as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
acceleration; speeding up
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
sense of impending crisis; sense of danger
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
business world; business circles; (the) industry
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
professor; teaching; instruction
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
in this way; thus; such; uh...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
you (plural); all of you; you all
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
generation; the world; the age
marriage agency; matrimonial agency; matchmaking service
initiation fee; admission fee
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
ignoring (one thing) for (another)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
formal marriage interview
the person concerned; the person in question; the said person
intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)