to gain an advantage; to enjoy an advantage; to turn the tables (on)
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting
interview (e.g. for a job)
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
of no interest; not interested
love; love-making; passion; emotion; affections
that's the way it is; such is life
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
while; during (the time when)
party (gathering, celebration, etc.); party (group, political, etc.)
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
both hands; both arms; ten
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
engineer (on a train, ship, aircraft, etc.)
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
and; thereupon; because of that
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
calm; composed; cool; quiet
to declare; to speak out; to warn; to spit out (words)
siblings; brothers and sisters; brothers; siblings-in-law; brothers-in-law; mate
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant