wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
feeling; sense; impression
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
8000; eight thousand; many
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
mama; mamma; mom; female proprietress (of a bar, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away
to be too numerous; to be too much
witnessing; observing; sighting
surveillance camera; security camera
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
departure; departing (from ...); sending; sent (by ...); engine; counter for gunshots, bursts of gas, etc.
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
cooperation; coordination; link
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
cash bonus; reward; bounty
winner-takes-all (system)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
normal duties; (one's) regular work
like this; this sort; this way
accomplishment; execution