Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa- nostalgic; old-fashioned
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain
residence; stay; (job) posting; residential police box; residential police box officer
supply; provision; raising; procurement
running about; making every effort; being busily engaged (in something); good offices
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
foreign loan; foreign debt; foreign bond
recruitment; invitation; raising (funds, donations, etc.); collection; flotation (of shares, loans, etc.)
achievement; meritorious deed; distinguished service; contribution
prime minister (as the head of a cabinet government); premier
detached building; solitary house; room detached from main house; separation from; loss of interest in; independence of
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
Japanese spaniel; Pekinese; chin
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
ding (of a bell); bing; honk (i.e. sound of blowing one's nose); snort; heating in a microwave; cooking in a microwave
rare; strange; odd; peculiar
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); squealer; rat; loser; asshole; counterfeit
to approach; to draw near
current master; father of one's current master; minister (of government); noble; (arch.) nobleman's residence
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
place; location; room; space; basho; wrestling tournament
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
siblings; brothers and sisters
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
professional comic (rakugo) storyteller
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
large snake; heavy drinking; heavy drinker