modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
opening; gap; dried and opened fish
frame (e.g. picture frame, decorative door frame, etc.)
strip show; striptease; stripping; removing one's clothes; strip (e.g. of wood)
arrest; apprehension; capture
great popularity; sensation; good reputation
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
new constitution (esp. Japan's postwar constitution)
Katharine; Katherine; Katheryn
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
300; three hundred; 300 mon; trifling amount; shyster
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
nostalgic song; golden oldie
dear; desired; missed; longed-for; nostalgic
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
mountain range; mountain belt
whistle (sound made with the lips)
confirmed as completed; everything must go (e.g. in a sale)
Nagasaki (city, prefecture)
parting; separation; farewell
messenger; envoy; emissary
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
occasion; time; section (of a literary work); paragraph; season; term; principle
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
how many years; how long; what year
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
contrast; antithesis; comparison
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class