present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
diligent; hard-working; industrious
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
surface of a board (shogi, go, etc.); (state of) the board; development of a game; surface of a record
many; a lot of; a great number of; numerous
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
to see without obstruction; to get an unobstructed view (of); to see into (someone's thoughts); to read (someone's feelings, intentions, etc.); to foresee; to predict
to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to be promoted
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
to warm oneself (e.g. at a fire)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
with a rustling sound; rippling (of a stream, etc.); murmuring; slurping down (ochazuke); quickly and easily (e.g. write a letter); with ease
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
saving (e.g. time, money, resources); economising; economizing
to contribute; to play a part in; to have a hand in; to finance
a bit of contrivance; some fiddling; a little ingenuity
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
training; drill; practice; discipline
to warm oneself; to sun oneself; to warm up; to get warm
machinery and materials; equipment; materials for manufacturing machinery
detailed inspection; thorough examination; checking
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
blacksmithing; forging; smithery; blacksmith; smith
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to stick to; to cling to; to adhere to; to become intimate (of a man and woman); to get close; to get married
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
occasionally; once in a while; now and then