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Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned

9

July; seventh month of the lunar calendar

2

to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut

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suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently

2

before very long; soon; someday; of the previously mentioned; of that number; among them

3

number; amount

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double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n

1

evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances

1

windy; windswept; blowy

1

gatepost; pier

1

behind one's back

1

trench coat

1

cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull

1

dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding

3

line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)

2

residential area

1

detached house; stand-alone house; single-family home

2

Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western

5

to bring someone along

2

tomorrow; near future

1

to hinder; to obstruct; to adversely affect

1

to be in disorder; to lie scattered around

1

to go to see (something, someone); to visit

4

window blind; blinds

1

to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted

6

window

2

how long; how far; how much

2

to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit

1

it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...

1

to wither; to wilt; to droop; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to be depressed

1

that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so

10

to be on the verge; to be on the brink; to get close

1

immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily

10

to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was

1

to become angry or sullen; to take offense; to be miffed; to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off

1

to turn away; to face away; to ignore; to be uncooperative; to be unconciliatory

1

to pamper; to spoil

1

that sort of; like that

2

brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit

1

to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to

1

breaking off; snapping off; suddenly stopping

1

to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort

1

to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer

5

elementary school student; primary school student; grade school student

3

level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level

1

to be effeminate; to be a fop; to break into a smile; to grin

1

to become the subject of rumours or conversations

1

wave; ups and downs

1

to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)

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bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive

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