increase in population; population growth
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
death; mortality; to die; to pass away
difference; variation; difference
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
in comparison to; rather than
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
death rate; mortality rate
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to cease; to stop; to be over
tool; implement; means; furniture
any- (e.g. anything, anywhere, anyone); -ever (e.g. whatever, wherever, whenever); even (if it's just ...); at least; either ... or ...
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
size; large and small (sizes); various sizes; daishō (matched pair of long and short swords); large and small drums; long months and short months; sic bo (Macao dice game)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
shaku (unit of distance approximately equal to 30.3 cm); rule; measure; length
900; nine hundred; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
book; volume; this; present; main; head
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
kan (obs. unit of weight, approx. 3.75 kg, 8.3 lb); kan (obs. unit of currency, equiv. to 1000 mon in the Edo period; col. 10 mon in the Meiji period); counter for pieces of sushi; 10 points; 12 points
monme (unit of weight, 3.75 g); monme; Edo period silver coin worth between 1/50th-1/80th of a ryō
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
than; from; out of; except; but; more
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom