the public; general public
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
experimental stage; experimental phase
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
behind closed doors; behind-the-scenes; (under the veil of) secrecy
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
the facts; the truth; the true state of affairs; in truth; in fact; in reality
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
exposure to wind; severe criticism
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
scandal; deplorable event
business world; business circles; (the) industry
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
to stub out (e.g. a cigarette); to crush out; to smother (fire); to hush up; to cover up; to stifle
concealment; suppression; hiding
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
to succeed; to bear fruit
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
world; society; people; the public
to forget completely; to leave behind