technical (e.g. discussion); exclusive; professional
serious; not joking; straight
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to ask; to enquire; to query
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to chip; to be chipped; to be missing (from a set, team, etc.); to be absent; to be lacking (in); to be short (of)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
artificial intelligence; AI
feeling; sense; impression
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
such; this sort of; like this
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
proposal; proposition; suggestion
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
dismissal (from a post); discharge; removal
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to advise strongly; to insist (on something)