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
to ask for too much; to expect too much
mimicry; imitation (of someone, something)
(all) important positions; every strategic point; each key post; (all) important parts; every important point
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
old tale; folk tale; legend; reminiscence
link; directory entry; rink
with all due respect; if I may make bold to ask
interruption (e.g. of a conversation)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
one's nature; one's feelings; plain; unadorned; mere; poor
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
prize beyond one's reach; unattainable object; woman who is out of one's league; (lit.) flower on a high peak
chink in the armor (armour)
pillage; plunder; looting; robbery
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
another's parent; another's parents
descriptive poetry; epic poem
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos