business; trade; operations; sales
last spurt; final spurt; home stretch
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
to be overcome with emotion
calculating; sly; cunning; flirty; flirtatious
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
unspecified large number (of people)
(practical) experience; personal experience; hands-on experience; first-hand experience
exposing fully; uncovering completely; being in full view; putting on display; not disguising
irrational (line of) argument
several men, several minds; everyone has his own ideas and tastes; everyone has his own interests and ideas; different strokes for different folks
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
point in common; common feature
(on the) net; (on the) Internet; (on the) Web
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
definite; final; decisive; conclusive
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
criticism; critique; review; commentary
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
individual; private person; personal; private
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
heart; mind; bottom of one's heart; core (of one's character); centre; center; heart (organ)
stimulating; exciting; provocative
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
gradually (progressing); steadily; slowly; seeping out (sweat, tears, etc.)
to be wet; to be moist; to get dim; to become blurred; to become tear-choked
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough