to conceal one's true nature or feelings; to feign friendliness; to play the hypocrite
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
influential; prominent; leading; strong; powerful; likely
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
defeating in an instant; instant kill
to be enthusiastic (about); to be eager (to do); to be keen; to be intent (on); to be determined
I thought so; I suspected as much; just as I thought; now you're talking; that's the spirit
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
evaluation; appraisal; assessment; judgement; estimation; criticism
consistency; coherence; one kan (approx. 3.75 kg); one piece of sushi
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
prior engagement; previous appointment; prior agreement; previous promise; previous contract
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
unbearable; intolerable; insufferable
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
secrecy; highly classified information
as you please; in any way you like; as you wish
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
that field; the authorities (esp. the police); the yakuza; organized crime circles
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
none of your business; not your concern
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
starting work (for the day); employment; work
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
(heavy) drinker; drunkard; tippler; boozer
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion; 10^12
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
application; request; petition
among (other things); especially; particularly; at the same time; simultaneously; at once
how (beautiful, tasty, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
consumption; expenditure; spending
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
excess; surplus; exceeding (a limit, estimate, etc.); going over