plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
history of; experience of
to have guts; to be unwavering in one's resolution
established fact; fait accompli
to remove obstacles in the way of one's objective
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
to be angry; to resent; to be enraged; to be indignant
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
to make one's story to seem coherent; to adjust one's story to fit the situation
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
to become serious; to take something seriously (joke, teasing); to become irritated or angry (usu. at something trivial); to get worked up
business practice; business method; commerce; commercial law
if you do this; if this is the case
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
sexual desire; sex drive; lust
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
platform; home; home base; home plate
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
period of time; time slot; time zone
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
information session; briefing; explanatory meeting
half-holiday; taking half of the day off
anonymous report; (secret) information; tip-off; informing (against)
blame; censure; rebuke; reproof
to use somebody's (argument, attack) against them
being obtrusive; being conspicuous (in a bad way)
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom