introduction; presentation; referral; listing
wearing a yukata; (in) one's informal summer kimono
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
rustic simplicity; homeliness; unsophisticated; naive; honest; simple
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
great numbers; numerical superiority
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
lack of expression; blank look (on one's face)
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
village office; local administration office in a village
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
rest; break; recess; intermission
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
aquatic products; fisheries
assistant engineer; (telegraph) operator
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to hear; to be told; to know; to receive (order); to undertake; to comply
synthesis; coordination; putting together; comprehensive
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
bed; berth; crib; cot; kip; bedroom
to get better; to get well; to recover (from an illness); to be cured; to be restored; to heal
to rise; to erect; to get up
work (film, book); production; creation; turning (something) out
large amount of money; great cost
(not) at all; completely; utterly; very; extremely
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
metal fittings; metal fixtures
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
to be discouraged; to shrink from
sneakily; secretly; stealthily; on the sly