present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
rich person; wealthy person
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
equipment; facilities; installation; accommodations; conveniences; arrangements
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
prevention of crime; security (device, camera, etc.)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
both sides (on the left and right); both neighbours
house across the street; neighbor across the street
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
family; relatives; dependents; household
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
ordinary people; common folk; general masses; man in the street; populace at large
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
head house; main family; founder (of a certain school, style, etc.); originator; birthplace
to care for someone; to look after someone
one's family and followers; one's whole clan
to say; to be pleased to say
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
tray; family; household; Obon; Bon Festival; gambler's den
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
base (of a polygon); bottom (of the social scale); lower levels; base (e.g. of support); foundation
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)
school hours; hours of teaching (instruction)
half; 50%; 5 parts; 5%; equality; equal footing