increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to fight against; to oppose; to face
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
sales; selling; marketing
counting the revenues and expenditures; counting the gains and losses
special investigation department
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
shamelessly; acting brazenly unaffected; being resigned to (disgrace)
protection; advocacy; support; to protect (e.g. rights, etc.); to advocate (e.g. free trade, etc.); to support
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
subversion (of the state)
to follow; to conform; to apply to
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out
newspaper report; press reporting
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
one long straight object (e.g. strand of hair, beam of light, wisp of smoke); a single bloodline; earnest; resolute; (arch.) ordinary; (arch.) common
rope; cord; policeman's rope
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
at least; at most; (even) just
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
match (to light fire with)
in case of; at that time; at this time
Japanese spindletree (Euonymus japonicus)
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
(unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario); (lit.) 10000 to 1; (if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
trial; judgement; judgment