tic-tac-toe; noughts and crosses
study; scholarship; learning; discipline; branch of learning; (a) science
emergency meeting of the upper house of the Diet (in response to dissolution of the lower house)
horse native to Hokkaido; person born and raised in Hokkaido
double-leaved printing (traditional East Asian books); sealed-page printing; magazine (esp. pornographic) with long side or all three sides sealed to prevent browsing; dual page
elm bark clothes traditionally worn by the Ainu; elm bark textile
fourth year of elementary school; fourth year elementary school student
Noctiluca scintillans (luminescent species of dinoflagellate)
being raised in the mountains; person raised in the mountains
tagged (esp. with a price); notorious; infamous; double-dyed
ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.)
beauties of nature; the traditional themes of natural beauty in Japanese aesthetics; artistic pursuits involving nature themes
best moment to take a picture; right timing (for a photograph); photo opportunity
turning point; turnaround point (e.g. in a race); turning back point
to decorate; to add a touch of colour; to grace
IQ; intelligence quotient
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
broken into small fragments; smashed to atoms; fragments and splinters; smithereens
all things being in flux through the endless circle of birth, death, and rebirth; the circle of transmigration
to constrict one's chest; to wring one's heart; to wrench one's heart
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
Venus (Roman goddess); Venus (planet)
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
head and body; heads tall (ratio of total height to length of the head); heads long
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
color scheme; colour scheme
period (of life) when one is enjoying more romantic attention than usual
trunks; shorts (e.g. seaside use)
number of days (times) one has attended
most ominous; most sinister; most atrocious; most evil
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control