autumn, season of the tastes
Manabe Kaori (Kawori) (1981.3.31-)
Nishikawa Heren (1946.10.6-)
win worth 12000 points (or, if dealer, 18000 points)
protrusion; projection; hors d'oeuvre; appetizer; frontal thrust out (winning technique); pushing one's opponent out of the ring
newly commenced ...; just started ...
ready-built house; built-for-sale house
cellule; cellula; small room (esp. with tatami mats); floret (of broccoli, etc.)
digital single-lens reflex camera
sawtooth stag beetle (Prosopocoilus inclinatus); saw stag beetle
company visit; visit to a prospective employer
Matsuyama Chiharu (1955.12-)
Bikkuri Donkey (Japanese fast food chain)
kanji "dotted cliff" radical (radical 53)
something that cannot be done no matter how hard one tries (and is slightly frustrating because of this); (lit.) eye drops from the second floor
pre-eclampsia; (formerly) toxemia of pregnancy
ward assemblyman; ward councillor
Chinese puffer (Takifugu chinensis)
scratchcard; scratch ticket; scratch-and-win
inside-the-park home run; inside-the-parker
maternity (motherhood); maternity (pregnancy); maternity dress
daylight saving time; daylight savings time; summer time
Wii (Nintendo video games console)
editorial committee member; senior staff writer (newspaper)
outdoor party where guests cook various types of vegetables (esp. in Tōhoku); (lit.) stewed potato party
professional negligence resulting in death
storage space above closet
sociolect emphasizing the femininity of the speaker (esp. used by homosexual men)
ferrule (of a cane, umbrella, etc.); butt end (of a lance, pike, etc.); hard tip (of a mushroom stem)
scallion; shallot; green onion; spring onion