近代 (きんだい)present day; modern times; recent times

present day; modern times; recent timesnoun (common) (futsuumeishi)
early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)noun (common) (futsuumeishi)

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最近さいきんrecently; lately
付近ふきんneighborhood; vicinity
側近そっきんclose associate; close aide
近年きんねんrecent years
近所きんじょneighbourhood; neighborhood
近畿きんきKinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
近郊きんこうoutskirts; environs (of a city)
近隣きんりんneighbourhood; neighborhood
代表だいひょうrepresentative; representation
時代じだいperiod; epoch
世代せだいgeneration; the world
現代げんだいnowadays; modern era
交代こうたいalternation; change
代わりかわりsubstitute; replacement
代理だいりrepresentation; agency
代行だいこうacting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf

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