becoming more serious or severe; aggravation; intensification
explosive growth of infections; explosion of cases of an infection
vaccine; antivirus software
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
mutant strain; mutation; variant
to rub out; to clean off; to clear away; to efface; to erase
population flow; movement of people; flow of people; community mobility
infection; contagion; becoming infected; being infected (e.g. with harmful ideas); being influenced (by)
club activities (usu. clubs in association with a school); extracurricular activities
office worker; company employee; company man; salaryman
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
leisure; leisure time; spare time
lifestyle; way of life; daily goings-on; daily habits
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
modern person; people of today
how things should be; the way something ought to be; ideal state; ideal form
one theory; one opinion; another theory
cartoon character; anime character
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
second person; second-person address term (e.g. pronoun, personal name, kinship term, title); form of address used for the second person
cut; reduction; curtailment
opportunity; chance; trigger; cause
morning and evening; all the time; always; every day
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
road maintenance; road improvement
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
Near Threatened (conservation status); NT; New Testament; nuchal translucency
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
television advertising; television commercial
radius of action; combat radius; sphere of activity; range of activity
to shorten; to narrow; to close; to shrink
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
the rounds of tradesmen going door to door; route man; door-to-door tradesman; thief taker; secret policeman
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
national crisis; national disaster