depressed; bummed out; down; heavy-hearted; heavy-spirited; feeling reluctant (to do)
tendency; trend; inclination
casual speech; peer language; informal language
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
serious crime; grave crime
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to not take seriously; to take lightly
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
number (on its own, without considering its proportion to the whole); overall number
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
tranquil; calm; restful; peaceful; quiet
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
in proportion to; according to; depending on
to make a leap into the dark; to take the plunge; to jump in at the deep end; (lit.) to jump off the stage of the Kiyomizu temple
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
cannot be avoided (of a problem, etc.); unavoidable; inevitable
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause)
notice or order handed down from above; announcement; notification; Edo-period proclamation issued by the shogunate (or a daimyo, etc.) to the concerned parties
to be able to get a (type of) discount
strapped for cash; hard up
to profit; to benefit from; to take advantage of; to make good use of
charges; billing; paying for items in online games
macaron (meringue-based sandwich cookie); French macaroon
shopfront; storefront; shopwindow; over-the-counter
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
unable to stay (on); unable to endure being somewhere a second longer; feel like running away
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
extreme masochist; very masochistic
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
disposition; inclination; characteristic; sexual disposition; fetish
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
to become inverted; to become reversed