to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
nationwide; countrywide; national; throughout the country
declining birth rate; decline in the number of children; sub-replacement fertility
influence; effect; impact
another; one more; (not) quite; (not) very; lacking
nothing but; except; no more than
(doing) together; one lump; one mixture; the same; identical; (at) the same time
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
what is colloquially called; what is commonly referred to as; what is popularly known as; so-called
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
lower grades of primary school (first, second, and sometimes third grades)
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
third year of elementary school; third year elementary school student
really; truly; indeed; good grief
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
time; season; period; phase; stage
on and after; from ... onward; since
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
antipodes; other (opposite) extreme; opposite; antithesis
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
after that; afterwards; thereafter
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?