present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
group; bunch; crowd; group
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
exaggerated; bombastic; highly colored; highly coloured
Bible; the Scriptures; Holy Writ
general idea; concept; notion
to differ; to vary; to disagree
eccentric; oddball; character; weirdo
in proportion to; just as much as
to grant; to give; to confer; to teach; to instruct; to impart (knowledge)
to be opposite; to face each other
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
transactions; dealings; business
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to shed light; to cast light
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
rational; reasonable; logical
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
expressing one's feelings; communicating one's intention; declaration of intent
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to bend down; to bow down; to prostrate oneself; to hide oneself
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
the country; countryside; outskirts; suburbs; presence; being in attendance