thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
lifesaver; person who saved one's life
or something; for instance ... (though there are other suitable options); ... or ...; as soon as; right after; while still
awareness of things around one; ability to understand what is going on around oneself; judgment; judgement; discretion
other; another; over; more than; I; me
primary school; elementary school; grade school
teacher; instructor; teaching staff; faculty member
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
enforcement; implementation; putting into practice; carrying out; operation; working (e.g. working parameters)
training; education; development; cultivation
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
application; subscription; entry (competition, raffle, etc.); enlistment
the south; southward; southern direction; countries in the south (esp. Southeast Asia and the pre-WWII South Pacific Mandate)
studying abroad; studying at a different school, etc. (usu. for a specific purpose)
amusement; diversion (to pass time); pastime; recreation
at that time; in those days
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
Second World War (1939-1945); World War II; WWII; WW2
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
house for rent; rented house; renting a house
father and mother; parents
proposal; proposition; suggestion
Japanese dressmaking; kimono making
cram school; private tutoring school; juku
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
coexistence; living together
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
cheerful; jovial; weather; season; spirit of yang
to talk; to chat; to chatter
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
scene; spectacle; sight; view
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to feel blue; to feel depressed