Japan hand (someone very knowledgeable about Japan)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
neighbourhood; neighborhood
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
being on the ropes; losing ground
outstanding talent; person of exceptional talent; gifted person
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
to name; to call; to christen; to term
economic world; financial circles; business community
Satan; the Devil; the Prince of Darkness; king of the demons who try to prevent people from doing good
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
society; the world; the times
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
everything; anything; nothing
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
hopeless; futile; no use; beyond help; cannot be done
conducting oneself properly; right conduct; doing the right thing
impossible; unlikely; improbable
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
with a friendly grin; smilingly
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
settlement; payment of account
healthy; sound; wholesome
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
personal bankruptcy caused by excessive card-loan borrowing
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying