Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be surprised; to be astonished
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
business world; business circles; (the) industry
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
two persons; two people; pair; couple
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
image; figure; figure; form; image
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
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
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
society; public; community; social studies
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
that's the way it is; such is life
various; all sorts of; variety of; (arch.) various colors (colours)
life plan; plan for one's life; planning one's life
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?