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
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
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
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)
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
(security) deposit; caution money
beyond comparison; incomparable
please (give me); please (do for me)
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
being up to the person himself
pain of love; love troubles
papermaking; paper manufacture
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
open-top car; convertible; soft-top
early to bed early to rise
novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
host club; club that provides male company for female customers
Ehime prefecture (Shikoku)
boorish; inelegant; unpolished; unromantic; tactless
(vengeful) ghost; specter; spectre
fingering an object (in killing time); amusing oneself; diversion; gambling
merry voices (e.g. of children playing)
(Meiji era) official responsible for court ceremonies