100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
aging (of a population); ageing
baby boom generation (of 1947-1949)
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
anyway; anyhow; setting aside ...; regardless of ...; really; truly
(non-documentary) television series; teledrama; television drama; television play; video drama
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
how many people; a number of people
attendance (at school); going to school
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
unexpected meeting; coincidence
reading in a monotone; stiff delivery; wooden delivery; reading a Chinese classical text without translating it into Japanese
to twist; to wrench; to twist (a body part); to bend; to strangle (to death); to wring (an animal's neck); to defeat easily
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
(one) scene (in a movie, etc.)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
gathering clouds; group of clouds
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
care; precaution; guarding; caution
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
story; tale; talk; discussion
pleasant feeling; good vibes
to step firmly (on); to harden by treading
to flutter (in the wind); to wave; to turn over; to flip over; to suddenly change (attitude, opinion, etc.); to suddenly switch
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
singing and dancing; song and dance
grace; refinement; elegance; daintiness
pushing; support; backing; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
moderate (degree); proper (amount); temperate; suitable
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
liking; taste; fancy; wish; desire; choice