present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
video telephone; video call; video chat; skyping
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
to be excited; to be elated
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
number of long thin objects (movies, TV programs, baseball games, etc.) (programmes)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
large amount of money; great cost
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
please!; I'm asking you; for heaven's sake
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
evening glow; red sunset; afterglow (of sunset)
fantastic; magical; wondrous; whimsical; fairytale-like; romantic
fine weather; fair weather
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
all day long; all the day; throughout the day
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
business; trade; operations; sales
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
gaining nothing by; getting nowhere by
to carry out (of somewhere); to transport; to take out
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors