sales skills; marketing power; sales strength; sales expertise
ability to make plans; planning ability
not worth considering; out of the question
to break; to break down; to be crazy; to be nuts; to be infatuated (with); to be crazy (about)
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
a handful (of); small amount (of); small number (of); trouncing; crushing
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
public (attention, recognition, etc.); social (standing, acceptance, etc.); worldly (fame, desires, etc.)
principal occupation; core business
future; possible; potential; prospective
to hunt up; to locate; to inquire out
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
to be turned inside out; to betray; to double-cross; to break into falsetto; to crack into falsetto
to vomit; to throw up; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
presentation (of a passport, ID, etc.); showing; production (e.g. of documents); presentation (of a plan, response, etc.); bringing up; citing (an example)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
Akutagawa Prize (literary award)
hand game (e.g. rock-paper-scissors)
public appeal (e.g. for contributions); public advertisement (of a post); open recruitment; public offering (of securities)
questionnaire; survey; poll
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
three times; thrice; many times; over and over again; repeatedly
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
king; monarch; ruler; champion
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
to be deeply impressed (by); to be moved (by); to admire greatly
how can (one) do something
mouse; rat; dark gray; slate gray
lion; left-hand (stone) guardian lion-dog at a Shinto shrine
sound judgment; sane decision; act performed with a clear mind
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
large number (of); many; majority
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
at once; immediately; right away; directly (face, lead to, etc.); automatically (mean, result in, etc.)
to run about frantically trying to escape; to run this way and that to make one's escape
celebration (of a joyous occasion); blessing; giving one's blessing; blessing (from God)