reality; actuality; hard fact
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)
appearance; emergence; advent; arrival; showing up; coming to existence
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
actual place; actual location; the spot; place where one is currently living
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
revelation; manifestation; appearance; expression (e.g. in molecular biology; protein expression or gene expression)
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
escape from reality; escapism; ostrichism
embodiment; realization; materialization
personification; impersonation; embodiment
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
(one's) current position; current location; present position
present continuous tense; present progressive form; ongoing; (currently) active; currently in progress
present location; current location; "you are here" (on map)
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
natural phenomenon (phenomena)
maintaining the status quo
incarnation; embodiment; realization; giving concrete form (to)
modern person; people of today
expression of love; showing love
supernatural phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon; anomalous phenomenon
unreality; becoming disconnected from reality
arriving at the present; present-day; to arrive at the present day
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
unnatural phenomenon; strange happenings; haunting
scene of the crime (offense, offence)
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
development (of film); photographic processing
at the present time; as of now; at this time
practical problem; practical matter
present; current; in operation
manifestation (in the physical world); materialization; incarnation; this world; the physical world; the present world
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
scene of an accident; crash site; accident scene
temporary manifestation of a Buddha (or bodhisattva, etc.) in the form of a Shinto kami
power of expression; expressiveness; expressive power
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
contemporary writing; modern text; modern Japanese writing; modern Japanese (as a school subject); literature written since the Meiji period
field overseer; site foreman
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
in flagrante delicto arrest; arrest of someone in the act of committing a crime
(human) embodiment (of); incarnation (of)
figurative expression; metaphorical expression
mysterious phenomenon; weird phenomenon; paranormal phenomenon
child of the times; modern kid; kids of today; with-it youngster
movie set; filming location
realistic; practical; feasible
reproducibility; repeatability; duplicability
abnormal phenomenon; anomaly
grasping the present situation; having an accurate grasp of the situation
current administration; present government
present-day science; modern science
dig site; excavation site
modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
practicability; feasibility; operability; expected implementation
the real world; reality; the actual world
frequency (of appearance)
field survey; field work (research); on-the-spot investigation
changing into cash; encashment; cashing
the present time; current
point of production; production site; shop floor
to appear; to reveal; to show
arrival on location (esp. used in transport industries, police, etc.)
modern translation; translation into modern language (of a classical text, e.g. The Tale of Genji)
armoured car (for transporting valuables); security van
building (construction) site
the present regime; the existing regime
now; the present time; the present era
person who expresses themselves (through speech, art, etc.); creator; author; speaker; poster
self-actualization; self-fulfillment; self-realization
Jigen-ryū; school of swordsmanship founded in the Satsuma domain in the early Edo period
expression method; how to express oneself; phrasing
modern civilization; modern civilisation
cash payment; paying in cash
modern Japanese (esp. as a school subject)
one's current body; one's mortal shell; one's flesh and blood; incarnation (of a Buddha or bodhisattva); earthly manifestation
educational interface; the classroom; the chalkface
modern version; modern edition; updated, contemporary edition
the modern era; present day
accepting (acknowledging) the reality
manifestation (of a celestial being)
contemporary literature; modern literature
bottom-up approach to management; on-the-spot decision-making; hands-on approach (policy, etc.)
indigenous language; local language; vernacular; native tongue
passing university entrance exams in the last year of high school (instead of failing then taking gap year(s))
aging process; ageing process
recall; recall factor; recall ratio
benefits gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings; happiness gained in this world through observance of the Buddhist teachings
euphemism; euphemistic expression
student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
present form; present tense
sexual expression; expression of sexuality; gender expression (role)
hyper reality; surrealism
contemporary philosophy; modern thought
local woman treated as a spouse by an already-married foreigner
contemporary novel; modern novel
mental phenomenon; psychological phenomenon
existing law; existing laws; laws in force
actual article; goods in stock; stocks
current cabinet; present cabinet
a crime scene is best visited 100 times
New Library of Knowledge (series of paperbacks published since 1964 by Kodansha)
abandonment of the status quo; destroying the status quo; overthrowing the present situation
The Phenomenology of Spirit (1807 book by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel); The Phenomenology of Mind
idiomatic expression; idiom; fixed expression
Dasein; philosophical concept introduced by Heidegger
contemporary life; present-day life
arrival on scene; arrival on location
registered mail for the purpose of sending money
contemporary art museum; museum of contemporary art
form of expression; form of presentation
heat island phenomenon; heat island effect
hiring locally; locally-hire; local employee; employment of local staff
(following) a pragmatic (policy) line (approach)
modern kana orthography (1946 reform, amended 1986); new kana orthography
regular expression; regex
working generation; people still working
witnessing (at the scene); seeing in person
study of modern societies
modernization; modernisation
astronomical phenomenon; celestial event
on-site work; work-site operations
current product (currently available or on the market); existing product
manifesting in a bodily form (of a god or Buddha); incarnation; avatar
deity enshrined at Hie Shrine (in Shiga and Tokyo)
kami of the three main Kumano shrines
föhn phenomenon; foehn phenomenon
modern history; modern and current history; recent history; recent contemporary history
modern disease; disease of our time
active player; player on the active list
regression to an earlier stage (e.g. infantile)
techniques (of expression)
Gendai Kokugo Reikai Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan)
Brocken spectre; Brocken bow
history of present illness
realpolitik; pragmatic politics
doughnut effect (exodus of residents from city centers to the suburbs); donut effect
infinite; incumbent member (or candidate) unaffiliated with a party
albinism; chlorosis; bleaching (of coral)
feasible; viable; realistic; achievable
past, present and future; three states of existence
contemporary English; present-day English; current English
a field worker; outside worker
current state; present or actual strength
word, phrase, or image that is perceived as showing or suggesting discrimination or prejudice against a person or group of people
phenomenology; phenomenalism
automatic teller machine; ATM
atmospheric optical phenomenon
precursor; premonitory phenomena; telltale signs; advance warnings
existing laws; regulations now (at present) in force
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
sending or transporting cash
abstract expressionism (art movement)
style of Shinto architecture in which the main hall and worship hall share one roof, and are connected via an intermediate passageway
Think and Grow Rich (1937 book by Napoleon Hill)
cash shortage; illiquidity
refusal to accept the present situation; denial of the existing situation; negation of the status quo
colloquial expression; colloquialism
third person singular present
clinical site; location of medical procedure
current situation; current conditions
first visit to inn, restaurant, etc. without an introduction
reporting location; news-gathering site; the scene
modern and contemporary art
modern monetary theory; modern money theory; MMT
Proustian memory (involuntary memory triggered by a smell); Proust effect; Proust phenomenon
Mariko Aoki phenomenon; phenomenon of feeling an urge to defecate when stepping inside a bookstore
third person singular present
Japan Society for Contemporary Music; JSCM
arrival on scene; arrival on location
present holder of an office
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)
effective strength; current strength
phenomenological sociology
the present amount; amount on hand
experimental phenomenology
phenomenological reduction
employee resident at an overseas work location; expatriate
doughnut effect (exodus of residents from city centers to the suburbs); donut effect
creep (of an automatic-transmission vehicle); idle creep
cash only, prices as advertised
contemporary dance; modern dance
one's current family name; woman's family name after she married
automatic teller machine; ATM
Japan Association for Modern China Studies
self-realization; self-realisation
repurchase (esp. bonds, debt, etc.); buy-back
conversational expression
transaction with repurchase agreement
current working directory
ATM; Automatic Teller Machine
meeting at the destination (as opposed to travelling there as a group)
named entity recognition; named entity extraction; named entity identification; NER
active career; one's working life; the years before one retired; playing days
automatic teller machine; ATM
incumbent member (or candidate) unaffiliated with a party
somatic symptom disorder; somatoform disorder
Nihon Ryōiki (Heian-period collection of Buddhist stories)
automatic teller machine; ATM
sexually explicit material
positional (representation) system; positional notation
scene of a murder; murder scene
positional representation
dispersing after the event (i.e. making one's own way home)
interfacial phenomenon; surface phenomenon
wire frame representation
number representation; numeration
paying upon checking in (as opposed to at the time of booking); pay at property
color accuracy; color reproducibility
International Society for Contemporary Music; ISCM
cash currency in circulation; physical currency
code element; code value; coded representation
alternate reality game; ARG
colour development (of photographs); color development; chromogenic development
Gendai Kokugo Reikai Jiten (Japanese dictionary published by Shogakukan) (abbr)
cash disbursement (e.g. for care of elderly); cash benefit
vehicle paying tolls in cash; vehicle purchased with cash
attitudinal expression; expression of treatment; expression indicating the speaker's respect, contempt, etc. towards the target
as is; in (its) present state; in (its) present condition
current name; present name
handing something over in its present state; selling as-is (esp. second-hand goods)
(vintage) item sold as-is
conditional expression (programming, programing)
gendaika; modern, non-traditional school of ikebana
kami of the three main Kumano shrines
as is; in (its) present state; in (its) present condition
irreducible representation
unidentified anomalous phenomena; UAP
three public corporations (Japan National Railways, Japan Monopoly Corporation, and Nippon Telegraph and Telephone) and five government enterprises (postal services, mintage, printing, management of state-owned forests/fields, and monopolization of alcohol)
Galapagos phenomenon; Galapagos syndrome; tendency of Japanese products (e.g. cell phones) to be designed specifically for the domestic market, which are therefore unsuccessful overseas and also vulnerable to competition from imports
phi phenomenon (optical illusion)
Liesegang phenomenon; Liesegang ring
seatbelt submarining (sliding under a seatbelt during a collision); seat belt submarining
conventional (stock) phrase; hackneyed expression; platitude; cliché
cash on hand and in banks
wire frame representation
agami karma; karma with a cause and effect in this life
current salary; present salary
government agency providing public services; government agency involved in public enterprise
frogification phenomenon; developing an aversion to someone one had feelings for once that person reciprocates those feelings; disillusionment upon noticing negative qualities in a romantic partner
government agency providing public services; government agency involved in public enterprise
old-vs-new comparison test (esp. for IT systems); current-vs-new benchmark
dawn phenomenon; dawn effect
yellow sand phenomenon (dust carried on high winds from China)
cable code; Morse cable code
seasonal (weather) phenomenon
returning something to its original state (e.g. of an apartment when moving out); restitution in integrum
Thunberg's geranium (Geranium thunbergii)