Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
personal history; background; career
independent business; self-employment
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
within the country; inside the county; domestic; home; internal
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
management (of a house, store, etc.); administration; cutting up and serving food; cut and fill (e.g. earthwork)
Kantō (region comprising Tokyo and surrounding prefectures); Kantō (eastern half of Japan; during the feudal era)
to be among the top five; to be one of the five best
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
(corporate) bankruptcy; insolvency; commercial failure; failed business
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to be on the verge of; to be about to; to be on the point of
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
customer; client; client company; business connection; trade partner
draft; draught; handprint; signed hand-print; permit (for passing a barrier checkpoint during the Edo period); pass
to pretend; to act (as if)
management crisis (of a business); financial difficulty
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
to stop (doing); to cease; to desist; to drop; to lay off; to give up
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
disreputable; scandalous; disgraceful
debt; loan; liabilities; number of games under the .500 mark
working adult; full-fledged member of society
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
to hold a thing in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to embrace (e.g. a baby); to take upon oneself; to be saddled with
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
powerless; weak; lacking physical strength; incompetent; lacking ability; powerless
to torment; to torture; to afflict; to harrow
treatment; conduct (towards another); behavior; stage performance; movements (of an actor); acting gestures
to be at a loss for words
decision; determination; resolution
to be lacking in options; to be too few
inscrutable; incomprehensible
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch