increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
take it from me; I speak from experience; word to the wise
departure (from a base); takeoff; launch; starting (to move; of a car); start; moving off
to envision how things will turn out (usu. unfortunate); to have foresight; to be able to see the future
far away in the distance; in the far distance
feeling of relief (for the time being); peace of mind (for now)
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner
business manners; business etiquette
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
major (train) station; main station
participating store; participating merchant; member store; franchise store; franchisee
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger
new shop; new store; new restaurant
chain store; retail chain; restaurant chain
to be biased; to have a bias
eleven; team (of eleven players; esp. in soccer)
to trace back to (the origins of something)
oak; orc (fictional humanoid creature); ork
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
scoring combination of a 9 and a 1 in oicho-kabu
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
contention; competition; rivalry; quarrel
independent production (e.g. of a film)
being painfully true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to save trouble; to save effort; to save hassle; to save bother; to save time
webcast; web broadcast; Internet distribution; online distribution
shall ...; to assume; to suppose
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
very big; very large; taking up a lot of space
(fully) exposed; bare; uncovered; in full view; undisguised; broad (accent)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
local (rain, distribution, outbreak, etc.); localized; regional; isolated
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
silver (Ag); silver (color); silver (medal, prize, etc.); silver coin; silver general; bank; (arch.) money