Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
convention; tired tradition; old custom
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
negative image (of something or someone); bad image; bad impression
wiping out; sweeping away; eradicating; dispelling
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to misperceive visually; to misread; to mistake for something or someone else
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited
detective; investigator; sleuth; detective work; secret investigation
to speak one's mind; to be frank; to tell the truth
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (another's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
considerably; not a little; in no small numbers
sensitivity; sensitiveness; sense (of ...)
to call; to name; to call oneself ...; to go by the name of ...; to purport (to be); to profess
to push up (one's hair) with one's fingers; to comb up; to smooth back (a wisp of hair)
but; however; although; though
beating time with one's hands; clapping to the beat; making a careless move (in go, shogi, etc.); responding to an opponent's move without proper thought
closing mid-way; taking a break mid-way through an event, sometimes with ceremonial hand-clapping
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
person of common sense; common sense man
to apologize; to apologise; to make an apology
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
to press against each other; to huddle together