present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
magician; wizard; sorcerer; witch
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
region; limits; stage; level
most difficult; next to impossible
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to comb (out); to card; to untangle (hair)
texture; grain; one's skin (lacking makeup, etc.); natural skin; surface of the earth; bare ground
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to be impatient; to be eager; to be restless; to be excited; to be in high spirits
shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
very likely; very probable
shy; diffident; retiring; reserved
salvation by faith in Amitabha; relying on others; depending on others
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to stir; to churn; to rummage around; to throw into confusion; to throw into chaos
such; this sort of; like this
particularly; only; in the case of
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
fixed number (of people); prescribed number (of regular personnel, students, etc.); quota; capacity (of a bus, boat, theatre, etc.); seating capacity
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
to bring (someone) back home; to take (someone) back home
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
side effect; adverse reaction
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
normally; ordinarily; by anyone's standards; by normal standards; without any issues; without any difficulty
failure; mistake; blunder
something's wrong (with someone); not right (in the head); not oneself; crazy; nuts
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
price; cost; value; worth; value
two times; twice; two degrees
chair; stool; post; office; position
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
all you want; as much as one wants
preference; priority; precedence
light; well-lit; bright (of a colour); brightly-coloured; cheerful; bright; encouraging (for the future of a project, etc.)