present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
representative; representation; delegation; switchboard number; main number
by nature; naturally; by birth; innately; congenitally
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
front stage; center stage (of politics, etc.)
to amuse oneself; to make merry
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
in all; in total; collectively; in addition; besides; at the same time
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
always having a comeback; fast-talking
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
to be opposite; to face each other
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
it's been a long time; long time no see
formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
to meet (someone of higher status); (arch.) to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); (arch.) to be visible; (arch.) to be seen
to talk; to tell; to recite; to pledge; to conspire with
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to need; to demand; to take; to require
witnessing; observing; sighting
untraceable; long lost; one's whereabouts being unknown
wild; in disarray; harum-scarum; hysteric
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)