| present day | In present day Japan, "alchemy" is only used metaphorically; to refer to improper means of making money by politicians or religious hucksters with no morals or shame. |
| 近代 | [きんだい, kindai] (n, adj-no) present day; modern times; (P) #1,582 [Add to Longdo] |
| 近現代 | [きんげんだい, kingendai] (n) the modern era; present day [Add to Longdo] |
| 今時;今どき | [いまどき, imadoki] (n-adv, n-t) present day; today; recently; these days; nowadays; at this hour [Add to Longdo] |
| 亙古 | [こうこ, kouko] (n) (arch) (obsc) from long ago up until the present day [Add to Longdo] |