Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
generation; the world; the age
chat-up line; pick-up line; (loving) words
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
female; woman; female sex; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
enterprise; business; company; corporation
as (for); for; in the capacity of
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
to cry; to weep; to sob; to howl
to abandon; to fail; to desert; to forsake
to side with (someone); to support (someone)
new functionality; new feature
fully loaded; full load; loaded condition
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to be fit (for a role); to be qualified (for); to be equal (to a task); to be able to fulfill one's duties (as)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
method; manner; appearance; air; tendency; folk song (genre of the Shi Jing)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
myself; yourself; I; me; you
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
to be worn down; to be reduced
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
snapping back (at someone); lashing out (despite being in the wrong); counterblast; counteroffensive; backlash
how; in what way; how about
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen