(generation born in) the first nine years of the Shōwa period (1926-1934)
dried small sardines, etc. used to make fish stock; person in bank transfer scam whose role it is to withdraw the cash
strict; hidebound; inflexible; being a stickler for the rules; sticking hard and fast to the rules
special envelope for monetary gifts
black marketeer; black market trader
70th birthday; ancient Greek (language)
de facto marriage; common-law marriage; living together as husband and wife without formal marriage
old man; venerable gentleman; venerable; old; father
to be eloquent; to have a way with words
to encourage to do (something); to urge a person on; to demand action; to spank; to give a spanking; to hit someone on the bottom
smiling while looking at; enjoying reading
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
great fortune; good luck; rice cake stuffed with bean jam
far-infrared rays; far-infrared radiation; FIR
point (of a conversation, etc.); sense; hold; grip
to be frowned on; to invite frowns of disapproval; to displease (people); to disgust
bossy person; self-appointed manager; bossyboots
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
next season (esp. in sports); next year
landing; unloading (e.g. a ship); catch (of fish); takings; sales (of a shop); defloration (e.g. of a geisha)
decluttering; clearing out past accumulation; minimalism
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make
year after year; as the years go by; with each passing year
crisp; staccato; piquant; clear
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
to be cooked; to have finished cooking
inheritance tax; death duty
to put into written form; to communicate or express by writing; to chronicle