present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
direct descent; direct line
cosmic dual forces; yin and yang; sun and moon, etc.
association; society; organization; organisation
president (of a society); chairman
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
to show signs of ...; to have the appearance of ...
Saint; St.; S.; sacred; holy; pure
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to say; to speak; to tell; to talk
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
(another's) daughter; young lady
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
sad; wretched; deplorable
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
wasteful; a waste; too good; more than one deserves; impious; profane
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
for use of customers or guests
lacquer ware; lacquerware; lacquer work; lacquerwork
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
stealing another's romantic partner
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
bog; marsh; swamp; quandary; dire situation from which one cannot extricate oneself; imbroglio
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
one night; all night; overnight; one evening
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production