Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
July; seventh month of the lunar calendar
sixth day of the month; six days
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
one day; (on) a certain day
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
together with; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
home area; home town; local
(police) detective; criminal matter
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
greater metropolitan area; megalopolis; conurbation
adjacency; contiguity; being adjoined
commuter town; bedroom community; dormitory town
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
setting up (a structure, building, camp, etc.); construction; preparation (e.g. of a venue); arrangement (of an event)
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
convenience for transportation; convenience of access (by road or rail)
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)