granulated sugar; brown sugar
don't talk nonsense; (lit.) sleep talk after you go to sleep
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
to get away without consequences; to get off scot-free
bishop wood (Bischofia javanica); barked tree; red tree
expenses; costly; expensive
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
flight; escape; running away; flying high
south entrance; south exit
cruelty; hard-heartedness
sweet flavour; sweet flavor; flattery; stupidity
arbitrarily; of its own accord; voluntarily; wilfully; willfully; as one pleases
year-end party; "forget-the-year" party; bōnenkai
to brighten; to grow light
nursemaid; nanny; babysitter; child-minding; babysitting
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
coward; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast; good-for-nothing
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
umeboshi; pickled dried ume; pickled dried plum
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
delivery; transfer; hand-over
hard worker; hardworking person
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
obstinate; stubborn; obstinate person; stubborn person
coward; weakling; scaredy cat; wimp; sissy
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to manage; to control; to supervise; to crack down on; to keep under strict control; to enforce
congestion (e.g. traffic); delay; stagnation
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)