noun / ~する noun:

• keeping in mind; taking note of; remembering; taking to heart

noun:

• workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced

adverb / ~と adverb:

• gentle clinking; sound of rapping; sound of rattling; sound of lightly chopping - onomatopoeia
• simmering noise; light bubbling; sound of cooking something on a low flame - onomatopoeia

noun:

• earning rate; rate of return; price-earnings ratio; profitability; profit margin

ichidan verb / transitive:

• to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade

adverb:

• before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares - from いつか知らぬ ➜ いつの間にか

expression / adjectival noun:

• plentiful; lot of; much; pile of

noun:

• noble's consort; consort of a prince; consort of a duke; duchess; princess

noun:

• points to note; points of concern; matters to keep in mind; matters that require attention - four character idiom

noun:

• bookmaker; taker of bets; ringman; bookie

noun / ~する noun:

• abbreviation; simplified form of a character; cutting out some strokes in a character; omitting some passages

noun:

• decreasing birthrate and aging population; aging population combined with the diminishing number of children; declining birthrate and a growing proportion of elderly people; dwindling birthrate and an aging population; low birthrate and longevity ➜ 少子化・高齢化

noun / adjectival noun:

• great inconvenience; great deal of trouble; big nuisance; royal pain in the behind

expression:

• prevention is better than cure; an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure; look before you leap; forewarned is forearmed; a stitch in time saves nine; a walking stick before stumbling [literal] - proverb

expression:

• through; by way of; after; via - often ...を経て ➜ 経る【へる】

expression / noun:

• pro among pros; best of the best; top tier; ultimate professional; player's player

ichidan ~ずる verb (alt. form of じる verbs):

• to manage; to dispose of; to carry through; to distinguish; to discriminate

noun / ~する noun:

• cleaning up or covering for another; bearing the consequences of someone else's error; paying a debt for someone; wiping another's buttocks [literal]

noun:

• wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy

noun:

• seafood; products of the sea; marine products; fruits of the sea ➜ 山の幸

adverb / ~する noun:

• refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (a weight) off one's shoulder - onomatopoeia ➜ すっきり
• (wearing, etc. something) elegantly; smartly; stylishly; in a refined manner - onomatopoeia

expression:

• small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise

noun:

• dissenting vote; vote of opposition; negative vote; blackballing

expression / adverb:

• at the very beginning; first of all; before anything else; first and foremost

expression / noun / ~の noun:

• (something) not coming together (as one had hoped or expected); unfortunate turn of events; unexpected turn; (a) crossbill's beak (which has differently shaped upper and lower parts) [literal] - often as ～の食い違い (with the same meaning) - idiom ➜ 交喙