to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
legal drug; unregulated drug
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
in (e.g. secret); with (e.g. success)
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
small shot bar with an all-female staff
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
class; order; et cetera; etc.; equal; iso-
having strings attached (of a loan, etc.); having conditions attached; having a string or cord attached (of a bag, clothing, etc.); something with a string attached; having a lover (of a woman); woman with a male lover
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
radicalization; radicalisation; intensification; aggravation; sharpening (e.g. of an image); narrowing (of a peak)
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
difficult situation; adverse circumstances; predicament; trouble; dilemma; distress
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
ups and downs of life; vicissitudes of fortune
business world; business circles; (the) industry
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
in good health; healthy; skilled; proficient; master; expert
love hotel; short-stay hotel used primarily for sexual activities
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
exceedingly; extremely; very many; indeed
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in