present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
manners; customs; sex service; sex industry; sex-oriented entertainment
conical hat (East-Asian style); coolie hat; something shaped like a conical hat or an umbrella; shade (of a lamp); mushroom cap
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
religion; religious affiliation; belief; religious activity
depiction; description; portrayal
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
social status; social position
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
ministry; department; province (of China); saving; conserving
government service; the bureaucracy
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
frequently; repeatedly; eagerly; keenly; hard; terribly
internal or domestic affairs
government official; clerk
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
tendency; trend; inclination
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
to leave; to exit; to leave (on a journey); to depart; to move forward; to come to; to get to
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
after that; afterwards; thereafter