eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
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)
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
if; in case; as for; on the topic of; if that's the case; if so
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
by myself; in person; by oneself
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
child; kid; (one's) child; offspring; young (animal); young woman; offshoot
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
alone; by oneself; on one's own
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
so; therefore; accordingly; like I said; I told you already
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...