Middle Ages (in Japan esp. the Kamakura and Muromachi periods); medieval times; mediaeval times
recent past; recent times; early modern period (Azuchi-Momoyama to Edo in Japan)
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
tab (character, key); tab (in a window); tab (flap or strip of material); tub
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; draw; tie
standard; criterion; norm; benchmark; measure; gauge
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
presidential system; presidential government
constitutional monarchy; limited monarchy
semi-presidential system; dual executive system
congress; parliament; diet; legislative assembly
rule; reign; government; governing
system; organization; organisation; imperial command; laws; regulation
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
president (of a country); big man; boss; buddy
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
enumeration; citation; listing
explanatory note; explanatory text; explanation; caption
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
to put on the market; to put out for sale; to put on sale; to become popular
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
quotation; citation; reference
absence of permission; lack of permission; absence of (advance) notice; lack of notice
use; application; employment; utilization; utilisation
besides; in addition; also; moreover
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
100,000; hundred thousand
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
close aide (of a powerful person); close associate; entourage; attendant; retainer
(hand-to-hand) fight; grapple; scuffle; struggling (with a problem, task, etc.); grappling; wrestling
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch