Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
Taishō period (1912-1926); Taisho period
stylish; smart; high collar; hair dressed in a western style; to dress in the latest Western fashion
Western cooking; Western-style meal; Western-style food; Japanized Western cuisine
to make a cynical remark (about); to make a sarcastic remark (about); to satirize; to mock
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
year in, year out; always; 24-7
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
suggestion; hint; implication
curious; strange; unusual
asking for the moon; pining for what one doesn't have; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence; asking for too much; asking for the impossible
pickles made in brine and fermented rice bran (esp. vegetables, also meat, fish, eggs, etc.)
vinegared dish; pickled dish
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
natto (fermented soybeans)
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
to wait and see; to sit on the fence; to be noncommittal
chicken; coward; scaredy-cat; chicken
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
executives; top management; governing body
tropical; tropical worsted fabric
prohibition; ban; embargo
fame; popularity; reputation
to push aside; to overcome (e.g. difficulties); to align; to put in order; (arch.) to push open
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
to go out and away; to leave
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
twentieth day of the month; twenty days
to pull over one's eyes (e.g. hat); to wear pulled down over one's eyes
remembrance; recollection; recognition
someone (unspecified, but someone in particular); a certain person
stupidity; silliness; asininity; imbecility; dim-wittedness
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter