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measuring cup

stabilized continent

quiz-like (TV) comedy segment in which participants improvise one-liners based on a given theme

first seven days of the year

furigana where kana is associated with each character of a compound

regular (TV or radio) program (with a fixed weekly or daily time slot)

jetbead (Rhodotypos scandens)

Platanthera hologlottis (species of orchid)

Hokkai shrimp (Pandalus latirostris)

wild grasses and flowers (esp. as objects of beauty)

Treatise on the Two Entrances and Four Practices

picking parts (automobile production line)

conversion of agricultural land (e.g. to non-agricultural uses)

deep inside

meal with family members eating separate foods

Calanthe reflexa (species of orchid)

one's main profession

graduate university

town elder (Edo period)

looking from one place to another

someone without a fixed occupation

motion vector

broth

running away from home for a very short time

to sell out before the price falls (usu. shares)

academic advisor (e.g. at a university research lab)

plane wave

perfectly white skin (woman)

Oncomelania hupensis nosophora (species of tropical freshwater snail)

stopping position (of a vehicle; at a pedestrian crossing, traffic lights, etc.)