(starting) from nothing; from scratch
stereotype; preconceived idea; preconceived notion
condition; assumption; intention; intent; premise
blind alley; cul-de-sac; dead end street; deadlock; impasse; dead end
number one; first; best; most; game; round
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
for example; for instance; e.g.
(Japanese) feature phone (as opposed to a smartphone); mobile phone designed for the Japanese market (with specialized features only available in Japan)
button (clothing); push-button; button
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
time; hour; period; class
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
meaning; significance; sense
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
commercialization; commodification; turning (something) into a product
company director; board member
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal