artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
vivid; bright; brilliant; skillful; skilful; adept
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
such ... as; or some such
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
most important work (of a writer, artist, etc.); representative work; masterpiece
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
book of pictures (paintings, drawings, etc.); collection of pictures
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
idea; plan; fancy; impulse; thought; whim
bomb; alcohol with liquor added (esp. wine-based shōchū highball, also beer with whiskey)
imagination; supposition; guess
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
it is not (like that) either
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
as affairs stand; judging from the present situation; as things are now
library; book collection; paperback book
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
science fiction; sci-fi; SF
animation; animated film; animated cartoon; anime
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
curtain; bunting; act (in play)
to cure; to heal; to fix; to correct; to do over again; to replace
senior high school; high school
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society