but; however; provided that
part time (esp. female part time employees)
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
social progress; getting ahead in society; moving up in the world
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
childcare leave; leave taken after the compulsory maternity leave
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
chance; opportunity; machine; aircraft; counter for aircraft; counter for (remaining) lives
to quit one's job; to resign
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
countermeasures to the falling birthrate
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
income; receipts; revenue
progressive taxation; graduated taxation
elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student
first-class; top grade; characteristic; peculiar; school (e.g. of a performance art); one flag
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
well-informed person; walking dictionary; extensive knowledge
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
junior high school student; middle school pupil
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to notice; to recognize; to recognise; to become aware of; to perceive; to realize
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
division; section; demarcation; partition; segmentation; subdivision
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
table; chart; list; memorial to an emperor
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation