Shiraishi Chiyo (1987.5.6-)
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
decoration; ornament; trimmings
ankh; Egyptian hieroglyphic symbol for life
harming one's image; worsening of one's image
condor (incl. other New World vultures of family Cathartidae); Andean condor (Vultur gryphus)
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
to settle a matter; to get even with someone
yew plum pine (Podocarpus macrophyllus)
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
question and answer session
research and development; R&D
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
a gap develops; a significant difference emerges
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
disliked; hated; tendency; smack (of); distinction; discrimination
discount; reduction; rebate; tenths discounted; tenths reduced
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
intensification; aggravation
contest; competition; struggle; scramble
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
helping hand; help; support; aid
ahead; before; the future
going back to sleep (e.g. after waking up in the morning)