way; method; means; resource; course
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to summon; to call (e.g. phone); to convene; to invoke (e.g. subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
short and stout; small but wide around
neglecting; leaving alone
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
island; one's territory (e.g. of a sex worker, organized crime gang); one's turf
up and down; lightly; nimbly; casually; (strolling about) without a care
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
way (of doing); manner; method; means
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
I don't care what follows; the future will take care of itself
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
principal occupation; core business
to sell out; to sell widely; to sell on a large scale
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
with all due respect; I'm sorry, but ...; I'm afraid ...
to pamper; to make a fuss of; to spoil; to fawn over
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
subordinate work; assistant; servant
character; personality; (fictional) character; letter; character
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
around 40 (years of age, esp. women)
mature woman; middle-aged woman
what kind of; what sort of; what; how; in what way