present age; present day; contemporary; modern era; modern times; contemporary era
one round; one turn; one size (larger or smaller); one cycle of the twelve years of the Chinese zodiac
upper lip; philtrum; under one's nose; mouth
interest; appeal; attraction; fun
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
good humour (humor); good mood
His Holiness; Your Holiness
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
standing in a row; forming a line; alignment
to drop to one's knees; to sink to one's knees
assistance; backing; reinforcements
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
koku; traditional unit of volume, approx. 180.4 litres; measure of a Japanese-style boat's loading capacity (approx. 278.26 liters)
to be fascinated (by); to be captivated by; to be enchanted by; to gaze admiringly at; to watch in fascination
to extol; to laud; to sing the praises of
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to smash; to break (into pieces); to shatter; to simplify; to make easy to understand
sign; indication; omen; symptom
row; line; group (of peers); ranks (of); sequence; series (taxonomic rank)
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
several people; a few people
location (of); position; whereabouts; place where one is
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
drop of water; polka dots
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
to draw a bow; to oppose; to defy; to disobey one's superiors
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
naked above the waist; stripped to the waist; shirtless
to get off one's backside; to bestir oneself
to open (e.g. one's robe); to bare (e.g. one's chest); to open up (of clothing); to be exposed; (arch.) to open wide (one's legs, eyes, mouth, etc.); (arch.) to stretch
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
personality; style; appearance
dark reddish-brown; liver color