present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
classics; classical studies
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
Oriental country; the Orient
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
extraordinary; unusual; strange; unexpected
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
newton (N) (SI unit of force); Newton (Sir Isaac)
barrier; gate; seki (in go); mutual life
unconsciousness; unconscious; involuntary; the unconscious (psychoanalysis)
study of (ancient) Japanese literature and culture; (arch.) provincial school (under Japan's ritsuryo system and pre-Sui Chinese law)
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Zhu Xi and his followers)
neo-Confucianism (based on the teachings of Wang Yangming and his followers)
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
social structure; social organization; fabric of society
the East; the Orient; (East) Asia; Japan
to move; to shift; to inspire; to rouse; to change; to alter; to operate
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
chain (of); series (of); sequence; suite (e.g. of rooms)
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
by all means; at all costs; absolutely
particularly; only; in the case of
nationalistic; ultranationalistic
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
while; during; while; although; all; both
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding