present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
anecdote; brief (comic) story
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
stairs; stairway; staircase
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
illegal immigration; illegal immigrant
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
limits; boundary; domain; area (e.g. in programming languages)
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
pout; displeasure; ill humor; ill humour; sullenness
floating; buoyancy; fishing float; bobber; buoy; lifebuoy
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
great antiquity; old-fashioned; long ago
movie (film, screen) actor or actress
wallpaper; wallpaper; background image; desktop image
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
male genitalia; male genital organs; penis
to grow; to cultivate; to wear a beard
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
to scream; to whine; to grumble; to complain