to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
invisibly; secretly; privately
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to mean everything
to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt feelings; to get damaged; to get chipped
postwar period; period after Second World War
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
it is not (like that) either
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
clear; precise; definite; distinct
to have a talk; to tell a story
to be able (to); to be possible (to)
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
tedious; boring; being fed up with
at least; at most; (even) just
equality (esp. of status); equal footing; equal terms
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
Warring States period (of Japanese history, approx. 1467-1568 CE); Sengoku period; Warring States period (of Chinese history, 403-221 BCE); era of vicious competition
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
I fear that it's likely that; with all due respect
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family); (arch.) to have sexual intercourse
to be (too) late getting married; to be (too) late going somewhere
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of