bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
beautiful woman; pretty girl; high-quality goods; special article
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
breakdown of negotiations
being concentrated on one thing; devoting oneself completely to something
arrival; coming (e.g. something awaited); advent
to abuse (verbally); to curse at; to shout abuse at; to speak ill of
nonchalantly; calmly; as if nothing happened
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
business world; business circles; (the) industry
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
to pray; to say a prayer; to offer up a prayer
now that it's come to this; since it's come to this
difference; disparity; gap
to be content; to have enough; to be happy; to be sufficient; to be satisfied
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
the public; the street (e.g. "word on the street"); street; district; location (e.g. of a battle); scene (e.g. of carnage)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to speak; to say; to vocalize
half-wit; fool; simpleton
to seem to be ...; to become like ...; to behave as ...
fat; fatty; grand; magnificent; excellent
full throttle; full power
charge; rush; dash; assault; attack
to be blurred (due to motion; of a photo, video, etc.); to be shaken (of a camera); to waver (in one's beliefs, policy, etc.); to shift (position); to be slightly off
dynamic visual acuity; DVA; kinetic vision; ability to identify objects in motion
growing thickly; growing densely
to sew; to stitch; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
grazing; touching lightly; squeezing (someone for money); percentage; kickback
shortness of breath; panting; puffing; running out of steam (e.g. economy); losing momentum