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depopulation; declining population

1

overcrowding; crowded; congestion

2

progress; development

3

much more; still more; single layer (or storey, etc.); (arch.) rather; (arch.) sooner

1

the greater part

1

old person; old people

1

to maintain itself; to last; to make itself pay; to make a living; to keep going

1

business district

1

business district; office complex

1

making hollow; making meaningless; deindustrialization; deindustrialisation

1

new town (esp. planned satellite towns of Osaka Prefecture); new housing development

3

municipality; local government; self-governing body; autonomous body

1

shocking

1

raising (a question); bringing up (a problem); instituting (a lawsuit); (arch.) lifting up

2

think tank

1

creation; birth; formation; naissance; construction

1

to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting

1

aim; goal; prospect; outlook

1

merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition

4

slimming down; scaling back; thinning; streamlining; retrenchment

1

the great municipal mergers of the Heisei era; series of large-scale municipal mergers carried out between 1995 and 2010 under the temporary Special Mergers Law

1

fresh in one's mind; fresh in one's memory

1

every city

1

towns and villages

2

right; privilege

1

coming to a head; coming to the surface; becoming an issue; breaking

1

mania; wild excitement

1

composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun

1

failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy

1

muscle stiffness (esp. in shoulders); lump (in tissue, esp. breast); swelling; lingering discomfort; uneasiness

1

being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed

1

for some reason or other; somehow or other; by some chance

1

foregrounding

3

latent; hidden; secret; behind the scenes

2

influence; clout; leverage

2

taking refuge; finding shelter; evacuation; escape; seeking safe haven

1

cost

1

burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering

2

social group with common ties to a region

5

depending on the situation; depending on circumstances

1

to get strong; to gain strength

1

to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into

3

head of the family (esp. as recorded in the resident register); head of the household; householder

1

garbage collection; waste collection; rubbish collection

2

cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging

1

fire department (in Japan, composed of on call civilian firefighters)

1

rural district; farming area

1

waterway; canal; channel; swimming pool lane

1

face; looks; vestiges; trace

1

irrigation water; water for fire; city water; cistern water

1