now, at present

world / border

boundary / a bounded area or region / a bounded group of people, a society, a world as a social grouping, such as business, celebrities, or finance / the border edge of a thing

border, boundary, limits

(obsolete) venereal disease, sexually transmitted disease

world / a metaphorical world (how one lives one's life) / society, the times / a realm, a circle, a sphere / (Buddhism) the four inner realms of 須弥山 (Shumisen) / (Buddhism) realm governed by a buddha

(archaic, colloquial) a nickname of Ariwara no Narihira, Heian-period waka poet

just as in the old days, just as it used to be

(archaic) used in the beginning of narratives or story literature: once upon a time, long ago

(grammar) present perfect