present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
difference; variation; difference
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
heart pounding; chest tightening
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
wisdom; wit; sagacity; prajna (insight leading to enlightenment)
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
to have both; to possess both; to combine with
still; yet; more; still more; as ...; like ...
to get conceited; to become vain; to get stuck up; to get a swollen head; (lit.) to become a tengu
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
true state; actual condition; reality
steady advance; carrying all before one
abacus; soroban; calculation (esp. of profit and loss); reckoning
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start of a season
always; constantly; frequently; often; nonstop
sluggish; languid; listless; bothersome; tiresome; pain-in-the-ass
end; close; finish; end of play (in go)
one's own work; making by oneself
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
humanities, social sciences, and fine arts; liberal arts
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
the rise of the curtain; opening (of play); beginning (e.g. of an era); opening (festival, event, etc.)
to come to an end; to lower the curtain
sigh (of grief, disappointment, etc.); grieving; lamenting; deploring
incident; affair; happening; event
to grasp back; to squeeze back; to grab back
to attract someone's attention; to arouse someone's interest; to sound someone out; to try to find out someone's true feelings; to (discreetly) probe someone's thoughts
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
imperial court; royal court