to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
how; in what way; by what means
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
to be found; to be discovered
meaning; significance; sense
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to be in disorder; to lie scattered around
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
toilet; restroom; bathroom; lavatory
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
(period of) a year; during an era
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
(compulsory) retirement (e.g. on reaching the age of 65); mandatory retirement; reaching retirement age
father; dad; husband; you; he
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
to detain; to check; to restrain
popular person; favorite; favourite
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
such (about the actions of the listener, or about ideas expressed or understood by the listener); like that; that sort of
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
very; extremely; excessively
to be surprised; to be astonished
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
very unskillful; extremely awkward