day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
such; this sort of; like this
superior; superiors; senior
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
having done this; if this is done; if it is done in this way
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
such; like that; that sort of; very
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
strongly hoping or requesting (of something that is difficult to be brought to fruition)
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
boiled and half-dried bonito
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
than; other than; except; but
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
father; dad; husband; you; he
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
English writing; English sentence; English text; English literature; English lit
to translate; to interpret
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
by myself; in person; by oneself
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
corridor; hallway; passageway