today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
well; properly; best regards; please remember me; just like ...; as though one were ...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
declining birth rate and aging population
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
old person; elderly person; senior citizen
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities
sincere; honest; faithful
diligent; hard-working; industrious
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute
unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to fight against; to oppose; to face
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
president (of a society); chairman
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (so) what (are you trying to say)?; what (do you mean)?