1.   Among those who have worked free in top kitchens are a disaffected Japanese housewife, a bored Microsoft executive, a retired Wall Street broker and a dentist.

2.   At a town hall style meeting Thursday, a Japanese housewife said she would never be able to forgive her husband for doing what Clinton did with Lewinsky.

3.   I mean, my image of my mother was as a rather conventional Japanese housewife.

4.   Mrs. Taoka is more accustomed to job mobility than most Japanese housewives.

5.   Nine Japanese housewives interviewed about their spending habits and the economy said they were trying to limit purchases to necessities.

6.   Her students are a mix of disabled people and Japanese housewives.

7.   The case has been closely watched in Japan, where it has raised questions about the isolated lives of Japanese housewives.