future (usually near); prospects
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
ambitious; motivated; willful
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
chief; main; principal; major
after that; afterwards; thereafter
countries all over the world; all the countries of the world
global standard; global standards
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
industrialization; industrialisation
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
national border; provincial border
foreigner; foreign citizen; foreign national; alien; non-Japanese
receiving; acceptance; reception
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
to increase; to add to; to augment
in comparison to; rather than
department store; department
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
China; Chūgoku region (western part of Honshu comprising the prefectures of Okayama, Hiroshima, Yamaguchi, Tottori and Shimane); central part of a country; main region; province of the second lowest rank (ritsuryo system)
South Korea; Republic of Korea; Korean Empire (1897-1910)
to assemble everything together; to do something as a group
having a medical examination; seeing a doctor
Apollo program; Project Apollo; Apollo (Greek and Roman god)