jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
with a friendly grin; smilingly
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
from the area (e.g. person or goods); local trader; local merchant; street tough; hoodlum controlling a territory (e.g. red light district, amusement area)
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
to like; to love; to be fond of
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
mum; mom; mummy; the missus
with these words; while saying
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
fourth day of the month; four days
business plan; business schedule; project
look; glance; (at first) sight
huff!; yo-heave-ho!; heigh-ho; to butter up; to suck up to
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
right in the center (centre)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
unspecified large number (of people)
so; like this; in this way
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)
leadership; initiative; spearhead
construction; establishment
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
general contractor; main contractor; major construction company
(world of the) construction industry
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to take over; to hand over
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
notice; attention; observation