(idiomatic) to make plans

modernization

to modernize

building, structure, construction, edifice

change into, transform

to stand, to place in an upright position / to release something physical but not solid or liquid / (Internet slang) to start (a thread)

(not of a person) old, aged, antiquated

modern times, variously described as encompassing the Renaissance, the Age of Discovery, the Reformation and the rise of modern capitalism; or from the Meiji Restoration to the end of the Pacific War, which is then followed by 現代 (gendai)

the past / ancient times

old