Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
early (days); initial stage; initial
preservation; conservation; storage; saving (e.g. to disk)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
even though; despite; when
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
periodic; regular; routine
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
considerably; fairly; quite
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
gardening; puttering around in the garden
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)
other side; opposite side; other party
to play (games, sports); to enjoy oneself; to mess about (with alcohol, gambling, philandery, etc.); to be idle; to do nothing; to meet up (with friends); to hang out
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
fourth day of the month; four days
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
in the meanwhile; during the time
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late