system; institution; organization; organisation
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
that's the way it is; such is life
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to increase; to add to; to augment
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
future (usually near); prospects
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
just because; even if; even though
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
alternation; change; relief; relay; shift; substitution (sports, etc.)
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
squirrel's foot fern (Davallia mariesii); Lepisorus thunbergianus (species of fern); color of clothing layers under one's overcoat (light green on blue); ancient women's hairstyle; clothing patterned using squirrel's foot fern
knowing; (an) acquaintance
to run (a business); to operate; to carry out; to perform; to hold (a Buddhist or Shinto ceremony)