Na-adjective (keiyodoshi)Shōwa retro; Shōwa era-style; reminiscent of the Shōwa era; Shōwa-nostalgic

Prefixnth year in the Shōwa era (1926.12.25-1989.1.7)

Taru adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particleclear; bright; plain; obvious

Taru adjective, Adverb taking the 'to' particlemanifest; clear; evident; obvious

Nounglorious reign; enlightened era

Noun, Suru verb, Transitive verbuniversal illumination (esp. in Buddhism, by the dharma-body)

Noun, Suru verbelucidation; explicit statement

NounShoei (motorcycle helmet manufacturing company)

Nounhistory of the Shōwa period (1926-1989)

Nouncourt ladies' residence (in the inner Heian Palace)

NounShōwa period (1926-1989); Showa period

Noun(generation born in) the first nine years of the Shōwa period (1926-1934)

Nounthe flourishing mid-Shōwa period (1960s and early 1970s) of peace, rapid economic growth, and life of ease

Expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.), NounShōwa Day (national holiday; April 29); Showa Day

NounShōwa Depression (Japanese part of the Great Depression)

NounShōwa restoration (call for Imperial restoration by militarists in the 1930s)

NounShōwa Station (Antarctica); Showa Station; Syowa Station

NounEmperor Shōwa (1901-1989, reigned 1926-1989); Emperor Showa; Emperor Hirohito

NounShowa University

NounShowa Museum of Art

NounShowa Academia Musicae

NounShouwa Women's University

NounShowa Pharmaceutical University

NounShowa Aluminum Corporation