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decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity

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social awareness (e.g. in fiction)

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self-satisfied look; triumphant expression

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to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug

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cobra

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whistle (sound made with the lips)

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(giving) birth; childbirth; native of; product of; assets; property

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severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)

3

manual labor; manual labour; toil; Labour Party

3

environment; circumstance

6

to survive

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Japanese person; Japanese people

1

to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after

1

reference; allusion

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political

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on the way; someday

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rest omitted; and so on

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ambition; aspiration

2

heart-pounding; exciting; thrilling; to have one's heart pound; to be thrilled

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father; dad; husband; you; he

3

contribution; service

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return; coming back

3

slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late

4

face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect

1

to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)

2

to fall ill; to suffer from (e.g. a disease); to have something wrong with (e.g. an inner organ)

1

high class; high grade; high rank; seniority

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good flavor; good flavour; delicacy; dainty

1

route (bus, train, air, etc.); line; line (taken by a group, organization, etc.); policy; course

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forte; strong point

1

to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for

3

surprise

2

although I say; although one might say; although called

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best in the world

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target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)

2

to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination

2

body motion

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unmarried; not yet married

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(divine) revelation; divine oracle

2

hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa

2

friend; companion

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bahaha; bwahaha

2

to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious

1

mark; sign; symbol; emblem; badge; crest

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peat

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however; having said that; but

2

between (e.g. two people); face to face; hindrance; impediment; arrhythmic section of recitative in noh music; playing with only 2 players; prefix used for stress or emphasis

2

abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning

5

courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness

1

to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips

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