寄せる

To come near, to let someone approach; to bring near, to bring together, to collect, to gather; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.), to send (e.g. a letter), to contribute, to donate; to let someone drop by; to add (numbers); to have feelings for (love, good will, trust, etc.); to rely upon for a time, to depend on; to use as a pretext; to put aside; to press, to push, to force

国

Country, state; region; national government, central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of japan); land, earth

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

に対し

Towards, against, regarding, in contrast with

在位

Reign (i.e of a ruler)

並びに

And (also), both ... and, as well as

内外

Inside and outside, domestic and foreign, approximately, interior and exterior

祝意

Congratulations

過ぎる

To go by, to cross, to pass by, to float across

多い

Many, numerous

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

日々

Every day, daily, day after day, days (e.g. good old days)

振り返る

To turn head, to look over one''s shoulder, to turn around, to look back; to think back (on), to reminisce, to look back (on), to reflect (on)

即位

Enthronement

包む

To wrap up, to tuck in, to pack, to do up, to cover with, to dress in; to conceal, to hide, to be engulfed in, to be enveloped by

今日

Today, this day; these days, recently, nowadays

国

Country, state; region; national government, central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of japan); land, earth

内外

Inside and outside, domestic and foreign, approximately, interior and exterior

祝意

Congratulations

思う

To think, to consider, to believe; to think (of doing), to plan (to do); to judge, to assess, to regard; to imagine, to suppose, to dream; to expect, to look forward to; to feel, to desire, to want; to recall, to remember

感慨深い

Deeply emotive, moving

年間

Year (period of)

平成

Heisei era (1989.1.8- )

日本

Japan

平和

Peace, harmony

意志

Will, volition, intention, intent, determination

国民

Nation, nationality, people, citizen

支える

To support, to prop, to sustain, to underlay, to hold up; to hold at bay, to stem, to check

強い

Strong, powerful, mighty, potent; resistant, resilient, durable

希求

Longing, great desire, aspiration

経験

Experience

時代

Period, epoch, era, age; the times, those days; oldness, ancientness, antiquity; antique, period piece

戦争

War

持つ

To hold (in one''s hand), to take, to carry; to possess, to have, to own; to maintain, to keep; to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive; to take charge of, to be in charge of

決して

Never, by no means, not in the least, in no way

時代

Period, epoch, era, age; the times, those days; oldness, ancientness, antiquity; antique, period piece

平坦

Even, flat, level

時代

Period, epoch, era, age; the times, those days; oldness, ancientness, antiquity; antique, period piece

困難

Difficulty, distress

直面

Confrontation; to face, to confront, to encounter

予想

Expectation, anticipation, prediction, forecast, conjecture

多く

Many, much, largely, abundantly, mostly

世界

The world, society, the universe; sphere, circle, world; renowned, world-famous, well-known outside of japan; realm governed by one buddha, space

気候

Climate

入る

To enter, to go into; to break into; to join, to enroll; to contain, to hold, to accommodate; to have (an income of); to get, to receive, to score

周期

Cycle, period

変動

Change, fluctuation

襲う

To attack, to assail, to make an assault, to strike, to hunt down; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit

災害

Calamity, disaster, misfortune

自然

Nature, spontaneity; naturally, spontaneously

多く

Many, much, largely, abundantly, mostly

人口

Population; common talk

変化

Goblin, ghost, apparition, bugbear

構造

Structure, construction

化

Action of making something, -ification

高齢

Advanced (old) age

少子

Low birth rate

経験

Experience

社会

Society, public, community, the world; social studies

過去

The past, bygone days, the previous; a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret), one''s past; past (tense), preterit, preterite; previous life

現象

Phenomenon

直面

Confrontation; to face, to confront, to encounter

多く

Many, much, largely, abundantly, mostly

形

Style, way, shape, form, appearance, state

育てる

To raise, to rear, to bring up; to train, to teach, to educate; to promote the growth of..., to nurture, to foster, to develop

文化

Culture, civilization, civilisation; bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)

比較的

Comparative, relative

恵まれる

To be blessed with, to be rich in, to abound in

独自

Original, peculiar, unique, characteristic, proprietary, individual, independent, one''s own

として

As (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that..., trying to..

島国

Island country (sometimes used as a metaphor for japan)

世界

The world, society, the universe; sphere, circle, world; renowned, world-famous, well-known outside of japan; realm governed by one buddha, space

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while

今

The current ..., this; today''s ..

化

Action of making something, -ification

グローバル

Global

開く

To open, to undo, to unseal, to unpack; to bloom, to unfold, to spread out; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.), to widen; to hold (meeting, etc.), to give, to open; to found (nation, dynasty, sect, etc.), to open (a new business), to set up, to establish, to start; to open (ports, borders, etc.); to open (an account); to open up (new land, path, etc.), to clear, to develop; to open (a file, etc.); to extract (root), to reduce (equation); to cut open (fish); to change (kanji into hiragana); to flare (e.g. skirt); to slacken (into a poor posture)

向かう

To face; to go towards

外

Outside, exterior; open air; other place

立場

Standpoint, position, situation

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while

確立

Establishment, settlement; to establish, to settle

持つ

To hold (in one''s hand), to take, to carry; to possess, to have, to own; to maintain, to keep; to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive; to take charge of, to be in charge of

自ら

For one''s self, personally

持つ

To hold (in one''s hand), to take, to carry; to possess, to have, to own; to maintain, to keep; to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive; to take charge of, to be in charge of

誠意

Sincerity, good faith

祈る

To pray, to wish

今日

Today, this day; these days, recently, nowadays

幸せ

Happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing

国

Country, state; region; national government, central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of japan); land, earth

日々

Every day, daily, day after day, days (e.g. good old days)

安寧

Peace (esp. public peace)

人々

Each person, people, men and women, everybody

考える

To think about, to take into consideration; to ponder, to reflect, to try to come at a conclusion, to think over (something); to intend, to decide (to do), to plan; to come up with, to devise, to scheme; to predict, to anticipate, to expect; to suspect, to doubt; to consider (somebody to be something), to look on

過ごす

To pass (time), to spend; to overdo (esp. of one''s alcohol consumption), to drink (alcohol); to take care of, to support; to overdo, to do too much; to ... without acting on it

として

As (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that..., trying to..

象徴

Symbol

遠く

Far away, distant, at a distance, distant place, by far

憲法

Constitution

天皇

Emperor of japan

像

Image, figure, statue, picture, portrait; figure, form, shape, appearance; image

道

Road; way; buddhist teachings; taoism; modern administrative region of japan (hokkaido); historical administrative region of japan (tokaido, tosando, etc.); province (tang-era administrative region of china); province (modern administrative region of korea)

として

As (i.e. in the role of), for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that..., trying to..

象徴

Symbol

果てしない

Endless, boundless, everlasting

模索

Groping (for), exploring for a solution

定める

To decide, to establish, to determine

時代

Period, epoch, era, age; the times, those days; oldness, ancientness, antiquity; antique, period piece

継ぐ

To succeed (someone in a business or inheritance)

人

Person

先

Former, previous, old; first move (in go, shogi, etc.), opening move

次

Next, following, subsequent; stage, station

私

I, me

時代

Period, epoch, era, age; the times, those days; oldness, ancientness, antiquity; antique, period piece

求める

To want, to wish for; to request, to demand; to seek, to search for, to pursue (pleasure), to hunt (a job); to purchase, to buy

姿

Figure, form, shape; appearance, dress, guise; state, condition, picture, image; form (of a waka); dressed in ..., wearing ..

次

Next, following, subsequent; stage, station

象徴

Symbol

時代

Period, epoch, era, age; the times, those days; oldness, ancientness, antiquity; antique, period piece

続ける

To continue, to keep up, to keep on

願う

To desire, to wish, to hope; to beg, to request, to implore, to pray; to have something done for oneself

補う

To compensate for, to supplement

象徴

Symbol

先立つ

To lead, to take the lead (in doing something); to precede, to go before, to take precedence; to die before (esp. one''s spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite

行う

To perform, to do, to conduct oneself, to carry out

得る

To be able to ..., can ..; to get, to acquire, to obtain, to procure, to earn, to win, to gain, to secure, to attain

幸せ

Happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing

助け

Assistance, help, aid, support, reinforcement

人々

Each person, people, men and women, everybody

仕事

Work, job, business, occupation, employment, vocation, task; work

私

I, me

同意

Agreement, consent, same opinion, approval; same meaning

支持

Support, holding up, propping; support, backing, endorsing

私

I, me

果たす

To accomplish, to achieve, to carry out, to fulfill, to fulfil, to realize, to execute, to perform, to do; to do ... completely, to do ... entirely

喜び

Joy, delight, rapture, pleasure, gratification, rejoicing, congratulations, felicitations

統合

Integration, unification, synthesis; integrated, built-in

持つ

To hold (in one''s hand), to take, to carry; to possess, to have, to own; to maintain, to keep; to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive; to take charge of, to be in charge of

誇り

Pride, boast

象徴

Symbol

年月

Months and years

至る

To arrive at (e.g. a decision), to reach (a stage), to attain; to lead to (a place), to get to; to come, to arrive, to result in

過去

The past, bygone days, the previous; a past (i.e. a personal history one would prefer remained secret), one''s past; past (tense), preterit, preterite; previous life

存在

Existence, being

今

The current ..., this; today''s ..

国

Country, state; region; national government, central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of japan); land, earth

長い

Long (distance); long (time), lengthy

作り上げる

To make up, to fabricate, to build up, to complete, to construct

人々

Each person, people, men and women, everybody

日本人

Japanese person, japanese people

国

Country, state; region; national government, central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); province (of japan); land, earth

持つ

To hold (in one''s hand), to take, to carry; to possess, to have, to own; to maintain, to keep; to last, to be durable, to keep, to survive; to take charge of, to be in charge of

民度

Cultural standard

通す

To stick through, to force through; to spread throughout, to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass, to allow through; to lead (someone) into (a house, room, etc.), to show in; to go through (a middleman); to (look, listen) through (a window, wall, etc.); to pass (a law, applicant, etc.); to force to accept, to force agreement; to continue (in a state), to persist in; to do to the entirety of, to cover all of, to span the whole ..; to do from beginning to end without a break; to convey (one''s ideas, etc.) to the other party; to do to the end, to carry through, to complete

年

Year; many years; age; past one''s prime, old age

不幸

Unhappiness, sorrow, misfortune, disaster, accident, death

地

Earth, ground, land, soil; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

被災

Being a victim of (some disaster), suffering from

地

Earth, ground, land, soil; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

被災

Being a victim of (some disaster), suffering from

地

Earth, ground, land, soil; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)

我が

My, our, one''s own

被災

Being a victim of (some disaster), suffering from

形

Style, way, shape, form, appearance, state

続ける

To continue, to keep up, to keep on

様々

Varied, various

寄り添う

To get close, to cuddle close together, to nestle close to, to snuggle up to

姿

Figure, form, shape; appearance, dress, guise; state, condition, picture, image; form (of a waka); dressed in ..., wearing ..

全国

Countrywide, nationwide, whole country, national

人々

Each person, people, men and women, everybody

記憶

Memory, recollection, remembrance; storage

中

Inside, in; among, within; center (centre), middle; during, while

一つ

One; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it")

忘れる

To forget, to leave carelessly, to be forgetful of, to forget about, to forget (an article)

私

I, me

在位

Reign (i.e of a ruler)