to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
population ageing (aging)
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
working generation; people still working
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
almost; roughly; approximately
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
generation; the world; the age
decrease; reduction; decline
appointment; assignment; promotion
labor market; labour market
participation; joining; entry; adherence
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
artificial intelligence; AI
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
among these; between these; of these
I've got to be going; I must go
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
childcare; child-rearing; nursing; upbringing
career; carrier (disease, signal, warship, etc.); carrier; telephone company; career government employee
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
return to work; going back to work
housework; domestic chores; family affairs; household matters
compatibility; coexistence; standing together
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)