founder of a religious sect
(religious) piety; faith; devotion
conflict; complication; troubles; discord
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
contradiction; inconsistency
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
infotainment television program; TV gossip show; (tabloid) talk show; talk show featuring discussion of current news, etc.
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
izakaya; tavern, bar, etc. that also serves various dishes and snacks
conjugal relations; conjugal affection
interval; break; pause; gap (between objects); interval; opening
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to appear in the newspaper
portrait photo; mug shot; face shot; photograph of a person's face
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
publication (e.g. of an article in a newspaper); carrying (e.g. a story); running (e.g. a serial); insertion (e.g. of an advertisement); printing; posting (e.g. on the web)
more than anything; above all else
to touch (a person's) heart; to impress (a person)
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
offender; criminal; culprit
to become stronger; to grow in intensity; to grow violent; to invite contributions, etc.; to solicit help, participation, etc.; to recruit (e.g. soldiers)
retention; maintenance; preservation
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of charge); freelance; independent; freelancer; one-size-fits-all; free skating
perpetrator; wrong-doer; aggressor; assailant; offender; at-fault party (e.g. in an accident)
to dig down; to dig into (a matter); to delve into; to probe into
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
inclination; slant; slope; bevel; list; dip
to give (an example); to list; to summon up (e.g. all of one's energy); to gather; to arrest (a criminal); to capture; to nominate (e.g. for a position)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
great many; ever so many; any number; as few or as many (as you like); whether large or small
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
environment; surroundings; circumstances
wherein; therein; thereinto; among which
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
decomposition; putrefaction; putrescence; corruption; degeneracy; decay
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination