subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to leave this world; to die
solution; solution strategy
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
activity; action; occupation; business; sexual intercourse; sex
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
precious; valuable; priceless; noble; exalted; sacred
university student; college student
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
department of a university; undergraduate (course, program, etc.)
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
student (esp. a university student)
professor; teaching; instruction
study; research; investigation
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
theme; topic; subject matter; motif; project; slogan
virtual space (e.g. in computer graphics)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
complementation; supplementation; completion
Kansai; region consisting of Osaka, Kobe, Kyoto and surrounding prefectures; Kansai; south-western half of Japan (during the feudal era)
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
(good) result; outcome; fruits (of one's labors); product; accomplishment
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
town; city; municipal; urban
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
vague; obscure; indistinct; hazy; ambiguous
elastic; elastic cord; elastic band
scrunchie; hair tie covered in fabric
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave