modern times; the modern age; this day and age
drunken driving; driving while intoxicated; drinking and driving
control; management; supervision
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
economical; bargain; good value; good-value
inner canthus; inner corner of the eye
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
base price; pre-tax price
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
reconfirmation; double check
coffee-flavored milk; coffee milk
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
full up; to have had enough of something (both good and bad nuance)
properly; in a good manner; sophisticatedly; seemly; in a dignified way
to pierce through; to break through
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
notice; attention; observation
unheard-of; unprecedented
cramp; sprain; unreasonableness; absurdity; illogical; unreasonable
retirement age; (arch.) years of service in a military rank before eligibility for promotion
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to be in the firing line; to bear the brunt of (an attack, criticism, etc.); to face (e.g. questioning)
prescription; formulation; formula; recipe
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
offensive camp; team at bat
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
dropout; straggler; outcast; failure
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)
difficult to eat; unpalatable
to grow fond of; to grow attached to; to become enamoured with
disposition; temperament; temper; nature
as if it were about oneself