principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me
bōryokudan; gangster organization (organisation); crime syndicate; yakuza
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman (stereotypical Japanese office worker)
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
side job (outside of one's main employment); side gig; part job (carried out at home); home industry; (secretly) working on something unrelated to the class (or conference, etc.) one is attending
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
to watch over; to watch attentively
leisurely; slow; deliberate; easygoing
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
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
to settle; to finish; to bring to an end
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
to make an appearance; to show up
connection; link; relationship
alone; by oneself; on one's own
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to cheat someone out of; to wangle; to get; to obtain
matter for great congratulation
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
no change; no difference; no unusual events; no accidents; no incidents
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
dangerous; risky; in danger; in jeopardy; uncertain; unreliable