reality;  actuality;  hard fact
 the present;  present time;  as of;  present tense;  this world;  this life
 actual spot;  scene (of a crime, accident, etc.);  (on) site;  (on) the ground;  filming location;  (movie) set
 expression;  presentation;  representation;  notation
 appearance;  arrival;  make one's appearance
 present condition;  existing state;  status quo;  current state
 present age;  present day;  today;  modern era;  modern times
 implementation (e.g. of a system);  materialization;  materialisation;  realization;  realisation;  actualization
 reappearance;  reemergence;  return;  reproduction;  reenactment;  recreation
 present (e.g. government, administration);  current;  existing
 actual place;  actual location;  the spot;  place where one is currently living
 present point (i.e. in history);  at the present time
 active duty;  active service;  student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school;  student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
 cash;  ready money;  money on hand;  mercenary;  self-interested;  calculating
 revelation;  manifestation;  appearance;  expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
 this world;  this life;  current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
 just now;  at this moment;  at this point of time
 escape from reality;  escapism;  ostrichism
 embodiment;  realization;  materialization
 personification;  impersonation;  embodiment
 (sense of) reality;  realness;  realism;  authenticity;  viability
 (one's) current position;  current location;  present position
 actual article or goods;  spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.);  (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
 present continuous tense;  present progressive form
 present location;  current location;  "you are here" (on map)
 present stage;  current phase;  current rank;  present grade
 maintaining the status quo
 modern person;  people of today
 natural phenomenon (phenomena)
 incarnation;  embodiment;  realization;  giving concrete form (to)
 expression of love;  showing love
 supernatural phenomenon;  paranormal phenomenon;  anomalous phenomenon
 unreality;  becoming disconnected from reality
 arriving at the present;  present-day;  to arrive at the present day
 flagrante delicto;  caught red-handed
 scene of the crime (offense, offence)
 expressing emotion;  drawing facial expressions
 unnatural phenomenon;  strange happenings;  haunting
 development (of film);  photographic processing
 physiological phenomenon;  physiological response
 present;  current;  in operation
 practical problem;  practical matter
 at the present time;  as of now;  at this time
 present post;  current office;  (an) incumbent
 temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
 scene of an accident;  crash site;  accident scene
 modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
 power of expression;  expressiveness;  expressive power
 modern Japanese;  current written style
 field overseer;  site foreman
 local procurement;  local content;  sourcing locally
 in flagrante delicto arrest;  arrest of somebody in the act of committing a crime
 figurative expression;  metaphorical expression
 mysterious phenomenon;  weird phenomenon;  paranormal phenomenon
 child of the times;  modern kid;  kids of today;  with-it youngster
 movie set;  filming location
 realistic;  practical;  feasible
 reproducibility;  repeatability;  duplicability
 abnormal phenomenon;  anomaly
 current administration;  present government
 grasping the present situation;  having an accurate grasp of the situation
 present-day science;  modern science
 modern language;  contemporary language;  living language;  modern Japanese;  Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
 practicability;  feasibility;  operability;  expected implementation
 manifestation (of a celestial being)
 dig site;  excavation site
 the real world;  reality;  the actual world
 the present time;  current
 changing into cash;  encashment;  cashing
 point of production;  production site;  shop floor
 field survey;  field work (research);  on-the-spot investigation
 arrival on location (esp. used in transport industries, police, etc.)
 to appear;  to reveal;  to show
 armoured car (for transporting valuables);  security van
 frequency (of appearance)
 modern translation;  translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
 now;  the present time;  the present era
 building (construction) site
 expressive person (e.g. in musical performance)
 the present regime;  the existing regime
 expression method;  how to express oneself;  phrasing
 self-actualization;  self-fulfillment;  self-realization
 modern civilization;  modern civilisation
 modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
 cash payment;  paying in cash
 modern version;  modern edition;  updated, contemporary edition
 educational interface;  the classroom;  the chalkface
 accepting (acknowledging) the reality
 contemporary literature;  modern literature
 indigenous language;  local language;  vernacular;  native tongue
 bottom-up approach to management;  on-the-spot decision-making;  hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
 passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
 aging process;  ageing process
 the modern era;  present day
 student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school;  student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
 contemporary philosophy;  modern thought
 sexual expression;  expression of sexuality;  gender expression (role)
 present form;  present tense
 recall;  recall factor;  recall ratio
 Expressionism;  representationalism
 benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings;  happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
 contemporary novel;  modern novel
 existing law;  existing laws;  laws in force
 a series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha
 euphemism;  euphemistic expression
 actual article;  goods in stock;  stocks
 abandonment of the status quo;  destroying the status quo;  overthrowing the present situation
 idiomatic expression;  idiom;  fixed expression
 Dasein;  philosophical concept introduced by Heidegger
 contemporary life;  present-day life
 contemporary art museum;  museum of contemporary art
 arrival on scene;  arrival on location
 form of expression;  form of presentation
 registered mail for the purpose of sending money
 heat island phenomenon;  heat island effect
 hiring locally;  locally-hire;  local employee;  employment of local staff
 (following) a pragmatic (policy) line (approach)
 word of recent origin;  neologism;  recent word;  modern term
 modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986);  new kana orthography
 regular expression;  regex
 on-the-spot (report);  eyewitness (report)
 study of modern societies
 working generation;  people still working
 modernization;  modernisation
 astronomical phenomenon;  celestial event
 on-site work;  work-site operations
 current product (currently available or on the market);  existing product
 deity enshrined at Hie Shrine (in Shiga and Tokyo)
 kami of the three main Kumano shrines
 modern history;  modern and current history;  recent history;  recent contemporary history
 modern disease;  disease of our time
 active player;  player on the active list
 regression to an earlier stage (e.g. infantile)
 techniques (of expression)
 Brocken spectre;  Brocken bow
 history of present illness
 realpolitik;  pragmatic politics
(lit.) doughnut phenomenon;  combination of urban sprawl and inner-city decay
 föhn phenomenon;  foehn phenomenon
 infinite;  incumbent member (or candidate) unaffiliated with a party
 past, present and future;  three states of existence
 albinism;  chlorosis;  bleaching (of coral)
 current (present-day) English
 a field worker;  outside worker
 current state;  present or actual strength
 phenomenology;  phenomenalism
 word, phrase, or image that is perceived as showing or suggesting discrimination or prejudice against a person or group of people
 atmospheric optical phenomenon
 precursor;  premonitory phenomena;  telltale signs;  advance warnings
 existing laws;  regulations now (at present) in force
 automatic teller machine;  ATM
 local procurement;  local content;  sourcing locally
 sending or transporting cash
 abstract expressionism (art movement)
 style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway
 refusal to accept the present situation;  denial of the existing situation;  negation of the status quo
 first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
 cash shortage;  illiquidity
 third person singular present
 clinical site;  location of medical procedure
 current situation;  current conditions
 reporting location;  interview location;  field interview;  on-the-scene coverage
 modern and contemporary art
 Modern Monetary Theory;  Modern Money Theory;  neo-chartalism
 Mariko Aoki phenomenon;  phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
 third person singular present
 arrival on scene;  arrival on location
 present holder of an office
 Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories);  An Account of Miracles in Japan;  Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
 effective strength;  current strength
 phenomenological sociology
 experimental phenomenology
 phenomenological reduction
 cash only, prices as advertised
 contemporary dance;  modern dance
 one's current family name;  woman's family name after she married
 repurchase (esp. bonds, debt, etc.);  buy-back
 automatic teller machine;  ATM
 self-realization;  self-realisation
 transaction with repurchase agreement
 current working directory
 basic physical rendition;  PD PR
 ATM;  Automatic Teller Machine
 additional physical rendition;  PD PR
 automatic teller machine;  ATM
 incumbent member (or candidate) unaffiliated with a party
 Nihon Ryōiki (Heian period collection of Buddhist stories);  An Account of Miracles in Japan;  Miraculous Stories from the Japanese Buddhist Tradition
 automatic teller machine;  ATM
 sexually explicit material
 the present amount;  amount on hand
 positional (representation) system;  positional notation
 positional representation
 interfacial phenomenon;  surface phenomenon
 wire frame representation
 number representation;  numeration
 alternate reality game;  ARG
 cash currency in circulation;  physical currency
 code element;  code value;  coded representation
 colour development (of photographs);  color development;  chromogenic development
 cash disbursement (e.g. for care of elderly);  cash benefit
 attitudinal expression (indicating the speaker's respect, contempt, etc. for the listener or the person being discussed)
 as is;  in (its) present state;  in (its) present condition
 current name;  present name
 handing over in its present state;  selling as-is, without warranty (esp. second-hand goods)
 conditional expression (programming, programing)
 gendaika;  modern, non-traditional school of ikebana
 kami of the three main Kumano shrines
 as is;  in (its) present state;  in (its) present condition
 irreducible representation
 three public corporations (Japan National Railways, Japan Monopoly Corporation, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) and five government enterprises (postal services, mintage, printing, management of state-owned forests/fields, and monopolization of alcohol)
 Galapagos phenomenon;  Galapagos syndrome;  tendency of Japanese products (e.g. cell phones) to be designed specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from imports
 phi phenomenon (optical illusion)
 Liesegang phenomenon;  Liesegang ring
 seatbelt submarining (sliding under a seatbelt during a collision);  seat belt submarining
 conventional (stock) phrase;  hackneyed expression;  platitude;  cliche
 cash on hand and in banks
 wire frame representation
 agami karma;  karma with a cause and effect in this life
 government agency providing public services;  government agency involved in public enterprise
 government agency providing public services;  government agency involved in public enterprise
 yellow sand phenomenon (dust carried on high winds from China)
 seasonal (weather) phenomenon
 Thunberg's geranium (Geranium thunbergii)