sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
the end; closing; being done for; that's it; that's enough; that's all
long ago; once upon a time
grandfather; male senior-citizen
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to wrinkle up (one's eyebrows, one's nose); to furrow; to crimple
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
engawa; external corridor on the outer side of traditional Japanese houses; bone at the base of a fin; meat at the base of a fin (esp. of a flatfish)
visual hallucination; vision
thermos bottle; vacuum flask
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
birth; birthplace; born in (country, month, imperial era, zodiac year, etc.)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Taishō romanticism (style of art, architecture, etc.)
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
3000; three thousand; many
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
the way in which something came about; origin; structure; organization; the way something is constructed
political and business circles; political and business establishment; politics and industry
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel