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suicide

5

something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...

2

is not; am not; are not; isn't it?

10

to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back

8

declining birth rate and aging population

1

present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era

1

many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly

1

old person; elderly person; senior citizen

1

diversification

1

malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality

1

fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out

3

event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble

2

to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)

24

but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that

2

rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)

1

period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness

1

splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight

1

technical prowess; technical ability; technical finesse; technological prowess; technological capabilities

1

sincere; honest; faithful

1

diligent; hard-working; industrious

1

-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust

3

Japan

1

abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed

1

nation building

1

contribution (furthering a goal or cause); services (to a cause); paying tribute; tribute

1

unmistakable; evident; obvious; certain; beyond doubt

1

they; them

3

such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!

9

boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque

1

tough

1

they; those guys

2

huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount

1

to fight against; to oppose; to face

1

good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result

13

girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)

1

to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate

1

person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others

4

in that way; thus; so; the same; so?

7

to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)

2

hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff

1

honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix

2

joke; jest; funny story

3

to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up

1

if it's the case

4

evidence; proof

6

to show; to display; to make (something or someone) look ...; to present an appearance of ...; to make (something) worth watching; to be entertaining; to have (something) looked at (by a specialist)

1

a certain ...; some ...

1

easy; simple; there's no way that ...

1

isn't that right?

2

fact; truth; reality; in fact; actually

1