oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
four; 4; four years of age; ten o'clock (in the old time system); burakumin; cross grips
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
daytime; during the day; Japan and China; Japanese-Chinese; Sino-Japanese
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion
weather; fair weather; fine weather
movement (of the body); action; bearing; carriage; operation (of a machine, software, etc.); running
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
flurried; flustered; upset; nervous; embarrassed
seniority by length of service
charge (for admission, a meal, etc.); fee; price
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
tea; tea plant (Camellia sinensis); tea preparation; making tea; brown; (arch.) mockery
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
way of eating; how to eat
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
usual; normal; long (of time); old; for a long time; for a while
hard; tough; hardware; hard disk (drive)
role; part; job; assignment
paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
negotiations; bargaining; dialogue; duet
salaried; paid; with pay; paid vacation; paid holiday; paid leave
about when; about what time; how soon
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
early days; early years; early stages; initial stages; beginning
schoolgirl; female student
foreign; abroad; overseas
clandestine meeting (of lovers); assignation; tryst; (lovers') rendezvous
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to assemble (e.g. goods into a set); to gather; to put together
nobility; aristocracy; peerage
wealthy person; millionaire
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)