Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
together; jointly; at the same time; with; both
impression; strong belief; conviction
testimony; (verbal) evidence
plural; multiple; several
to be complete; to be all present; to be equal; to be uniform; to gather; to assemble
profitable plan; good plan
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
unemployed person; vagabond; floater; day labourer (esp. on the docks)
Western painting; Western film; Western movie
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
what did you do?; is anything the matter?; what seems to be the problem?; can I help you?
falsehood; untruth; lie; fallacy (logic)
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble up; to put together in a hurry
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
piece of evidence; evidence
fabrication; put-up job; trumped-up story; frame-up; hoax
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
promotion (e.g. sales, etc.); marketing campaign; campaign (election, membership, enrolment, fund-raising, etc.); drive; military campaign; military action
presbyopia; age-related longsightedness; farsightedness
to overcharge; to rip off
each (person); everyone; individual; respective
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
as you see; as you can see