Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
sales; selling; marketing
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
fashion; trend; vogue; prevalence (of a disease); epidemic
all over Japan; throughout Japan
to deal with effectively; to handle (well); to manage; to pass around (a plate of food, etc.) after taking one's share
box; box-shape; cube-type
traditional Japanese women's hairstyle
back of the head; occiput
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
suspicious; dubious; unreliable; indecent; unseemly
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine
(social) standing; status; identity; birth; one's circumstances; one's means
riches and honours (honors); wealth and rank
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to sheathe; to govern; to manage; to control
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
woman; lady; adult female
lyricism; description of one's feelings
hut; house; boarding house; school dormitory; (arch.) one day's march (approx. 12.2 km)
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
extremely rich person; multimillionaire; billionaire; daifugō; daihinmin; Japanese card game similar to President
eloquence; oratorical talent
to grow; to grow up; to be good at; to excel in
person with low tastes; uncultured person; worldly person; ordinary person (who has not entered the priesthood); layperson; layman
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to relate; to narrate; to describe; to confer (a rank)
sacred books; sutras; scriptures; Bible
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
electromagnetic induction