mid-season crops; mid-season rice; mid-season vegetables; metacarpus
Tokyo International Airport
private secretary; flunky; someone who is always following around someone of high rank; someone who carries a bag for someone; luggage carrier
different magazine (esp. by a different publisher); another magazine
gem; jewel; ornament; bijou (cocktail)
selling separately; selling individually; selling loosely
new colour; fresh-looking colour (e.g. of plants); vivid colour
look here; I'll tell you what
high fashion brand; designer brand
dyeing; dyed goods; goods to be dyed
rightful claimant; beneficiary; right holder
Paris Fashion Week; major fashion show, held twice yearly in Paris
company fortunes; future of a company
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
indulging in every possible luxury
to split; to be split; to splinter
educational visit (e.g. by a class); educational field trip
shiruko; sweet red-bean soup with mochi
soiling; polluting; shame; disgrace; chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)