working hard; applying oneself; cultivating one's character (through hard work or study); polishing (stones)
transfer time; transmission time
c'est la vie; that's life
kagami mochi; New Year offering consisting of two mochi stacked on each other with a bitter orange on top, cut and eaten on January 11
going to Europe; trip to Europe
Miyake Hiromi (1985.11.18-)
modern; up-to-date; art nouveau; Beaujolais nouveau (wine)
bon voyage; have a nice trip
older and fashionable man (wild-looking, burly, etc.)
shuttling back and forth; shuttle service
based on; derived from; building on; beginning with
system program; systems program
air route; air lane; by air; by plane
cutting into four; quarter; photograph size 254mm x 305 mm
yoo-hoo; halloo; hi-de-ho; howdy; hey
waste of effort; thankless task
being much talked about; creating a stir; being the talk of town
nashiji (lacquering technique using gold or silver powder or flakes)
kick-fighting; French boxing
cooling capabilities; cooling function
as soon as possible; ASAP
Capricornus (constellation); Capricorn; the Goat