to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
preface; introduction; preamble
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
to have an idea; to have a clue
to say all kinds of things; to complain; to find fault (with)
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
feelings; emotion; compassion; sympathy; passion; affection
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
difficult to ...; hard to ...
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
being very popular; being in great demand
such; like that; that sort of; very
invitation; introduction; temptation
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
to grumble; to gripe; to complain
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
harassment (in the workplace) from a position of power; power harassment
brown-headed thrush (Turdus chrysolaus); Japanese dace (Tribolodon hakonensis); Japanese fire belly newt (Cynops pyrrhogaster); dysentery
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
business world; business circles; (the) industry
student (esp. a university student)
(verbal) abuse; denunciation; disparagement; vilification; scathing criticism
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
to aggravate; to make serious
interruption; suspension; break
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
recuperation; medical treatment
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to end one's life; to commit suicide; to end a life; to kill
acquisition; obtaining; gaining possession; purchase
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
research funds (expenses)
(written) contract; agreement
drawing up (e.g. legal document, contract, will, etc.); preparing; writing; framing; making; producing
colluding; complicity; liaison; compromise; giving in
humanity and justice (esp. in Confucianism); virtue; duty; formal greeting (between yakuza, street vendors, gamblers, etc.); (gang's) moral code
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment