cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
additional finance; additional funding
dirty joke; blue joke; indecent topic; bawdy subject; sex talk
fickle; inconstant; capricious; having many romantic interests
decorating a metal surface with small dots resembling fish eggs; twill weave; basket weave
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
love ban; talent agency rule forbidding clients from getting involved in romantic relationships
to be enraged; to flip out
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
cutting an alcoholic beverage (usu. whisky or shōchū); diluting an alcoholic beverage; cut drink; diluted drink; watered-down drink
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
with a view to marriage; with marriage in mind
to use excessively; to use too much; to spend too much; to overwork someone
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
attractive; good-looking; stylish; cool; smooth; neat
planning; planning ability; deliberateness
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
hostess bar; bar with female companions for male customers
moneylending; moneylender
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity
keep up your strength; chin up!
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
indifferent; unconcerned; nonchalant; unmindful; inattentive; careless
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
publisher; publishing house; publishing company
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
kiss; squeak (as in the sound made by mice); sound of liquid being sucked up
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
capsule toy; vending machine toy; gacha; loot box; loot crate
locker room; changing room; dressing room