present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
advance; moving forward; progress
self-indulgence; doing as one pleases
to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
supply route; supply road; communications (military)
one-man (show, team, etc.); tyrant; dictatorial person; conductorless bus (i.e. having only a driver); conductorless train
leader; guide; mentor; coach
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
children's game in which the aim is to occupy the other's home base; taking a place; securing a position
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
king (of the senior player)
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
knight; keima (in go); knight's move; stone placed at a knight's jump from another stone of the same color
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
strategy; stratagem; trick; scheme; plot
trivial; not amounting to much
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
plenipotentiary powers; full authority
patriarch; patriarchal; patriarchic
system; institution; organization; organisation
strength; power; proficiency; ability
dysfunction (often medical); malfunction; insufficiency
heavy-handed; iron-fisted; authoritarian
social networking service; SNS
bad condition; not to work out (i.e. a deal); disagreement; break-off; disorder; slump
temporary retirement; suspension from office
fighting against an illness
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to push away; to thrust aside; to detach oneself from; to keep away from; to act coldly; to do without emotion
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to pass on an order; to pass the word
heating power; thermal power; firepower
violence by weight of numbers; tyranny of the majority
to saw; to grind (e.g. coffee beans); to mill