to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
society; the world; the times
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
to be worried; to be troubled
in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that; take care (so as); hoping or wishing for something
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
cognitive impairment; senility; dementia
gradually; steadily; slowly; little by little; step by step; by degrees
symptoms; condition (of a patient)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
side effect; adverse reaction
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
conclusion; decision; judgement; affirmative
100,000; hundred thousand
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
social; societal; societary
overlooking; turning a blind eye
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
that's true; of course; obviously
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
to increase; to add to; to augment
even if; even though; however; no matter how
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have