discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
our country; our land; one's own country
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
one animal (small); (arch.) two-tan bolt of cloth
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
intelligence or information network
civilization and enlightenment; Japan's Westernization movement during the Meiji era (Westernisation)
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
(United States of) America; United States; US; America (land mass); the Americas
U.S. forces; American military
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
dissemination; scattering; sprinkling; spraying
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
this (very thing); this precisely
this world; this life; world of the living
little by little; bit by bit; sparingly
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to approach; to draw near
four legs; four-legged; quadruped
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
to get close; to cuddle close together; to nestle close to; to snuggle up to
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
brushing; blushing (blotchiness or milkiness in paint applied to a surface)
to make a speech; to address
to be extremely embarrassed; to burn with shame
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
woman; female; feminine gender
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
to get involved or entangled in; to get mixed up in; to have something to do with; to have dealings with
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
root; joint; base; crotch
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)