現代
modern times; present day; contemporary age
→ Young people of the present day frequently use smartphones.
現実
reality; actuality; hard facts
→ Dreams and reality are often quite different.
理想
ideal; perfection
→ She is looking for her ideal marriage partner.
偉大な
great; grand; mighty; heroic
→ He is widely known as a great, prominent scientist.
当然(な)
natural; matters of course; rightful
→ Keeping promises is a matter of course.
当たり前(な)
natural; obvious; ordinary; common practice
→ Greeting people is simply common practice.
［お］金持ち
rich person; wealthy
→ That person is wealthy, but very kind.
貧しい
poor; needy; impoverished
→ I want to support children in impoverished countries.
貧乏(な/する)
poverty; destitute; poor; to be broke
→ When I was a student, I was broke and ate cheap meals every day.
発展
development; growth; to expand; to thrive
→ This region flourished through the tourism industry.
進歩
progress; advance; improvement; to progress
→ Thanks to the progress of medical science, many illnesses have become curable.
強力な
powerful; strong; potent; mighty
→ The typhoon made landfall accompanied by powerful winds.
パワー
power; energy; horsepower
→ This engine has incredible power.
あふれる
to overflow; to be flooded with; to brim over
→ Tears welled up and overflowed in her eyes.
くずれる
to crumble; to collapse; to break down
→ The old building collapsed due to the earthquake.
経つ
to pass; to lapse (of time)
→ Three years have passed since I came to Japan.
前後
front and back; around; before and after
→ They are investigating the circumstances before and after the accident.
盛んな
prosperous; thriving; flourishing; active
→ Rice cultivation is very active and prosperous in this region.
産業
industry
→ The IT industry is growing at a rapid pace.
工業
manufacturing industry
→ This country has a highly developed manufacturing industry.
商業
commerce; trade; business
→ A large commercial facility was newly built in front of the station.
農業
agriculture; farming
→ Aging of the farming population has become a serious issue in Japanese agriculture.
