decrease; reduction; decline
as; because; with; due to
closing of a school; closed school
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
absorption; suction; attraction
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
pre-war days; before the war
aging; wearing out; deterioration
wooden building; wooden architecture
period; time; opportunity; chance; age; term (e.g. in office); session (e.g. of parliament)
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
to pass; to elapse; to pass through; to go through; to experience; to go through
structural alteration (of a building); reconstruction; rebuilding; remodelling; remodeling
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
in accordance with plans; just as planned
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
numerator; molecule; member; element
to pluck; to pick; to nip off
killing two birds with one stone
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to mow; to reap; to harvest
next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
time axis; time basis; timeline
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)