Heisei era (1989.1.8-2019.4.30)
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
joining a company; getting a job with a company; starting work at a company
business; work; operations; service; duties
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
to die a natural death (at an advanced age); to live out one's allotted span of life
plan; scheme; plot; design; project; intention
to differ a little (esp. of two or several versions)
to remain married for life; to live as a married couple until death; to succeed in marrying
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
mature; experienced; precocious; mature for one's age
to make one's heart flutter
obscene; indecent; lewd; bawdy; loose; improper
sex; sexual intercourse; (one's) sex; gender
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
to be unable to just watch (without doing anything); to be unable stand (idly) by; to be unable to look on with indifference; to be unable to remain a mere spectator
middle period; medium-term
authority; power; function
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
just; right; pure; genuine; truth
revolving lantern; ever-changing scene (e.g. life flashing before one's eyes)
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
reason for being; raison d'être
failure (i.e. an unsuccessful work); flop; dud; bomb
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
fixed interval; fixed period
break; pause; interruption; intermission
several hundred million years
to get teary; to be moved to tears
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
bright light; hope; bright future; light emanating from a buddha or bodhisattva, symbolizing their wisdom and compassion
to control; to command; to get the better of
entrepreneur; person who starts a new business
to put a thing on top of another; to cover; to lay something on
format; procedure; way of proceeding
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour