twelfth month (esp. of the lunar calendar); December
black light; ultraviolet light; UV light
soba water; water left in the pot after one has boiled soba
completion of construction
fluent (in a language); flowing
one (written) character; (arch.) Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum)
fifth year of elementary school; fifth year elementary school student
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
continuous shooting (photography); consecutive shooting; rapid shooting
famous scene (e.g. in a movie or play)
the five grains (wheat, rice, beans, millet (awa and kibi))
barrier-free; planning or design to facilitate accessibility for the elderly and disabled
cod roe (roe of any fish from family Gadidae, esp. salted walleye pollack roe)
reduction in working hours; reduction in business hours; time-saving
to pull in; to take for oneself; to tuck up (one's sleeves)
to Google; to search for information on the WWW
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
long hair (usu. of a man)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
avocado (Persea americana)
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to feel refreshed; to feel soothed
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
rehearsal; rehabilitation
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
unevenness; roughness; ruggedness; bumpiness
wisdom of age; sagacity of one's years; old-man's wisdom
by a strange coincidence; in an unexpected turn of events; by chance; by accident