to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
banter; raillery; ridicule; teasing; making fun of
international; worldwide; cross-border; cosmopolitan
(social) position; status
abasement; fall; forfeiture; sinking (in people's estimation)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
rapid economic growth (esp. that of Japan in the post-WWII period)
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
myself; yourself; I; me; you
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
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.)
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
locked up feeling; cooped up feeling; feeling of entrapment; feeling of hopelessness; being in a bind
certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
sense of anticipation; feeling of expectation; feeling of hope
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
thanks (for coming, helping, etc.); glad you could make it; tiredness; fatigue
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
unprecedented; unheard-of; record-breaking
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
social conditions; phase of life; (sign of) the times; state of society
resolute; determined; bold
starting a business; promotion of enterprise