present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
sense of values; values; value system
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
Japanese person; Japanese people
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
motive power; driving force
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down
scale; scope; plan; structure
reaching; attaining; arrival
to take into account; to bear in mind; to consider; to learn from; to take warning from
messenger; envoy; emissary
to talk; to chat; to chatter
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
whispering; subdued; murmuring; dry and tasteless
to express in a refined fashion; to weave a web of words
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
system; organization; organisation; architecture
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
pronunciation; production of sound
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
gossip; corner of the mouth
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
don't you think?; indicates question