Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
freshly-ground (e.g. coffee, pepper); fresh ground
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
business world; business circles; (the) industry
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
clear; precise; definite; distinct
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
to be needed; to be wanted
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
to try to ...; to be about to do ...; to decide to ...; to take as; to treat as; to use for; to suppose that (such) is the case
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
by means of; due to; because of; according to
major company; big company; front castle gate; force attacking the front of a castle
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
individual; private person; personal; private
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
personal; individual; private
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
cartoon; comic; comic strip; manga
weekly publication; weekly magazine
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
store interior; inside of a shop
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
observation; survey; watching
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)
definitely; absolutely; absolute; unconditional; absoluteness
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
should; must; -able; probably; likely