gravure; photogravure; rotogravure; gravure picture
magazine; journal; periodical
counter for books; volume
same room; sharing a room; occupying the same room
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
to address (someone); to accost a person; to talk (to someone); to begin to talk; to start a conversation
aizuchi; backchanneling; interjections indicating that one is paying attention; two smiths hammering at an object in turn
before one knows it; without realizing; unawares; unnoticed
positive (result); positive (attitude); cheerful; optimistic
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
to put (into); to put away (in); to include (in an anthology, catalogue, etc.); to contain; to achieve (results, success, etc.); to obtain; to accept (a gift or money)
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
serious wound; serious injury
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
3rd day of the month; three days
to disappear; to vanish; to abscond; to decamp
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
that's not my concern; that's none of my business; that's not on me
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
Urashima Tarō; fairy-tale fisherman who, after visiting the underwater Palace of the Dragon King, returns centuries later
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
tedious; boring; being fed up with
high street; town centre (center)
to (relax and) stretch one's legs out; to go for a further walk
recognizing anew; seeing something in a new light
pre-war days; before the war
provincial city; provincial town; suburban city; regional towns and cities
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
famous product; widely known (local) specialty
star attraction; draw card; crowd puller
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
tourist resort; holiday resort
true state; actual condition; reality
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
upstart; nouveau riche; new money; piece promoted to gold general
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house