present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
communication technology; communications technology
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
to proceed with; to continue with; to move on; to go forward; to pursue
battle formation; military formation
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
choosing a site (e.g. for industry); deciding on a location; standpoint; position
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
suddenly; all of a sudden
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
bustling; shuffling; squirming; creepy crawly
to break a dam; to burst out
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
this world; this life; world of the living
nth son; lang; official title in ancient China; (arch.) man; (arch.) young man; (arch.) my husband
to lean against; to set against
Everyone is safe (all right)
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
killer; destroyer; annihilator; seducer; seductress; tempter
to stop (plug) one's ears
to raise one's voice; to shout
friendly fire; killing each other by mistake; internecine strife
to be contrary to; to be inconsistent with; to act contrary to (rules or guidelines); to violate; to oppose; to rebel
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
social; societal; societary
mode of life; ecology; (animal) territory
multi-tenant building; building containing a mixture of businesses, shops and residential apartments
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off