that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
to be needed; to be wanted
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
serialization; serialisation; serial story
to decide to; to pretend that; to make a practice of doing; to make it a rule to
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
recollecting; reminiscing; looking back; retrospection; review
story; tale; narrative; account; fable; legend
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
January; first month of the lunar calendar
eighth day of the month; eight days
memories; recollections; reminiscence
order; ordering; beginning; start; foreword; preface
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
to have a talk; to tell a story
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
hanger-on; follower; flunky; purse strapped round one's waist
Kyūshū (southernmost of the four main islands of Japan)
Etchū (former province located in present-day Toyama Prefecture)
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
older brother; elder brother
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to be (of animate objects); to exist; to stay; to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
book; volume; this; present; main; head
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others