present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
tide; current; tendency; trend
establishment; founding; organization; organisation
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
combined school (e.g. junior high and high school)
long ago; previous; of a former age
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
racket; paddle (in table-tennis)
to be wide-ranging; to be diverse; to cover a lot of ground; to cover various topics
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
following (e.g. someone's opinion); being servile to; adherence; compliance; emulation; mimicking
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
hostel; dormitory; (arch.) bureau (government department beneath a ministry under the ritsuryo system); (arch.) tea-ceremony room; (arch.) villa
boarding house; school dormitory
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
beyond this point; from now on; after this
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
suddenly; all of a sudden
hut (esp. on a mountain); shack; refuge; shanty
(living) sacrifice; victim; scapegoat
to lift up; to hold up; to give; to offer; to devote; to sacrifice
right in the middle (of); midst; height
to crack (person's voice); to squeak
during; for the duration of
staying the night; lodging (at)
field; plain; prairie; moor
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
flat; level; calm; tranquil; relaxed (sitting posture); comfortable
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
plastic container (e.g. gas can, water can or similar)
charcoal; charred remains