shopping district; shopping street; downtown
unchanged (from long ago); as it was in the past; same old; traditional
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
feeling; sense; impression
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
bottom part of the upper cross-beam of a torii
suffix for familiar person
such things as ...; and ... and; the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; be; is; o
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
to give; to let (one) have; to give; to do for one; to take the trouble to do; to do to someone's disadvantage
in that way; thus; so; the same; so?
-ness; indicates assertion; come (on); come now; er; um; indicates scrutiny, critique or mistrust
then; well; so; well then
after a long time; for the first time in a while
(overnight) stay; lodging
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
(overnight) stay; lodging; inn; hotel; night duty; anchorage
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
thing; matter; incident; occurrence; circumstances; situation; work
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
not writing or contacting for a while; neglecting (failing) to write (call, visit, etc.); long silence
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
ditch; drain; gutter; gap (between cutting guides)
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
to say; to utter; to name; to call; to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not