to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; so to speak
to be nearing death; to be dying
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
dealing with; coping with
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
strength; power; proficiency; ability
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
day by day; with each passing day; as the days go by
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
heavy snow; "major snow" solar term (approx. Dec. 7)
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
when it becomes; when it comes to
depopulation; falling population; decrease in population; population decline
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
to take measures (in face of events being anticipated); to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)