the flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease
alternating; taking turns
to insist on one's own ideas
girl's lacquered wooden geta; wooden footwear; clogs; sabots
lively song; lively dance
to get married; to accompany each other; to go together
grey starling (Sturnus cineraceus); gray starling; starling (any bird of family Sturnidae); bumpkin; gullible person; sixty-nine (sexual position)
avoiding the summer heat; beating the summer heat
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
gomasio; gomashio; roasted sesame seed and salt mixture; salt-and-pepper hair; dark hair streaked with gray
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
to insist on one's own ideas
to inspect; to examine; to check; to elapse; to pass (time)
to listen to in an ecstasy
regular customer; valued client
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
breaking one's ties (with); breaking off (from); pulling out (of)
jeweler; (arch.) soap bubble vendor
glutinous rice steamed with red beans or some other ingredient; (arch.) trickery; (arch.) deception
eloquence or flattery designed to deceive
overnight; since last night
doer; performer; protagonist (in noh or kyogen); hero; speculator (in trading)
exceeding what one had heard; beyond one's expectations
adult; grown-up; person who has come of age; fully fledged; established; qualified
carving; engraving; sculpture; tattoo
encouragement; urging; spurring on
kinky hair; frizzy hair; unruly hair; curly hair
still having a very small chance; still having a tiny shred of hope
platform; stage; upper seat; pulpit
plaster; patch; ointment; liniment
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
maternity leave; paternity leave
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
calabash (Lagenaria siceraria); bottle gourd; gourd (container); calabash
pent-up resentment; grudges and hard feelings
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to become lost (e.g. of dignity); to be sullied
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
to be sluggish (business); to make little progress; to not grow as much as expected
to anger; to displease; to offend; to square (one's shoulders); to make stern (e.g. eyes); to raise (one's voice) in anger
to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)