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Parents try not to think about it, hoping that if they blot the children out, the fateful call or cable will never come

I slept drowsily with a good feeling for about 2 hours, while rocked by the train

A population policy should be considered on the international viewpoint so as to balance the interests of both sides

I went to the boss in hopes of getting a raise

The situation is gradually moving towards a resolution

We have to look the future straight in the eye and prepare to get through the coming crisis

Even though we're supposedly in a recession, people are traveling abroad in record numbers this Golden Week holiday

"Waiting for Spring" is a novel by Soseki, isn't it

We are born crying, spend our lives complaining, and die disappointed

Learning lessons from Europe, Japan has to switch its economic-oriented policy to a consumer-conscious one, in order to cope with the coming unprecedented aging society towards the 21st century