being left out; being ostracized
online communications; personal computer communications (esp. pre-Internet); pre-Internet online service
Beautiful Life (Japanese TV series)
woman who travels to holiday resorts to have short flings with locals
thin, dried strips of daikon soaked in vinegar and other flavorings
obatarian; generally obnoxious pushy middle-aged woman
toe shoes; pointe shoes; point shoes; chaussons de pointe
deep autumn (when the autumn has reached its climax)
lintel (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors)
love your neighbour (neighbor)
Tang dynasty (of China; 618-907); T'ang dynasty; (arch.) China; (arch.) foreign country
quick-witted; quick to understand
Japanese pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes); Japanese puffer; tiger puffer
left-over flesh on the spine of a fish (esp. tuna) or beef
leaving everything up to someone else