authorization; authorisation
bibliography (list of books by an author or on a subject); bibliography (history or description of books); book
head (of a Japanese pipe, i.e. the bowl and shank); neck; head
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
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
cleaner; janitor; (arch.) night soil gatherer
to take advantage of (someone's) weakness
ascent; climbing; ascending (path); upbound (esp. toward Tokyo)
househusband; stay-at-home dad
discount coupon or ticket
cost performance; cost effectiveness; price-performance ratio; value for money; bang for one's buck
during a telephone call; busy line
leaving the front line; retiring from the game; deserting the battle
big landowner; great landowner; land baron; landed magnate; large landowner; territorial magnate