since then; from that time; ever since
calamity; disaster; misfortune
premises; grounds; campus; compound; precincts
Ginza (district in Tokyo); busy shopping district; bustling location; silver mint (Edo period)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
San'etsu (the three former provinces of Echizen, Etchū and Echigo)
no, not like that (but like this)
Great Kanto earthquake (1923)
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
pretending not to see (something); turning a blind eye (to); closing one's eyes (to); looking the other way
interior design; interior; upholstery
on the light side (weight); (relative) lightness
somewhat below; slightly below
French; French food; French cuisine
French food; French cooking; French cuisine
shut-in; stay-at-home; hikikomori; social withdrawal; shunning other people
family vacation; family trip
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
kabayaki; loach or eel dipped and broiled in soy-based sauce
meat dish; meat-based cuisine
meat soup; bouillon; juices (from grilled meat); gravy
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
local specialty; local special dish
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
to be convinced (that); to be under the impression (that); to make up one's mind; to set one's heart on; to be obsessed (with a thought, idea, etc.); to think about obsessively
(time of) one's childhood; when one was a child
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school
18th day of the month; 18 days