this (very thing); this precisely
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to live through; to survive
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
key word; key phrase; clue; keyword; search term; index term
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
all present; all concerned; all of us
pupil; student; schoolchild
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
taking a seat; sitting down (in one's seat)
yes; that is correct; um; errr; huh?; grrr
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to know; to be aware (of); to sense; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
close adhesion; sticking firmly (to); relating closely (to); having relevance (to); contact printing
river; stream; River; the ... river
state (of affairs); situation; appearance; look(s); sign; indication
national network broadcast; nation-wide broadcast
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
with a snap; (break) cleanly; (reject) sternly; flatly; smartly (e.g. of dressing up well)
please (give me); please (do for me)
island; one's territory (of a sex worker, organized crime gang, etc.); one's turf
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
commoner; plebeian; commoner (in Japan between 1869 and 1947; the lowest of the three classes)
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from ... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that ...; trying to ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
horse riding; horseback riding; horseback rider
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)