present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
union; combination; association; RENGO (Japanese Trade Union Confederation)
superficial; half-hearted; shallow
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
to coil itself (e.g. a snake); to loaf around
visualization (of data, results, etc.); visualisation; making visible (something that was previously unseen); recording (a police interrogation)
inevitable; inescapable; unavoidable
to tower extremely high; to pierce the sky; to overflow (with energy); to run high (of spirits, momentum, etc.); to surge (of a feeling)
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
to get goosebumps; to have gooseflesh
to rise (of smoke, steam, etc.); to go up
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
(point of) similarity; resemblance
frequently; often; (staring) fixedly; narrowly; closely
bottomless (bucket, etc.); unbounded (good nature, optimism, etc.); boundless; imprudent; indiscreet; extremely heavy drinker
to be born; to come into the world
to look daunted; to look embarrassed; to be disappointed
to retreat; to back off; to draw back; to step back; to shrink away
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
acquired (e.g. characteristic); learned (e.g. behaviour); a posteriori
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
to be in high spirits; to be encouraged; to be lively; to cheer up
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
tanuki (Nyctereutes procyonoides); raccoon dog; sly dog; sly old fox; sly fox
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
divining sticks; counting; calculation
preparing to flee; being ready to run away
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
private citizen; civilian
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
to lure (someone) out; to lure away; to decoy out
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
secondary; of secondary importance
often; again and again; frequently; repeatedly
the crucial moment; the moment of truth; do-or-die situation; crucial juncture; crucial stage
middle way; (golden) mean; moderation; the Doctrine of the Mean (one of the Four Books)
stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
to bring calamity upon oneself; to invite disaster; to court disaster
intelligence; genius; scholarship; virtue
to stick it out (until the end)
source; origin; birthplace; release from prison; discharge from prison