one's parents' generation
true Tokyoite; Edoite; person born and raised in Edo
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
thin arm; slender arm; slender means; meager ability to earn a living
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
household items; furniture; furnishings; (arch.) bow and arrow
gloss; luster; mellowness (of a voice); youthfulness (e.g. of skin); interest; appeal
successor machine; later model
notes; comment; remark; annotation
(town) market; (street) market; marketplace
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
sharing; share (on social media); market share
(sudden) change; reversal; turn-around; coming from behind (baseball)
to win; to gain; to earn; to spread (one's name, etc.)
illustration; picture; sketch; drawing; figure
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
recommendation; endorsement
repetition; iteration; recursion; recurrence; recapitulation
(not so) much; (not) very
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
to build up; to establish (one's reputation)
R; r; radius; curve; nth year in the Reiwa era (May 1, 2019-); refrigerator
kill; kill (shot); smash; spike (in volleyball)
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes