magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
infants; babies and very young children
death rate; mortality rate
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
gradually becoming poor; situation getting gradually worse and worse
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
vulgar; in poor taste; cheap; low-brow
money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; (lit.) even the verdict of hell is determined by money
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
recompense; indemnity; atonement
memorial service for the dead; holding a service
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
(having) bad marks or results (e.g. in school); of poor quality or workmanship
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
fingertip; finger; toe tip; toe
to look downwards; to lower one's eyes
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
dainty; delicate (e.g. fingers); fine; sensitive; delicate (feelings, sense, etc.); subtle
diligent; hardworking; healthy; fit; (arch.) faithful; (arch.) devoted
that kind of; that way; that move; that trick; that game
breath; breathing; tone; mood
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to skin (one's knee); to graze; to scratch
bright red; deep red; flushed (of face); downright (e.g. lie); complete; utter
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to become used to seeing; to be familiar with
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
shameful; disgraceful; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming; improper
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
no, not like that (but like this)