Anisakis (genus of parasitic nematodes)
mainstream media; lamestream media
(plain) hot water; boiled water
boldness; guts; courage; gall; sangfroid
small shot bar with an all-female staff
at the height (peak) of one's popularity
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
newly born imperial prince; newly constructed (branch) shrine
start of a romance; beginning of love
matter for the court; (ending up as a) lawsuit; legal tussle; court fight
patching (clothing); darning; cobbling together (other people's writings, thoughts, etc.); gathering
close coverage (of an event, celebrity, etc.); close reporting; total coverage
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
people with a pure and innocent image (esp. actresses, singers, etc.)
strong; resolute; firm; strict
videotape recorder; VTR; video recording; pre-recorded video shown during a television programme
trade fair; exhibition center; instant messenger
Franckenstein; Frankenstein
to dig up and expose (a secret, hidden crime, etc.)
person one is dating; significant other; partner; boyfriend; girlfriend
merman; half man-half fish
craving for the limelight
deep affection; devotion; profound attachment
fake; something false; sham; deception
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
love passionately; ardent love; devotion
face with no make-up; sobriety
hereditary occupational group (Yamato period)
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
some (at the start of a number in place of a digit)
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging