present day;  modern times;  recent times;  early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
 on and after;  as from;  hereafter;  thereafter;  since
 to be defeated;  to be beaten;  to be unsuccessful;  to lose
 infection;  contagion;  becoming infected
 to be piled up;  to lie on top of one another;  to come one after another;  to happen over and over;  to overlap (each other);  to occur at the same time
 will;  probably;  may;  I think;  surely;  I hope
 stall (in flying);  downturn;  slowdown;  slump
 fall;  crash (e.g. aircraft)
 showy;  loud;  gay;  flashy;  gaudy
 column of water;  water column
 your home;  your family;  their home;  (my) home
 cardioplegia;  heart attack
 to allow (someone or something) to come near;  to let get close
 unprepared;  careless;  imprudent;  indiscreet
 advance guard;  vanguard;  athlete who competes in the first match of a team competition (kendo, judo, etc.)
 invasion;  incursion;  raid;  aggression;  intrusion;  trespass
 to amass;  to accumulate;  to store;  to leave unpaid
 partition;  division;  settlement of accounts;  preliminary warm-up ritual;  toeing the mark;  directing
 to be mixed;  to be blended with;  to be combined;  to associate with;  to mingle with;  to interest
 to be entwined;  to be involved
 rubbish;  trash;  garbage;  refuse
 having no choice;  at a loss for what to do;  at one's wits' end
 to touch;  to come in contact with;  to receive (e.g. visitor);  to attend to;  to receive (news);  to get;  to encounter
 painting of a scene in Hell;  a picture of Hell
 route;  course;  path;  one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
 securing;  obtaining;  ensuring;  belay;  belaying
 release;  unleashing;  liberation;  deallocation (of computer memory)
 to put on (one's head);  to wear;  to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.);  to pour (water, etc.) on oneself;  to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.);  to take (blame);  to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
 three sides;  small offering stand
 robust;  brawny;  muscular;  strong;  sturdy
 to fling;  to throw off (clothes);  to kick off (boots)
 majority;  more than half;  most (of);  mostly;  largely;  mainly