environment; circumstance
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
I see; that's right; indeed
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to attempt; to test; to try out
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
to push aside; to push one's way through
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to speak; to hear a voice
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
removal; dismantling; detaching
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
instruction; direction; briefing