even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
item; article; dish; course; finest item
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
origin; (arch.) appearance of an auspicious sign that one will receive a divine mandate to becoming emperor; (arch.) birth of an emperor or his ancestors
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
tide; current; tendency; trend
few decades; many decades; several decades
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
when it becomes; when it comes to
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
(formal) meeting with a view to marriage; interview with a prospective spouse
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
strict; close; precise; scrupulous
good; goodness; right; virtue
end; close; conclusion; termination
by myself; in person; by oneself
to advance (spatially); to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to move ahead (e.g. of work); to intensify
to have a cramp; to be pulled too tight
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
relation; relationship; participation; involvement; influence; effect
increase in the average age of marriage
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
depopulation; decrease in population
declining birth rate and aging population
to be caused by; to result from; to arise from; cause; origin
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
the old days; the past; former times; the past ten years; the past decade