Tada Kaoru (1960.9.25-1999.3.11)
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth
Tsukino Usagi (Sailor Moon character)
echo (esp. one reverberating in the mountains); mountain god; mountain guardian deity
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake containing meat or seafood and vegetables
Fujiko Fujio (1934.3.10-)
TV series; television series
high-definition television; HDTV
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
start of broadcast; commencement of transmission; sign-on
frankly; honestly speaking; speaking one's mind and holding nothing back; really; extremely
Japanese staunton-vine (Stauntonia hexaphylla)
obligation; duty; charge; responsibility
cast-off skin (snake, insect, etc.); husk; empty shell; exuvia; exuviae
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
with a glitter; with a sparkle; brand new; shiny and new
concurrence; coincidence; complication (in illness)
love story; romance; love affair
leukocyte; leucocyte; white blood cell
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
mitsuba (Cryptotaenia japonica); Japanese honewort; Japanese honeywort; three-leaved; trefoil
cliche; platitude; formula; set phrase
to chastise; to punish; to discipline