Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
myself; yourself; I; me; you
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
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
dawn; daybreak; beginning
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
government office; agency; board
than; from; out of; except; but; more
heading; headline; index; headword
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
accumulation; accumulate; store
considerably; fairly; quite
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
Iwanami Shoten, Publishers (publisher)
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
short sentence; short piece of writing (e.g. passage, article, composition)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
the person heretofore mentioned; that person
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
wood-block printing; publication
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
originally; essentially; naturally; in the first place; to begin with
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
magazine published by like-minded people; fanzine; zine
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to