really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
regrettable; unfortunate; disappointing; vexing
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
management; administration; operation; running (a business); conducting
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
failure; mistake; blunder
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
young person; youngster; young people; (the) youth
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
to lean against; to recline on; to lean on; to rely on; to depend on
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
to make good one's escape; to get away; to outrun; to hold on (and win); to win narrowly
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
declining birth rate and aging population
society; public; community; social studies
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
at; in; at; when; by; with; so
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
population composition; population make-up
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
dysfunction; malfunction; insufficiency
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
I; me; you; (arch.) manservant