discovery; detection; finding
worker; (manual) laborer; labourer; blue-collar worker
settlement; immigration; entering a (Japanese) settlement
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
to work out (a mine); to exhaust (vein of ore)
on and after; from ... onward; since
early on; earlier on; from early
practice; experience; habituation; being used to; being comfortable with; being experienced in
center; centre; metropolis
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
hospital; clinic; doctor's office; doctor's surgery; infirmary
construction; establishment
Island; insula; island; islet
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
old woman; joker (in old maid)
when it becomes; when it comes to
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
originally; from the start; from the beginning; none the worse (for); (coming out) even; in the same position (as before)
change to ...; becoming ...; making into ...; -ization; -ification
to drive away; to turn away; to send away; to repel; to repulse
stubborn person; obstinate person; pig-headed person
old maid (game); living without one's mother-in-law
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; (lit.) to draw the joker (when playing Old Maid)
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
type; kind; type (of person); (ideal) type; typewriter; typing (on a typewriter)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)