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Akihito

1

drawing eyes (esp. on a daruma doll)

2

Kudou Shizuka (1970.4-)

1

Kamishakujii

1

useable footage ratio; proportion of footage that can be used for the final cut

5

to heckle; to jeer

1

Musashikoganei

1

memory foam pillow

1

Ichikawa Ebizou (1977.12.6-)

1

Hiroyuki

2

Ikimono-gakari

4

lingering snow; snowfall at the end of the winter or the beginning of spring

5

sand hill; dune

1

low rank; humble station; obscurity

1

to blow (one's nose)

1

another broadcaster; another station; another channel; another office; another bureau; another department

1

to become grainy

1

2channel (Japanese online forum)

1

Fujio

1

second year of elementary school; second year elementary school student

1

useable footage ratio; proportion of footage that can be used for the final cut

3

Ishida

1

sound of bells or drums reverberating; sound of water or waves resounding

1

manufacturing; craftsmanship; making New-Year's decorations; (arch.) preparing fields; (arch.) farming

1

(under) metropolitan government management

1

controversial work (art, literature, etc.); work that caused public criticism; work of art dealing with contemporary questions; succès de scandale

1

promo; advertising for a program (TV, radio, etc.); program publicity

1

to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer

1

Yuusaku

1

one's song repertoire; songs one can sing

1

eyebrow

1

plump; chubby

1

intermission during a performance (e.g. variety show, play, sumo, etc.); temporary departure of an actor (between the first and second halves of a noh or kyogen performance, during which time they change costumes, etc.)

1

first and second volume (e.g. of a book); volume one and volume two; book one and book two

2

effect; virtue; efficacy; one's dominant eye

3

unique type; one of a kind

1

must-see; not to be missed; a must

2

warm; mild; genial

1

three-sided mirror

1

manga cafe; coffee shop with a manga library (usu. has Internet facilities and charges by the hour)

4

generation of students educated under the "pressure-free" system (from the late 1970s onward)

1

hottish; salty; somewhat hot; strict; harsh

1

occupations dependent on public favor (favour)

2

new century

1

gambling den; gambling house

1

TV blooper; broadcasting blunder

2

hooting; jeering; heckling

1

exchanging business cards

1

bamboo skewer

1

Akutagawa Prize (literary award)

2