station wagon; estate car; minivan; people carrier
long (time that has passed); old (story)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
early (days); initial stage; initial
opening a business; opening a practice
mountain forest; forest on a mountain; montane forest; mountains and forest
slope; slanting surface; bevel
decrease; reduction; decline
as; because; with; due to
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
along the road; at the side of the road
form of a character (e.g. simplified, traditional); type; typeface; font
distinction; discrimination; distinguishing; discernment
lawless area; lawless district
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
fossil; petrifaction; petrification; fossilization
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
tendency; trend; inclination
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
just before one's eyes; in one's presence; personally
child's mind; childlike innocence; naivete
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
to pity; to feel sympathy for; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to commiserate with; to have mercy on
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
drawing; picture; diagram; sight; scene
spreading one's legs wide apart; straddle; long stride; big steps; thigh-scooping body drop