nice; likeable; desirable
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
wonder drug; miracle cure; elixir
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
paint; coloring materials; colors; colours
to dump (e.g. onto the floor); to empty by overturning; to throw out (contents); to tell everything; to reveal everything; to open one's heart
around the world; throughout the world
moderate; proper; just right
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
hook (esp. for clothing); hook and eye; snap fastener; press stud; hock (white wine)
placed one upon another; piled up; excellent; splendid; superimposition; superposition
to lean against; to set against
looking; viewing; (please) try (to)
sake bottle; tall and slender bottle with a narrow mouth made from ceramic, metal or glass that can be used for sake, shoyu or rice vinegar; turtleneck (sweater); non-swimmer; person who cannot swim
one cup (of sake); (going out for, treating someone to) a drink; small drinking party
annotation; explanatory note; comment
dry taste (e.g. sake, wine); a liking for sake; one who likes sake; salty (taste); harsh; scathing
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
Japanese style; light wind; moderate breeze
blessings of nature; nature's bounty; gifts of nature
samurai on horseback; (medieval) knight
warrior (esp. of military retainers of daimyos in the Edo period); samurai; (arch.) man in attendance (on a person of high standing); (arch.) retainer
attitude to life; form of existence; way of life
at that time; in those days
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
war; fighting; fierce competition
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
gods and Buddha; Shinto and Buddhism
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
human intellect; knowledge
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself