Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
August; eighth month of the lunar calendar
ninth day of the month; nine days
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
light; illumination; ray; happiness; hope; influence
to be seen; to be in sight; to look; to seem; to come
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
bomb blast; blast (from an explosion); shock wave
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to break; to be smashed; to split; to crack; to be divided (opinion, vote, etc.); to split (e.g. of a party); to come to light
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
safety confirmation; confirming (something) is safe
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
time; hour; occasion; case; chance; opportunity
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
to notice; to become aware; to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to recover consciousness; to come to oneself
the country; countryside; rural districts; cultivated land; fields