will carry out a task

risk-bearing

subcontract

Slang

"loser" of a meal paid for by dutch treat (i.e. the person who eats the least)

medical expenses borne by the patient; patient contribution; patient share; co-payment