Anisakis (genus of parasitic nematodes)
mainstream media; lamestream media
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
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
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
trade fair; exhibition center; instant messenger
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
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
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
three-legged race; cooperation with singleness of purpose (e.g. between companies); operating in tandem
to run around; to bustle about; to busy oneself
phoenix (bird of Egyptian mythology); phoenix (any palm tree of genus Phoenix, incl. the date palm)
to be stingy (with); to skimp (on)
Bonin white-eye (Apalopteron familiare)
(treating) equally; without discrimination; impartially; alike; in the same way
selling out; being sold out
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
popular; folksy; plebeian; ordinary; unpretentious
trip abroad; overseas travel
(growing) quickly (esp. children, plants); (developing) quickly; fast; rapidly
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing