present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
mass communication; mass media
distribution (of information, etc.); broadcast; delivery; transmission; streaming
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
to draw (water, etc.); to scoop up; to pump up; to draw on (ideas) (from subordinates, the public, etc.); to take into account; to adopt
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
temporary; provisional; to do something temporarily (esp. build temporary facilities); to do something provisionally
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
meanwhile; in the meantime; by the same token; in contrast
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
(parasitic) host; landlord; innkeeper
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
impossible; incapable (of doing); incompetence; inability; impotence; having no solution (of an equation)
senility; senile decay; infirmity (through age)
alternation of generations
still; as yet; as it has been
to boost; to force up; to push up
America and Britain; American-British
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
smoky; awkward; ill at ease
old people; seniors; elders; old-timer
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
full portrait; whole aspect; full story
making rapid progress; making great advances; rush; dash; onslaught
erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
goodness; excellence; virtue