to assemble; to set up; to construct
best-before date (on food); use-by date; expiry date; expiration date
minced meat or fish that is seasoned and fried (usu. served on top of rice); tattered; ragged; fine; small
peephole (e.g. in a door); observation window; viewing window
to be found; to be discovered
trade fair; exhibition center; instant messenger
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
creakingly; squeakingly; tightly (squeezing, pressing, etc.); (drinking) all in one sweep
to choke; to have trouble breathing
to be at a loss for words
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
good; fine; excellent; favorable; favourable; satisfactory
government worker; public servant; civil servant
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
especially; above all; inter alia; among others
old-fashioned; archaic; antique; antiquated
sense of values; values; value system
in various ways; in all sorts of ways; at every opportunity; whenever there is a chance
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
finding employment; getting a job
marriage ceremony; wedding; nuptials
decisive action; carrying out; resolute enforcement; execution
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
birth; creation; formation
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to love; to cherish; to show favouritism to; to be partial to; to fondle; to caress
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
completely; fully; entirely
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in