seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
to look stupid; to have a critical lack
to be surprised; to be astonished
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
employment (long term); hire
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
environment; circumstance
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
long; drawn-out; very long
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
staying the night; lodging (at)
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
suddenly; all of a sudden
construction at top speed
levelling of ground (for construction); preparation of soil (for planting)
construction; architecture (of buildings)
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
prefab; prefabrication; prefabricated building
to assemble; to set up; to construct
heavy machinery; heavy equipment; heavy machine gun
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
particle indicating that the speaker is trying to recall some information
to stand in a row (e.g. shops on a street); to line in a row; to line; to be equal to; to be on a par with
combat engineer; military engineer; combat engineering; military engineering
personal use; private use; private business; personal business
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
formality; social rules; social status; social standing; (arch.) amendments and enforcement regulations (of the ritsuryo)
to need; to call for; to require
to trouble; to bother; to annoy; to give trouble
cramped home; one's humble abode; hovel; pigsty; cottage; squalid hut