present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
(muscular) explosiveness; explosive power; instantaneous force; quick responsiveness; instantaneity
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
slightly (of an action); (looking) small and quiet
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
end; close; conclusion; termination
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
fighting a good fight; putting up a good fight; fighting bravely
to praise; to extol; to hail; to laud; to celebrate
clapping hands; applause; clapping one's hands in prayer (at a shrine)
to well up; to burst; to arise
to look up (at); to look up to; to respect; to ask for (e.g. guidance); to seek; to depend on
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
gambling; competition; game (of chance)
to cut corners; to be shoddy; to slack off; to play a tenuki; to tenuki
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
disliking; hating; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
slight; minor; trifling; considerable; proper; decent
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
such; like that; in that way
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
to keep up (appearances); to put up (a good front); to smooth over (a mistake, fault, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
the person in question; the person themselves; said person