work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
listening device; bug; wiretap
in bad shape; not doing well; not going well; out of condition; in poor form
keeping a secret; secrecy; confidentiality
this one; with this; in this way
interception (email); wiretap; bug
mobilization; going into action; being dispatched; being sent out; being called in; turning out
master sergeant; sergeant major (JSDF)
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to shake one's head (in disagreement); to disagree; to refuse; to say no; to turn down (a request)
friendly army; friendly troops; allied army
superiority complex; sense of superiority
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
each time; every time; thank you for your continued patronage; thank you for your support; hello; I'm coming in
to infer; to figure out; to get an idea of; to tell; to imagine; to guess
set (of things); combo; setting up; preparing; setting (hair); set (in tennis, volleyball, etc.); set (in a play, film, etc.)
dubbing; mixing; re-recording; copying (recorded material, esp. from one audio cassette to another); dubbing
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
group; party; team; squad; section
the entire force (of soldiers)
main road; main thoroughfare; arterial road
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
handle; steering wheel; handlebar; handlebars; handle; screen name
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
having a poor endgame; failing at the final stage; missing at the last turn; slacking off at the end
speaking about (one's thoughts, memories, etc.); relating (one's feelings, reminiscences, etc.); recollection; reminiscence
passenger seat; assistant driver's seat
observation; survey; watching
inside; interior; inner part
can't help; won't make much difference