points of improvement; improved areas; points needing improvement; problem areas
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to gather; to collect; to assemble
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
flapping; rattling; (running) with a clatter; noisily; (falling) one after another; in quick succession; busily
(sound of) footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
force; vigor; influence; authority; impetus; impulse
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
emphasis; stress; accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting; strong tone (of the market); firm tone
to look toward; to have one's eyes drawn towards something
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
pitch-dark; pitch-black; completely dark; very bleak (future); utterly hopeless
screen; curtain; raster; room divider; partition wall
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
screening (a movie); showing
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
main cause; primary factor
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
political measures; policy
putting in force (a law); putting into operation; putting into effect; carrying out (a plan, policy, etc.); execution
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
my husband; one's family; family member
quickly; calmly; intently
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
making out; necking; getting handsy; canoodling; being lovey-dovey; getting affectionate (with each other)
lovey-dovey; head-over-heels in love
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
touch; touching; being involved in; touch (of a painter, pianist, etc.); style (of writing, drawing, etc.); tag
recommendation; endorsement
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
sacred place; holy ground; the Holy Land; real-life location used as a setting in a novel, film, anime, etc.