Tanaka Mayumi (1955.1.15-)
a wife should do her husband's bidding
famine; crop failure; chronic shortage (e.g. of water)
living apart in the same house; separate lives under the same roof
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
piece(s) of firewood (esp. chopped or split from logs)
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)
speech and behaviour (behavior)
threatening attitude; menacing look; angry look
at the height of one's power or influence; at the peak of one's popularity
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
fiend for work; workaholic; career-minded person
beginning (of a book, magazine, etc.); opening page; beginning (of a matter); start
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
baking foods in a covered pan; foods baked in a covered pan
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
cooler box; cooler; cool box
millet or rice cake, roasted and hardened with starch syrup and sugar (sometimes including peanuts, etc.)
moral way of life; correct path; moral principles
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
self-evident truth; obvious fact; truism; axiom
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such)
guest spending the night (i.e. at a hotel)
convenience; user-friendliness