present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
mass communication; mass media
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
body; torso; trunk; build; physique; health
odious; hateful; detestable; (speaking ironically) darling
resolute; firm; dauntless; undaunted
exhaustion; consumption; using up; dissipation; waste
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
several weeks; a few weeks
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain
generation of heat; (attack of) fever; pyrexia
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
having wounds all over one's body; being wounded all over; receiving a drubbing; being subjected to a barrage of criticism
stand; stall; booth; kiosk; store
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
Yamashiro (former province located in the south of present-day Kyoto Prefecture)
retention; maintenance; preservation
torture to death; torment to death
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
watching a (sports) game; spectating; observing (military operations)
residing; living; dwelling
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
personal; individual; private
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
badger; Eurasian badger (Meles meles); defensive opening for shogi
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to beat; to gain a point; to upset
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)