present age; present day; today; modern era; modern times
mysterious thief; phantom thief
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
breaking off; snapping off
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
(theatrical) blackout; taking a (sudden) turn for the worse; rapid deterioration
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
manners; behavior; behaviour
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
dew; tears; (not) a bit; (not) at all
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
classroom; lecture room; department (in a university); class; lessons; school (for a particular discipline)
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to project; to show; to portray; to depict; to describe
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)