to garner interest; to attract attention
accomplishment; execution
technical advisor; expert advisor
common knowledge; being well-known; making (something) well-known
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
problems caused by old people; harm to society by gerontocracy
trend of the times; way things are going
reinforcement; augmentation; strengthening; increase; buildup
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
science and technology; scientific technique
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
one hundred years ago; a hundred year previously
cultivation; nurture; culture
training (animals); breaking (animals)
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
one's own property; possessions
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
to accrete; to become whole; to come together
potential; latent faculties; potential capacities
jutting out (of bounds); being crowded out
fallen scraps; scatterings; leftovers; remainder; student who cannot keep up in school; dropout (from school, society, a movement, etc.)
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
the world in general; society; convention
cooperation; conciliation; harmony; coordination
numerical value; numerics; reading (on a meter, etc.)
existence; possession; having; limited company
all people; everybody; ten thousand people
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
belief; faith; adherence; espousal
foundation; root; basis; root and trunk
down-train; train heading toward the ending point of its route; down-slope; downward going; downbound (esp. away from Tokyo); downstream
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
disorderly crowd; mob; rabble
special selection; finest pick; top pick
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)