Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
mixture of bean jam, boiled beans, agar cubes, fruit pieces and syrup
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
good; goodness; right; virtue
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
matcha; powdered green tea
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
student (esp. a university student)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
feeling; sense; impression
question; inquiry; enquiry
young girl; lass; adolescent female
beginning; outset; first; onset
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
allowance; remittance; sending (someone) an allowance
cool or attractive expression (when posing for a photo)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
generation; the world; the age
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
abundant; plentiful; rich; wealthy; open (mind); relaxed
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
the babyboomers; the baby boom generation
I; me; oneself; (arch.) you; (arch.) prefix indicating familiarity or contempt
second-generation baby boomer (born 1971-1974)
collapse of bubble economy; economic bubble burst
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
one's youth; one's youthful days (years); the flower of one's youth; the springtime of one's life
to pass (time); to spend; to overdo (esp. of one's alcohol consumption); to drink (alcohol); (arch.) to take care of; (arch.) to support
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
period of poor employment opportunities; job drought; (lit.) employment ice age