first; firstly; first of all; Introduction; Preface
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
program (e.g. TV); programme
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
at that time; in those days
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
commercial (radio, TV, etc.); ad; construction management; contract manufacturer; customer management; court martial
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; his and hers; pair of objects, one larger (for man), one smaller (for woman)
one's (own) house; one's (own) home
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
mid-stream; middle course; middle class
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
magic; witchcraft; sorcery; spell
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
witnessing; observing; sighting
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
daughter-in-law and mother-in-law (relationship, conflict, etc.)
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
somehow; for some reason or other
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
scrutiny; digging into; excavation; inquiry into; enquiry into; prying
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.