nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to save up; to stockpile; to stash away; to hoard; to amass; to salt away
property; fortune; means; assets
pickling in salt; leaving unchanged; leaving unused
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
hiding one's embarrassment
to place both hands on the ground (to express respect, apology or to present a request)
to spoil; to ruin; to destroy; to make a mess of
oden; dish of various ingredients, e.g. egg, daikon, potato, chikuwa, konnyaku, etc. stewed in soy-flavored dashi
to begin to open; to come out; to smile broadly; to come apart at the seams (clothes)
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
cash bonus; reward; bounty
to be greedy; to devour greedily
that is to say; so that means
to shine brilliantly; to shine radiantly
brown envelope; manila envelope
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
one's own judgement (judgment); decision made without consulting others; arbitrary decision; dogmatism
city bus service; municipal bus service
south entrance; south exit
tort; illegal act; illegal activity; offence; offense
to grumble; to make difficulties
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
to boil (cook); voile (type of fabric)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
kitchen; galley; (Internet) troll
cooking; food preparation
New Year's holiday; period encompassing the close of the old year and the start of the New Year
thundering; purring; something large and heavy starting to roll; scattered about; common; idleness; idling about
moustache; beard; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to kill one's enemy (opponent)
main purpose; chief aim; focus; main point; gist; essence
narrowing of visual field; narrow-mindedness; lack of vision