little tern (the official bird of Chiba); sterna albifrons
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
monaural; monophonic; mono
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
small token of one's sentiments; just slightly; only a bit
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
to make a self-satisfied face; to look smug
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
electrical machinery; appliances
movie director; film director
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
one room apartment; studio apartment
to be profitable; to yield a profit
(one's) wife; (someone's) wife; landlady
handy; convenient; suitable; reasonable; moderate
water caltrop; water chestnut; caltrop (weapon)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)
not; nonexistent; not being (there)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
celeb; celebrity; wealthy person; rich person; affluent; wealthy
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
knothole; peep-hole; bad eyes
must not; should not; do not
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
leisurely; slowly; soon; shortly; here and there; scattered
law (esp. ancient East Asian criminal code); regulation; vinaya (rules for the monastic community); Ritsu (school of Buddhism); lüshi (style of Chinese poem); (musical) pitch; six odd-numbered notes of the ancient chromatic scale
consolation money; solatium; reparation; damages; settlement
in a manner of speaking; as it were; so to speak; if you like; per se
clear weather; fine weather; formal; ceremonial; cleared of suspicion