system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
quarter; person with one non-Japanese grandparent
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
to inherit; to succeed; to take over
great-grandfather; great-granddad; great-grandad
atavism; throwback; reappearance of an earlier characteristic; skipping a generation; reversion to ancestral type
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to be prominent; to be conspicuous
to grab attention; to attract notice; to be eye-catching
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
before long; soon; almost; nearly; finally; in the end
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
townscape; street (of stores and houses); (look of) stores and houses on street
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
without change; as is; just like; extremely similar; immediately; just after
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
group; bunch; crowd; group
beyond that point; after that
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
to pierce through; to stand (of something sharp or pointy); to thrust (up)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
not knowing what's what; being unable to make heads or tails
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
perception; intuition; the sixth sense