Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
vast; extensive; immense; huge; large; grand
square measure; size (e.g. of land); area; surface
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
simply; merely; only; solely
business ability; business acumen
to excel at; to be proficient at; to grow old; to ripen; to rise high (e.g. the sun)
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
personality; character; individuality; personhood
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
indicates a question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm; huh; very
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
grandfather; old man; kyogen mask used for the role of an old man
early; soon; quickly; swiftly; rapidly
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
war; fighting; fierce competition
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
nonexistent; not being (there); unowned; not had; unique; not; impossible
to weather (a storm, rough seas); to ride across; to get through (adversity); to weather; to load completely (e.g. books on a shelf, people or luggage in a car)
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
now; the present time; just now; another; more
Mr.; Mrs.; Miss; politeness marker
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
neighboring districts; neighbouring districts; countryside
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter