Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
March; third month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
dweller; inhabitant; resident; user (of a website)
to graduate from a university
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
at that time; in those days
assistant; helper; assistant (to a professor)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
Manchurian Incident (1931); Mukden Incident
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
making do; getting by (somehow); managing
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
(not) even once; (not) ever
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
one thin flat object; one sheet
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to do; to undertake; to send; to dispatch; to put; to move; to give (esp. to someone of equal or lower status)
theatre; theater; playhouse
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!