Shiraishi Chiyo (1987.5.6-)
letters (characters) indicating the end of a movie (The End, Fin, etc.); indication of the end (of something)
peafowl (incl. the male peacock, female peahen, and young peachick)
hoe-shaped helmet crest; stag beetle
sound of operation; operation noise; running noise
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
(one acting as a) foster parent
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
bargain sale; selling cheaply; giving out freely
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
combo (esp. a small jazz group); combination; set; combo (set of actions performed in sequence)
exactly as stated; verbatim
joining a company; getting a job with a company; entering a company
shooting (a ball); shot (on basket, at goal, etc.); shoot (of a tree or plant); chute; shuuto; shootball
as a child; when one was a child
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
inspection; reading; perusal; browsing (the web)
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
firm; unshakeable; resolute
insensitive; inconsiderate; callous; thick-skinned
starting field which contains the November and/or December 20-point card
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
to suit; to match; to become; to be like
union; coalescence; amalgamation; copulation; penetration
crane (any bird of the family Gruidae, esp. the red-crowned crane, Grus japonensis)
somehow; for some reason or other
fate; destiny; predestination