Shōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
flustered person; hasty person
warmly; cordially; with tender care
endurance; perseverance; patience
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
hospitality industry; service trade (hotel and restaurant); service industry
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
relatively; comparatively
to demand money; to pester; to extort
a tiny bit; just a smidgin; a wee bit; very slightly
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
one meal; one meal (a day)
guerrilla; guerrilla warfare; sudden
ability to attract customers
to sell like hot cakes; to fly off the shelves
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to come to a mutual understanding; to cancel mutually (contract, etc.)
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to look away; to turn away
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; friendly; happy
repeated at intervals; every other (day, week, month, ...)
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
clear as day; perfectly obvious; plain as daylight
to get dressed up; to treat oneself
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
provoking; rather annoying; (speaking ironically) darling
inveigling; ensnaring; enticement; cajoling
malicious; spiteful; vicious; shady and damp
pot (esp. teapot, coffee-pot); vacuum bottle; thermos flask
no way to do; nothing can be done
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap