to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
just as one thought; as usual; sure enough
taking one's children along (to an event, into a new marriage, etc.); parent with child
really; truly; indeed; good grief
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
no matter what; whatever you say; in the end
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
feeling; sense; impression
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
crematory; place where things are burned
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
to face on; to look out on to
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
lively; full of spirit; energetic; healthy; well; fit
of course; certainly; naturally
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
after a long time; for the first time in a while
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
establishment (of a business); founding
postwar period; period after Second World War
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with