kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
stork (esp. the Oriental stork, Ciconia boyciana)
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
government; administration
eyes and ears; seeing and hearing; one's attention; one's interest
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
diffusion rate; rate of spread
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
rising; ascending; climbing
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
last (i.e. immediately preceding); previous; pre- (e.g. premodern); before; before; earlier
number of births; number of babies born
total fertility rate; TFR
pre-war days; before the war
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
deregulation; removal (easing) of (official) restrictions; relaxation of regulations
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
reduction by half; halving
economic; financial; economical; thrifty; frugal
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
variation; rogue (something)
change in appearance; transformation
consideration; taking into account
laughing at an inappropriate time; not being able to hold back one's laughter; scornful laughter; snicker; snigger
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
consequence; causal relationship; nexus
at that time; in those days
famous; well-known; renowned; your name
Chen (ancient Chinese state, approx. 1045-479 BCE); Ch'en; Chen dynasty (China, 557-589 BCE); Ch'en dynasty