Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen; to come about
between-meal snack; mid-afternoon (around 3 o'clock) snack; afternoon refreshment; afternoon tea
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
number one; first; best; most; game; round
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
natto (fermented soybeans)
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
to be (animate); to be; to be ...-ing; to have ...-ed; to be ...-ed; to (have the audacity to) do
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
yes; yeah; huh?; what?; 's; of
under (guidance, supervision, rules, the law, etc.); under (a flag, the sun, etc.); beneath; with (e.g. one blow); on (the promise, condition, assumption, etc. that ...); (someone's) side
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
it can't be helped; so it goes; c'est la vie
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
you said; he said; even if; do you seriously think that; I already told you; you should know by now that; the said ...
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!