refinement; style; sophistication
Saibara Rieko (1964.11.1-)
Polygonaceae (knotweed or smartweed family of plants)
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
war photographer; combat cameraman
bright; shining; clear; evident
there's no other way; there are no other options; there are no alternative means
recyclable garbage; recyclable waste
hard (life); tough (world)
Champagne glass; Champagne flute
influential; powerful; popular; prosperous; doing well
processing plant; treatment plant
questions and answers; dialogue
dripping with sweat; doing something by the sweat of one's brow
charge for a meal (usu. at school); school lunch fee
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
to strip; to peel; to tear off
gambling; gaming; speculation; undertaking a risky venture; (arch.) professional gambler; (arch.) gamester
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
spirit photography; ghost photography
to get heavy; to worsen (of illness); to grow serious
vegetables or fish boiled in soy sauce
to be pretentious; to put on airs
lot (production); batch; lotto
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
most recent work (e.g. book, film, etc.); latest work; latest offering
standing on one's feet for a long time
fishing harbour; fishing harbor
press; print shop; printing office
to be given; to be granted; to be honored with; to give; to bestow; to confer
informal social gathering; convivial meeting; get-together