Vocabulary

strawberry field; strawberry patch

being thrice divorced; three-time divorcee; three x marks (i.e. three names struck from the family register)

experient; person who has experienced something

technical intern trainee; foreign trainee in Japan on a technical intern training visa

technical intern training program (for foreigners)

peasant's sword

scarcement; berm; ledge

cheers

fan service; giving one's fans what they want

rye field

rye bread

fashion snapshot; street style photography

street snapshot; street style photography

flooring the gas pedal; pedal to the metal

clingingly; (stuck) together; (pressed) all the way down; (attached) cleanly

to find fault (with)

lining at the bottom of a kimono

mounting a gun (i.e. holding the stock against one's shoulder); gun mount

shady dealings; illicit business; underground business

previous thread

(degree of) acidity

actinic keratosis; solar keratosis; senile keratosis

young male with a feminine appearance (esp. one who crossdresses and has a feminine gender expression); femboy

situation where alcohol is being served; (over) a drink

childrearing by only one parent; solo parenting

key ring

edgy; avant-garde

overacting; hamming

to ventilate; to let fresh air in

sorting one's tiles

bamboo tile; tile made out of bamboo

mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor

100 yen per 1,000 points (Mahjong parlour rate)

mahjong parlour; mahjong parlor

ending a round with less than 20 points

scoring combination consisting of sixteen 1-point cards

last (on the list); at the bottom

patriarchal society

patriarchy

openness