hope; promise; expectation; anticipation; side of a structural member
all companies; each company
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to be selected (from among many people)
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
group involved in a theatrical production, show, etc.; (fig.) group involved in a project or business
broadcasting station; broadcaster
manufacture; production; production (of a film, play, TV show, etc.)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
estimate (of costs); budget
limitation; restriction; condition; constraints
as one likes; as one wants; as one wishes; as one hopes; as one sees fit; to one's satisfaction
you could say; you might say; verging on the
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to coax; to cajole; to wheedle; to roll up and put into (something); to bundle up
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
probably; (most) likely; in all likelihood; I suspect; I dare say; I'm afraid
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
hell realm; Naraka; Hell; hell; misery; place where a volcano or hot springs constantly spew smoke or steam
green light; (giving) permission; OK
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
elevation (of spirits); raising (of morale); uplift; upsurge
to behave; to conduct oneself; to act; to treat (someone) to (food or drink); to entertain (e.g. to lunch)
innermost depths of one's heart
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
complete failure; debacle; fiasco; disaster
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
inconsiderate; unkind; cruel; thoughtless; unthinking; mindless
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
storm; tempest; uproar; hullabaloo; pile of 3 cards of the same value in oicho-kabu
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
joints; points (of a speech)
worn-out; shabby; seedy; completely exhausted
to do (something negative); to make (a blunder); to commit (an error); to eat (up); to drink
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period