present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
woman; female; feminine gender
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
recommendation; endorsement
altitude; height; elevation; high-degree; high-grade; advanced
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
legal; lawful; legitimate
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
level; standard; water level
to pull down; to lower; to reduce; to withdraw
the real world; reality; the actual world
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
view of marriage; outlook on marriage; attitude towards marriage
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
byway; bypath; byroad; loophole; excuse
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to devise a plan; to work out a plot
to clear; to make clear; to be unruffled; to look unconcerned; to look demure; to look prim
system; organization; organisation; architecture
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
sense of morality; moral sense
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
listening (to a lecture, hearing, parliament session, etc.); attending (without participating); sitting in (e.g. on a meeting); observing
displeasure; offense; offence; disliking