producing (people) in great numbers; appearing one after the other
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
rising; developing; emergent; burgeoning; new
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
year by year; annually; every year; from year to year
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
tendency; trend; inclination
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
suddenly; in a flash; rapidly; attractive; distinguished; showy
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
hard-to-get-into university; elite university; highly-selective university
pupil; student; schoolchild
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
scholarly ability; scholarship; knowledge; literary ability
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
pin (e.g. hairpin, bowling pin, golf pin, etc.); one (on dice, in cards, etc.); beginning; best; kickback
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
sports club (e.g. at school); sports department (e.g. in a newspaper)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to entrust; to send (a message, etc.)
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately