Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7); reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned
Common Era; CE; Christian Era; Western (Gregorian) calendar
long-established shop; shop of long standing; old shop
the ways of the world; human nature
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize
Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)
Imperial era; system of counting years from the start of Emperor Jimmu's reign in 660 BCE
Greater East Asian War (1941-1945); Pacific War
Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
surrender; submission; capitulation; being defeated (e.g. by a problem); giving up; giving in
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
mobile troops; mechanized unit; mechanised unit; naval task force
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
relating to the USA; toward America; with America
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
rule; government; administration
war criminal; person responsible for a team's defeat
economic superpower; economic powerhouse
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
crash; smash; crunch; bang
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
spring (device); spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
without looking aside; looking neither right nor left; wholeheartedly; single-mindedly
to parry; to sidestep; to dodge
close call; narrow escape
one-armed shoulder throw (judo or sumo)
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
to plant; to grow; to insert; to transplant; to inoculate (e.g. an infectious agent); to instill (idea, value, etc.)
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
display shelf; display case
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo); running out of points (zero or fewer)
roundhouse kick; turning kick
violent explosion; bursting