modern language; contemporary language; living language; modern Japanese; Japanese as spoken since the Meiji period or alternatively, since the end of World War II
nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
24 hours; twenty-four hours
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
quarrelsome; easy to anger; quick to lose temper
to reject; to spurn; to turn down; to refuse
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
picking on somebody smaller than oneself; bullying the weak
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
tatami mat; Japanese straw floor coverings
complete set; all; everything
farewell poem; death poem; poem written during one's final moments
fool; someone beneath one's contempt
to be unable to let pass unnoticed; to be unable to be indifferent; to be unable to just watch (without doing anything)
unable to compete with; not able to make a dent in (e.g. a problem); not able to get a solid hit in (e.g. in a fight); hard to chew
forcing; compulsion; coercion; pushing (to do)
to be at one's wits' end; to be cornered; (lit.) to be packed to the hilt
consideration (for others); (making) allowance
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
fishing; angling; change (for a purchase); clickbaiting; trolling; writing deliberately inflammatory posts online
tuck (e.g. in a dress); rise (e.g. in price)
everyone at once; everyone together
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
entrance fee; participation cost
to exert oneself greatly; to take pains
womanly; ladylike; feminine