area fill (in printing); half-tone dot meshing
credit; money owed on an account; bill; hot noodles in broth; proportion (of wholesale price, as tenths of list price); in the midst of; rest
haste makes waste; anger and haste hinder good counsel
monaural; monophonic; mono
skewered sweet rice cakes served with soy sauce and miso
cake wrapped in bamboo leaves
good piece of work; honourable mention (honorable)
locking sword to sword (in a duel) and pushing; fierce, close-fought competition
fishnet stockings (tights)
hill in a monkey enclosure (at a zoo, etc.)
mountain monkey; wild monkey; mountain dweller; bumpkin; boor
casual speech; peer language; informal language
breadcrumbs; panko; bread flour
soft and fluffy (e.g. hair)
face; looks; vestiges; trace
Naporitan; Napolitan; Japanese spaghetti dish made with ketchup
of good character; kindhearted; good-natured
monthly publication; monthly issue
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
autumn breeze; fall breeze
storytelling (of war chronicles, revenge tales, etc.) with highly dramatic delivery; story
to tuck one's tail between one's legs; to admit defeat; to turn tail (and run)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
lubricating oil; lubricant; lube; person or thing that makes things run smoothly; facilitator
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging
retro; nostalgic; old-fashioned