present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
not at all inferior to; rival or surpass; compare favorably (with)
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
process; course; mechanism
supplementary explanation
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
fever medicine; antipyretic; antifebrile
analgesic; painkiller; sedative; tranquilizer; tranquiliser
circulation (money, goods, etc.); distribution; circulation (air, water, etc.); ventilation; negotiable (e.g. shares); distributional
main cause; primary factor
from what (I've) seen; given that ...
how many years; how long; what year
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
unseasonable weather; fickle weather; bad weather
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
ominous word; ill-omened word; misfortune
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
that; the matter in question
distrust; mistrust; insincerity; impiety; faithlessness
military affairs; military service
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
just one person; only one
northern part; the north (of a region)
eastern part; the east (of a region)
remarkable; striking; obvious
appearing in unexpected places and at unexpected moments; elusive; phantom
intensive; concentrated; focused
western part; the west (of a region); the West (United States)
queendom; country ruled by a queen
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
wartime fire; war; wartime destruction; horrors of war
major powers of the world; great powers
presence (impressive quality)
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)