Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
field (for fruits, vegetables, etc.); cultivated land; field (of specialization); sphere; womb; birth
development; exploitation
still; even now; to this day
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
transfer (trains, buses, etc.); change; switch (to another ideology, party, system, method, etc.); change; switching (stock); chromosomal crossover
main road; main thoroughfare
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
shopping centre; shopping center; mall
town; city; municipal; urban
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
inhabitant; resident; citizen; population
fame; reputation; popularity; rumour (rumor); talk
daily (living) necessities; necessities; essentials for life
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
consequence; outcome; result; blame
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
to deduct; to take away; to make allowances for something; to bear something in mind; to ebb and flow
comfortable to live in (of a neighborhood, etc.); convenient; congenial; agreeable
comparatively; relatively
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
mountain ridge; near a mountain
detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home
to move (house); to change residence