authorization; authorisation
bibliography (list of books by an author or on a subject); bibliography (history or description of books); book
person or organization (esp. yakuza) in charge of solving problems caused by subordinates; member of a biker gang driving behind the rest (in charge of keeping the police away from the other members)
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
rising dragon; white saddle (Helvella crispa); elfin saddle; common helvel
to leave of one's own accord
leaving (a library, museum, etc.); exiting
softy; pushover; wishy-washy person
boohoo; boo hoo; sniff sniff; sob sob; waa waa
flagship product; leading product; hallmark product
entremets; intermezzo; small palate-cleansing dish served between courses
to rip up (a seam); to burst; to tear; to break out (e.g. into a smile)
being Instagrammable; looking good on Instagram
to tip off (e.g. the police); to inform (on); to squeal; to rat
good correspondent; ready writer
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
wafer cake filled with bean jam; (in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of
the skin (of a human being); warmth of the skin; body warmth
smack in the middle; perfect strike; bull's eye; perfect (for something or someone); just right; just the way one likes it
kinako; roasted soybean flour; roasted soy flour
to repeatedly admonish; to tell over and over
to sell off; to sell completely
to close down a business; to shut a business
confidential; secret; classified
to become bright; to become clear
women's group; women's association
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
hajj (pilgrimage to Mecca); haj; hadj; haji
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness