period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since; from (originator); by; because; since; out of (constituent, part)
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
changing completely; transformation
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to be surprised; to be astonished
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
convenient; handy; useful
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
for example; for instance; e.g.
information terminal (esp. smartphone, cellphone); digital assistant
diffusion; spread; popularization; promulgation; familiarization
by means of; due to; because of; according to
everyone; anyone; no one; nobody
to become possible; to become able to (do)
private; personal life; (one's) privacy
difficult to ...; hard to ...
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
one large ...; a great ...
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
to discharge (e.g. effluent)
to expose to danger; to imperil; to jeopardize
while; during; while; although; all; both
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
to surround; to encircle; to enclose
environment; circumstance
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
birth; creation; formation
business world; business circles; (the) industry
complete change; about-face
pair; the two; both persons; both things
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
Cheki; brand of small instant cameras made by Fujifilm; check it out; take a look
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
like; similar to; as with; in the same way