generation; the world; the age
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
all present; all concerned; all of us
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
Japanese person; Japanese people
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
man; male; masculine gender
woman; female; feminine gender
serious; not joking; straight
to quit one's job; to resign
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
approximately; about; promise; appointment; shortening; reduction
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
something like ...; something called ...
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
life; lifetime; career; for life; all one's life; throughout one's life
bachelorhood; single; unmarried; celibate
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
now; the present time; just now; another; more
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
when it becomes; when it comes to
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
household; home; family; housekeeping
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
increase in the average age of marriage
by means of; due to; because of; according to
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly