Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
body; group; party; company; troupe
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
early autumn (fall); seventh month of the lunar calendar
foxes and tanuki; sly fellow; deceiver
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
room detached from main house
intersection; crossing; crossroad; street corner; street
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
adopted child (usu. male); son-in-law
living by oneself; living alone
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
spiderweb; spider web; spider's web; cobweb
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
traditional married woman's hair style with an oval chignon on top; men's hairstyle (Edo period)
sticky; thickly (e.g. painted); heavily (applied); all over (pasting, stamping, etc.); clinging (e.g. of a person); following around
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
lower part; foot; lower direction; left part of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage right (actor's POV)
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
quiet (e.g. neighbourhood); peaceful; tranquil
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
main building (of a manor); central room (of a house)