secondary capital city (of historical China)
deadline (esp. in the entertainment industry); fixed ending time
induced pluripotent stem cell; iPS cell
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to begin to like something (one did not initially like); to gradually become enamoured with something; to have something grow on you
borrowing something without returning it; mooching; welching
to finish; to end; to be completed; to fulfill one's obligations
travelling on foot; traveling on foot; travelling all over
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
everyday clothes; ordinary clothes; casual wear; informal dress
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
tossing a coin (to a street performer or beggar); tossed coin; (online) tipping; tip; donation
leading actor; star; leading figure; central figure; key figure
shop; store; counter for foldable things such as maps, etc.
live streaming; live broadcasting (over the Internet)
coronavirus crisis; COVID-19 calamity
bridal; nuptial; wedding; wedding planning
I would be most grateful if you could ...; I would humbly ask that you ...; please ...
I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
(arch.) I; (arch.) me; (person having) thin or shaved eyebrows; affectionate suffix for names of young men or pets
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
(security) deposit; caution money
beyond comparison; incomparable
please (give me); please (do for me)
Hikaru Genji; The Shining Genji
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
being up to the person himself
pain of love; love troubles
papermaking; paper manufacture
meal; Emperor's meal; meal of a noble; high-quality (of a food or drink); premium
discord; breaking up (e.g. friendship)
toot (e.g. of trumpet); honk (e.g. of klaxon); beep; farting sound; sound of something being inflated; puff