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おそ
けっこん
結婚
したい
おも
ひと
かず
じょじょ
徐々
えている

The number of people who prefer to marry late is gradually rising.
Grammar and points of interest
Conjugations and inflections
Words
0 2
1. slow  (this meaning is restricted to form 遅い, 鈍い)
2. late (e.g. "late at night")
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0
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2
'u' godan verb, transitive verb
1. to think; to consider; to believe  (想う has connotations of heart-felt)
2. to think (of doing); to plan (to do)
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0
noun
1. man; person
2. human being; mankind; people
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1
noun
number; amount
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1
1. gradually; steadily; quietly; slowly; little by little
2. soon
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2
ichidan verb, intransitive verb
to increase; to multiply
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Kanji
チ   おそ late   おくれる to be late   おくらす to make late   
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ヨウ   ひつじ sheep   
corpse
move
ケツ   むす    ゆわえる to bind   ゆ to braid   
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キツ   キチ    good luck   
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シ   samurai
コウ   ク   くち mouth   
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シ   いと thread   
コン    marriage   
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ジョ   ニョ   ニョウ   woman; female   おんな woman   め woman   
コン   くら dark   
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シ    family; Mr / Mrs   うじ family name   
ニチ   ジツ   sun; day   ひ    -か    
シ   おも to think   
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シン   こころ heart   
デン   た rice field   
ジン   ニン   ひと person   
スウ   ス   かず number   かぞえる to count   
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ベイ   マイ   こめ rice   
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eight
モク   ボク   き    こ- tree   
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ダイ   タイ   おおきい big   おおいに very much   おお-    
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イチ   イツ   ひと    ひと- one   
stick   
ぼく strike   
ジョ    gradually   
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ヨ   surplus; left over; extra   あま to leave over   あま to be left over   
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ジン   ニン   ひと man   
ウ    from   
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ニ   ふた    ふた two   
hook
katakana 'ha'; eight
step
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ゾウ   ま to increase/grow   ふえる to increase/multiply   ふやす to increase/augment   
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ソウ   ゾ   formerly
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ド   ト   ground; earth   つち ground, earth, soil   
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