Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
to burst open; to split open; to be bursting with (e.g. youth, laughter, flavor); to bounce; to bound
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
finding employment; getting a job
to slide into; to slip into
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
prediction; prophecy; prognostication
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
landing; going ashore; disembarkation; making landfall (of a typhoon); striking land; hitting land
now; the present time; just now; another; more
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
home delivery (of food); outside catering
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
world peace; peace of the world
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
stepwise; one step at a time
riding ground; racecourse; racetrack
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to call each other; to call out to one another
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
no; nay; well; er; you're welcome; not at all
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so