declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
low-life; sleazebag; boor; person of humble rank; humble person; peasant
to turn completely into; to become completely
to go to see (something, someone); to visit
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
massage (esp. anma, a traditional form of Japanese massage); masseur; masseuse; (arch.) blind person
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
written request; written demand
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
fiscal year (usu. April 1 to March 31 in Japan); financial year; academic year; school year; product year
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
how; in what way; how about; questionable
choice; selection; pickup (phonograph); stylus bar; pickup truck; pickup
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
(a) weakness; shortcoming; failing; sore point
to take the name of; to call oneself; to pretend; to feign; to purport
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
pot; volcanic crater; (one's) buttocks; male homosexual; effeminate man
cause of offense; cause of offence; annoyance; spasms; convulsions; cramps
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
virtual image; false image; pretense; pretence
to become clear (water, air, etc.); to become transparent; to resonate clearly (e.g. voice); to become serene; to become tranquil; to pronounce as an unvoiced sound
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
to go out and away; to leave
to entrust; to leave to a person
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
classification; assortment; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)