home area; home town; local
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
structure; construction; arrangement; plan; plot; contrivance
really; truly; indeed; good grief
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
September; ninth month of the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to give (esp. to someone of lower status); to bestow; to provide; to afford; to assign; to cause
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
scale (of fish, snake, etc.); serif (on kana or kanji (e.g. in Mincho font))
to lend an ear; to hearken; to give an ear to; to listen carefully
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
return of something; repayment
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
in that way; thus; so; so?
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
to think out; to devise; to invent; to begin to think; to come up with a plan
store brand; straight bond; station break; sideback; social business
leadership; initiative; spearhead
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
in spite of; regardless of