business world; business circles; (the) industry
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
birth; lineage; identity; background; provenance; origin
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
nocturnality; nocturnal habits
daytime; during the day; time from sunrise until sunset; diurnal period
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
(electric) torch; flashlight
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
to shine on; to illuminate; to compare (with); to refer to
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
speaking voice; talking voice
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly
smooth; shiny; slippery; greasy; slurping (noodles)
tattoo (esp. a traditional Japanese one); tattooing
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
to falter; to flinch (from); to recoil (from); to quail (at)
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
to charge; to lunge; to flare up (at someone); to turn on (someone); to collide with; to bump into
interval; distance; suitable time; appropriate opportunity; distance between opponents (kendo)
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on