spatula; (fabric) tracing spatula; (pottery) pallet; (artificially cultured) Japanese crucian carp
watching without paying (a film, play, etc.); watching for free (e.g. on illegal streaming sites); reading for free (e.g. pirated manga)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
rustic; unsophisticated; provincial; hick; cornball
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
cannot be helped; unavoidable
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
graphics; graphic; graphic magazine; pictorial magazine
mistaking one person for another; (case of) mistaken identity
small token (of gratitude); my (humble) feelings
exhibition hall (room, area)
bill; handbill; flyer; flier; leaflet; poster
wrasse (any fish of family Labridae)
mother; mom; wife; proprietress (of a shop); female shopkeeper; middle-aged woman
rapid development; rapid unfolding
seasoning; flavour; condition; state; (state of) health; physical condition
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
to hold in one's mouth; to bring with; to take along
at full speed; (at) full tilt; headlong; impetuously; precipitately
to take (someone) to one place after another (forcibly); to drag (someone) around
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
joint-locking technique (in judo)
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
change; transformation; reform; revolution; revolutionizing; innovation
retrogression; reversal; relapse; doubling back; backtracking
black cat; Yamato Transport (door-to-door delivery service company)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)