snugly; neatly; compactly; cosily
beautiful; pretty; lovely; sweet; pure (heart, friendship, etc.)
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to covet; to crave; to lust insatiably for; to indulge in; to devour greedily
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
at that time; in those days
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
(not) a single person; (no) one
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
proposition; thesis; notion; problem; issue; challenge
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
while; during; while; although; all; both
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
concerning; regarding; per (e.g. 100 yen per person); for every
to contemplate; to ponder; to think over; to turn over in one's mind; to reflect; to muse
Emperor Taishō (1879-1926, reigned 1912-1926); Emperor Yoshihito
death (of an emperor); demise
name of an imperial era (e.g. Heisei, Shōwa); Japanese era name
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
but; however; even; however; no matter how; ... or something; either ... or ...
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)