present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
war; fighting; fierce competition
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
battlefield; battleground
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)
depending on the ...; to depend on the ...
superiority; superior power; predominance; preponderance
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
to keep in mind; to memorize
to be negligent in doing something; to shirk; to be off one's guard
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
samadhi (state of intense concentration achieved through meditation); being immersed in; being absorbed in; prone to; apt to
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
finally; at last; ultimately; in the end
NEET (young person not in education, employment or training)
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
sign; indication; omen; symptom
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
use; exercise (of one's right, authority, power, etc.)
desire; want; will; wish; urge; craving
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
three times; thrice; third (musical interval); many times; over and over again
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
to tell; to inform; to announce; to indicate; to signal; to mark
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
understood; I see; OK; present; here
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
great hurry; great haste; rush
preparation; arrangements
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
hesitation; bewilderment; illusion; delusion; inability to reach enlightenment
to go in the direction of; to proceed toward; to become; to face (facts, circumstances, etc.); (arch.) to abide by; (arch.) to agree to
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
neighbourhood; neighborhood