Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
Moon landing; lunar landing
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to avoid (physical contact with); to avoid (situation); to evade (question, subject); to ward off; to avert; to put aside
daruma; tumbling doll; Bodhidharma; prostitute
to fall down; to fall over; to turn out; to play out; to abandon Christianity (and convert to Buddhism); to apostatize
Buddhist priest; monk; boy
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
to see; to look; to watch; to try to ...
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
video camera; video camcorder
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
material; materials; data; information; documents
rice cake wrapped in oak leaves; sleeping in a futon folded in half
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; weed; cannabis
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
Children's Day (national holiday; May 5)
chicken meat; reddish-brown chicken
time; season; period; phase; stage
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
to perceive; to understand
curry udon; udon with curry sauce
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
garden; orchard; park; place; world; environment
extremely; very; really; super; so
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
close; intimate; on good terms
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
food cooked in miso; cooking in miso