these days; nowadays; present day; at this time (of the day)
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
must-have; essential item
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
article; news story; report; account
to ask a question; to ask questions
close to the wall; alongside the wall
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
locker room; changing room; dressing room
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
it's not like; it isn't as if
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
journal; magazine; periodical
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
police; police officer; police station
threat; intimidation; menace
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
110 (police emergency telephone number in Japan)
report; notification; tip; message (in information and communication theory)
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)