measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
introduction; bringing in; leading in; installation
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
old person; elderly person; trustee of the Japan Sumo Association; retired high-ranking wrestler who is licensed to coach and receives retirement pay; senior statesman (of the Tokugawa shogunate); important local official (under the Tokugawa Shogunate)
one's remaining years; the rest of one's life
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
beneficial; profitable; useful; helpful; instructive
system; institution; organization; organisation
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
real condition; actual circumstances; actual state of affairs
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
medical care; medical treatment
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
action of making something; -ification
counter for choices, options, etc.
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to have; to possess; to own; to be endowed with
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
illness; disease; bad habit; weakness; fault
to become weak; to decline; to wear; to abate; to decay; to wither
server; (cake) server; (water) dispenser; server (tennis, volleyball, etc.)
to support (someone) financially; to finance; to supply (money); to present (money or gifts) to a monarch (feudal lord, etc.)
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
oh!; dear me; my goodness; well well; I say
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix