yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
to shake; to swing; to sway; to shock
serious; severe; grave; acute
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
government; administration
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
to set about in earnest; to put one's back into something
right?; isn't it?; hey; say; you know; you see; will you?
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
our country; our land; one's own country
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
miso; fermented condiment usu. made from soybeans; innards (from crabs, shrimps, etc.) resembling miso; key (main) point; good part (of something); weakling