metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing
the situation reverses itself; the table is turned; the shoe is on the other foot
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
true character; true heart; true spirit
waking up; awakening; arousal; disillusion; disillusionment; awakening
to start a journey; to embark on a trip; to set forth; to hit the trail
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
bowl of rice topped with sea urchin
beef tongue (a specialty of Sendai); ox tongue
mashed rice pressed on a cryptomeria skewer and toasted (used as dumplings in soups)
Chūbu region (incl. Aichi, Nagano, Shizuoka, Niigata, Toyama, Ishikawa, Fukui, Yamanashi and Gifu prefectures)
aster (Aster tataricus); Tartarian aster; Michaelmas daisy
violet (any flower of genus Viola, esp. the Fuji dawn, Viola mandshurica)
female company president; female CEO
(tip section of) chicken wing; second segment of chicken wing
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
fried prawns; fried shrimp
white; unseasoned; undyed; very much; precisely; playing dumb
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
Kinki region (Osaka, Kyoto, Hyogo, Nara, Wakayama, Mie and Shiga prefectures)
itinerant entertainer or troupe
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
beef sinew stewed in miso and mirin
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
Miyazaki (city, prefecture)
shriek of delight; cry of joy
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
management; administration; operation
mesh; grid; highlight in the hair; streaked hair
dramatic role for child; child actor
local program; local programme
a woman's natural inclination to care for others; big-sisterly disposition
intellectual; educated person; intelligentsia
common saying; slang; argot
to ask a high price; to overcharge
closing hours (of a store, restaurant, etc.)
broadcast writer (TV and radio)