yes; yeah; huh?; what?; not; 's
every man knows his own business best; one should go to specialists for the best results; (lit.) for rice cakes, (go to) the rice cake shop
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
mochi; (sticky) rice cake
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
flattery will motivate anyone; flattery can do wonders; (lit.) even a pig will climb up a tree if flattered
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
quiet; calm; leisurely; distant; far-off; boundless
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
digitization; digitalization
sunset; sundown; end; close; year-end; end of the year
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
settlement; solution; resolution
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
generation; the world; the age
as (for); for; in the capacity of
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
ice; ice cream; icecream; (arch.) usurer; (arch.) usury
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
surname; family name; last name