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)
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
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 hang (something) on the wall
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to look at; to gaze at; to look out over; to get a view of; to look on (from the sidelines); to stand by and watch
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
that; the; part (as in "part two"); um ...; er ...
senior high school (esp. the senior high school section of a school that also encompasses other grades)
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
be; is; did; (have) done; please; do
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to go; to move (in a direction or towards a specific location); to proceed; to take place; to pass through; to come and go; to walk
until now; so far; up to the present
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to resign; to retire; to quit; to leave (one's job, etc.)
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; regardless of; whether (or not)
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
educational institution; school; academy; campus
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
the other day; a few days ago
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to belong to; to come under; to be affiliated with; to be subject to
schoolgirl; female student