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Maya

1

Tsukishima Station

1

grassroots door-to-door election campaign

1

look up

1

maternity leave; eight weeks of compulsory leave following childbirth, plus an optional further six weeks; paternity leave

1

resale

1

to heckle; to jeer

1

folk guitar

1

purchase price

1

red Fuji; when Mt Fuji appears red because of the sun's rays (esp. in the early morning from late summer to early autumn)

4

sustainability

1

maternity (motherhood); maternity (pregnancy); maternity dress

1

Yuuhei

7

begonia

4

sports event

1

home healthcare; medical treatment received at home

1

soaking (dirty laundry, dishes etc., before washing)

1

Kiyoko

1

record player

1

to jeer (at); to hoot; to boo; to catcall; to heckle

1

Yasuda

1

Eagles (US rock-band)

1

Keisuke

6

Jekyll and Hyde

1

cornering someone by lying in wait, e.g. for an unexpected interview or photograph; doorstepping; hanging; dangling

3

female announcer; woman who makes public announcements (e.g. from an election campaign truck)

4

beauty regimen; beauty treatment; cosmetic technique

1

supporter; cheerer (e.g. from the sidelines at a sporting event); rooter

1

bidder; tenderer

8

it's not much, but ...

1

hardcase; case with hard shell

1

all the houses (in town)

1

love

1

taking up a new line of work; the beginning of things; starting the preparations for New Year's festivities (December 8 in Tokyo, December 13 in Kyoto); resuming work after the New Year's vacation

1

domestic wastewater; household effluent

1

charred stake; ember

1

being projected to win; being certain to be elected; being sure of being elected

1

pence (monetary unit)

1

preview (of an exhibition); private viewing

2

excellent machine; excellent device (e.g. camera); excellent aircraft

1

working at home; telecommuting

1

(election) campaign car

2

LOHAS; Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability; market segment made up of ecologically conscious consumers

11

Yasuo

8

TV series; television series

1

to receive a favorable reputation; to get good reviews; to meet with a favorable reception

1

rare genius

1

part time (esp. female part time employees)

1

coming home after midnight; person who comes home after midnight

1

discount shop

1