year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
100,000,000; one hundred million
3000; three thousand; many
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
comparatively; relatively
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
huge sum (esp. of money); enormous sum; massive amount
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
it is assuredly (that)...; can say with confidence that it is...
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
by means of; due to; because of; according to
to represent; to signify; to reveal; to show; to express; to make widely known
Tōhoku region (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku region
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
death rate; mortality rate
uncivilized; uncivilised; undeveloped (land); unexplored (territory, field, etc.); unbloomed (flower)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
Island; insula; island; islet
barbarian tribe; savage tribe
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
chief; main; principal; major
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
Japan Sea coastal areas; Sea of Japan coastal areas
Niigata (city, prefecture)