talkie (motion picture with sound); prerecorded announcement
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
of course; certainly; naturally
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
movie theatre; movie theater; cinema
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to lead (a) life (usu. preceded by the type of life)
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
to differ; to vary; to disagree
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
to fight; to exchange blows
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
to catch one's attention; to catch one's ear; to be annoying to one's ear
essence; true nature; substance; reality
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
Shinsengumi; Edo period police and military force dedicated to suppressing anti-shogunate activities
considerably; greatly; a lot
charisma (i.e. attractiveness, charm); charisma (i.e. divinely conferred power or talent); charism; charismatic person; someone famous (usu. for their talent); celebrity
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
subversion (of the state)
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
blood pledge; oath signed in blood
body; group; party; company; troupe
remnants; survivors; refugees; pocket (of resistance)
to become excited; to grow lively
February 26 Incident (attempted military coup in Japan; 1936); February 1936 military revolt
revolution; 58th year of the sexagenary cycle (in Onmyōdō)
leader; guide; mentor; coach
(not) anywhere; nowhere; everywhere; anywhere
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
fantasy; illusion; vision; dream