basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
offender; criminal; culprit
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
business; trade; operations; sales
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
chancy trade or business with uncertain profitability; night entertainment business (e.g. hostess bar); nightlife business
in comparison to; rather than
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
muddy water; red-light district
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
potentiality; dormancy; latency
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance