昭和ファンファーレ（１）

Showa Fanfare

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というのはというのは
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...
  1. [exp,conj] because ...; for ...; the reason being ...
  2. [exp,conj] as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...; how about ...
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しょうわしょうわ
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
  1. [n] Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
  2. [adj-na] reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned; quaint; old-school
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才能さいのう
talent; ability
  1. [n] talent; ability
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次つぎ
next; following; subsequent
  1. [n,adj-no] next; following; subsequent
  2. [n,adj-no] stage; station
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出会いであい
meeting; rendezvous; encounter
  1. [n] meeting; rendezvous; encounter
  2. [n] confluence
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女優じょゆう
actress; female actor
  1. [n] actress; female actor
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声こえ
voice
  1. [n] voice
  2. [n] singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); hoot
  3. [n] voice; opinion (as expressed in words); view; wish; attitude; will
  4. [n] sound
  5. [n] sense (of something's arrival); feeling
  6. [n] voice; voiced sound
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道みち
road; path; street; lane; passage
  1. [n] road; path; street; lane; passage
  2. [n] route; way
  3. [n] distance; journey
  4. [n] road (e.g. to victory); course
  5. [n] way (of living, proper conduct, etc.); moral principles
  6. [n] teachings (esp. Confucian or Buddhist); dogma
  7. [n] field (e.g. of medicine); subject; speciality
  8. [n] means; way; method
3
煌めくきらめく
to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
  1. [v5k,vi] to glitter; to sparkle; to twinkle; to glisten; to gleam; to glint
2
値段ねだん
price; cost
  1. [n] price; cost
2
はじまりはじまり
origin; beginning; start
  1. [n] origin; beginning; start
2
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あの人あのひと
he; she; that person
  1. [pn] he; she; that person
  2. [pn] you
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あれあれ
that; that thing
  1. [pn] that; that thing
  2. [pn] that person
  3. [pn] then; that time
  4. [pn] that place (over there)
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おまえおまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
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これからこれから
from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  1. [exp] from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  2. [exp] from here; from this point
2
そのその
that; the
  1. [adj-pn] that; the
  2. [adj-pn] part (as in "part two")
  3. [int] um ...; er ...; uh ...
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ほら
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
  1. [int] look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
1
トーキー
talkie (motion picture with sound)
  1. [n] talkie (motion picture with sound)
  2. [n] prerecorded announcement
5
寒いさむい
cold (e.g. weather)
  1. [adj-i] cold (e.g. weather)
  2. [adj-i] uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull; weak; corny
1
機材きざい
machinery and materials; equipment
  1. [n] machinery and materials; equipment
  2. [n] materials for manufacturing machinery
1
初頭しょとう
beginning (of a century, etc.)
  1. [n,adv] beginning (of a century, etc.)
1
昭和しょうわ
Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
  1. [n] Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)
  2. [adj-na] reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic; old-fashioned; quaint; old-school
4
全部ぜんぶ
all; entire; whole; altogether
  1. [n,adj-no,adv] all; entire; whole; altogether
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鳴るなる
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
  1. [v5r,vi] to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
1
活動写真かつどうしゃしん
moving picture
  1. [n] moving picture
3
もうちょっともうちょっと
a bit more; a bit longer
  1. [exp] a bit more; a bit longer
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お父さんおとうさん
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
  1. [n] father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy; dada
  2. [n] husband
  3. [pn] you (of an elderly person older than the speaker); he; him
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本当ほんとう
truth; reality; actuality; fact
  1. [n,adj-no,adj-na] truth; reality; actuality; fact
  2. [adj-no,adj-na] proper; right; correct; official
  3. [adj-no,adj-na] genuine; authentic; real; natural; veritable
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はじまりはじまり
origin; beginning; start
  1. [n] origin; beginning; start
2
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これからこれから
from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  1. [exp] from now on; after this; in the future; in future
  2. [exp] from here; from this point
2
そしてそして
and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
  1. [conj] and; and then; thus; and now; and finally
4
嬉しいうれしい
happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
  1. [adj-i] happy; glad; pleased; delighted; overjoyed
  2. [adj-i] joyful; delightful; gratifying; pleasant
2
好きすき
liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
  1. [adj-na,n] liking; being fond of; to one's liking; to one's taste; preferred; favourite
  2. [adj-na,n] liking (romantically); being in love with; beloved
  3. [n,adj-na] faddism; eccentricity
  4. [adj-na,n] as one likes; as it suits one
  5. [adj-na,n] lecherous; lustful; salacious
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時とき
time; hour; moment
  1. [n] time; hour; moment
  2. [n,adv] occasion; case
  3. [n] chance; opportunity; season
  4. [n] the times; the age; the day
  5. [n] tense
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悲しいかなしい
sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful
  1. [adj-i] sad; miserable; unhappy; sorrowful
  2. [adj-i] sad; lamentable; deplorable; grievous
2
歌ううたう
to sing
  1. [v5u,vt,vi] to sing
  2. [v5u,vt] to sing of (love, beauty, etc.) in a poem; to express in the form of a poem; to recite (a poem)
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悔しいくやしい
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed; frustrating; annoying; regrettable
  1. [adj-i] frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed; frustrating; annoying; regrettable
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フシダラ
loose; immoral; dissolute; dissipated; licentious; fast
  1. [adj-na,n] loose; immoral; dissolute; dissipated; licentious; fast
  2. [adj-na,n] slovenly; untidy; messy
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奥さんおくさん
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
  1. [n] wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
1
三女さんじょ
third daughter
  1. [n] third daughter
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子こ
child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
  1. [n,n-suf] child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
  2. [n,n-suf] (one's) child; offspring
  3. [n,n-suf] young woman
  4. [n,n-suf] young (animal)
  5. [n] offshoot
  6. [n] interest
  7. [n] new share
  8. [n] player who is not a dealer
  9. [n] young geisha; young prostitute
  10. [n] bird egg
  11. [n-suf] -er (often of young women)
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昔むかし
the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
  1. [n,adj-no,adv] the old days; the past; former times; a long time ago
  2. [n] the past ten years; the past decade
2
そういうそういう
such; like that; that sort of
  1. [adj-pn] such; like that; that sort of
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二号さんにごうさん
mistress; kept woman; No. 2
  1. [n] mistress; kept woman; No. 2
2
フギふぎ
immorality; injustice; misconduct; impropriety; perfidy
  1. [n,adj-no] immorality; injustice; misconduct; impropriety; perfidy
  2. [n,adj-no] adultery; infidelity; cuckoldry
  3. [n,adj-no] murdering one's teacher or a government official
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オレおれ
I; me
  1. [pn] I; me
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寿司すし
sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
  1. [n] sushi; range of dishes made with vinegared rice combined with fish, vegetables, egg, etc.
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なんだってなんだって
what?!; what did you say?!
  1. [int] what?!; what did you say?!
  2. [adv] why?; what for?; for what reason?
  3. [adv] anyone; anything
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母ちゃんかあちゃん
mum; mom; mummy; mommy
  1. [n] mum; mom; mummy; mommy
  2. [n] the missus
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ケンカけんか
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
  1. [n,vs,vi] quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
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子こ
child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
  1. [n,n-suf] child; kid; teenager; youngster; young (non-adult) person
  2. [n,n-suf] (one's) child; offspring
  3. [n,n-suf] young woman
  4. [n,n-suf] young (animal)
  5. [n] offshoot
  6. [n] interest
  7. [n] new share
  8. [n] player who is not a dealer
  9. [n] young geisha; young prostitute
  10. [n] bird egg
  11. [n-suf] -er (often of young women)
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デタラメでたらめ
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; hogwash; rubbish
  1. [n,adj-na] nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; hogwash; rubbish
  2. [adj-na,n] random; haphazard; unsystematic
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先生せんせい
teacher; instructor; master
  1. [n] teacher; instructor; master
  2. [n,n-suf] sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.
  3. [n] intimate or teasing form of address
  4. [n] one's elder
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理由りゆう
reason; pretext; motive
  1. [n] reason; pretext; motive
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言ういう
to say; to utter; to declare
  1. [v5u] to say; to utter; to declare
  2. [v5u] to name; to call
  3. [v5u] to go (e.g. "the alarm went ping"); to make a noise
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おまえおまえ
you
  1. [pn] you
  2. [n] before (a god, nobleman, etc.); in front of
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兄さんにいさん
older brother; elder brother
  1. [n] older brother; elder brother
  2. [n] brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship)
  3. [n] young man; buddy; fella; laddie
2
姉さんねえさん
older sister; elder sister
  1. [n] older sister; elder sister
  2. [n] young lady
  3. [n] miss
  4. [n] ma'am
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ぜんぜんぜんぜん
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest
  1. [adv] (not) at all; (not) in the slightest
  2. [adv] wholly; entirely; completely; totally
  3. [adv] extremely; very
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反省はんせい
reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation
  1. [n,vs,vt] reflection; reconsideration; introspection; meditation; contemplation
  2. [n,vs,vt] regret; repentance; remorse; being sorry
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頭あたま
head
  1. [n] head
  2. [n] hair (on one's head)
  3. [n] mind; brains; intellect
  4. [n] leader; chief; boss; captain
  5. [n] top; tip
  6. [n] beginning; start
  7. [n] head; person
  8. [n] down payment; deposit
  9. [n] top structural component of a kanji
  10. [n] pair
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満点まんてん
perfect score; full marks
  1. [n,adj-no] perfect score; full marks
  2. [n,adj-no] extremely; very; quite
2
おまけおまけ
something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; free gift; freebie; giveaway; premium; prize
  1. [n] something thrown in (with a purchase); something extra; free gift; freebie; giveaway; premium; prize
  2. [n,vs,vi] (giving a) discount; price reduction
  3. [n] addition; embellishment (e.g. to a story)
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そうか
is that so?
  1. [exp] is that so?
  2. [exp] I see; right; oh; OK
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