present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
already; previously; before; undeniably; unmistakably
21st day of the month; 21 days
a few hours; several hours; a couple of hours
to pass (of time); to elapse
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
bad condition; poor condition; disorder; failure; rupture; breakdown (e.g. of negotiations)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
I see; that's right; indeed
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
Hayato; ethnic group which lived in Kyūshū in ancient times and opposed the state of Yamato; man from Kagoshima
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
to hit; to expose; to apply (e.g. patch); to put on; to allot; to call on someone (e.g. in class); to guess (an answer)
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to carve; to engrave; to sculpt; to tattoo
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
obstruction; prevention; hindrance; check; blocking; stopping
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
failure; mistake; blunder
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
professor; teaching; instruction
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that