before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to be degraded; to come down in the world; to lose status; to be ruined; to fall low
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
world; society; people; the public
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
who on earth; just exactly who; who the heck
woman; female; feminine gender
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
society; public; community; social studies
all; entire; whole; altogether
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
child rearing; child raising; raising children; parenting
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to get dirty; to become dirty; to become sullied; to become corrupted; to lose one's chastity
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
living; life (one's daily existence); livelihood
than; from; out of; except; but; more
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.; (arch.) hey
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)