occasionally; once in a while; now and then
magazine; journal; periodical
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
inside of a store (restaurant, café, etc.); store interior; on the premises
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
department store; department
construction; establishment
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
three years; third school year (e.g. of high school)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
homecoming; returning home
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
the way it was; the way it used be; as of old; in former times
home; household; family; hearth
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)
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
sailor suit; middy uniform; two-piece school uniform modeled after the sailor suit
suited figure; person in a suit
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
coordinate; co-ordinate; matching (e.g. clothes, accessories, furniture, colours); coordinated outfit (clothes and accessories); ensemble; coordinates (items of clothing, furniture, etc. designed to be used together)
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
youth; adolescence; springtime of life
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; (already) enough; considerably
to prepare oneself (for the worst); to resolve oneself
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in a web browser)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be related; to be connected; to be joined together; to result in; to lead to; to bring about
powerful person; influential person