kiss cut (e.g. on a sticker); half cut
administrator (of a building); manager
enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes)
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
small festival held the night before the main festival; eve of a festival
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
lightning rod; lightning conductor; lightning arrester; charm that protects one from lightning
dish drainer; drainer tray; draining basket; perforated basket
All Saints' Day; All Hallows' Day
the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence
decaffeinated; caffeine-free; uncaffeinated; non-caffeinated
non-caffeinated; decaffeinated
Shibuya Center Street (famous shopping arcade in Tokyo)
books returned unsold; books returned to the library
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
horizontally mounted; horizontally parked; placed flat; lay-flat
(watching in) real time; watching live
complementary color; complementary colour
Murphy's Law ("Whatever can go wrong, will go wrong")
chestnut rice; rice boiled with chestnuts
inconsiderate; ruthless; merciless; lacking compunction
resolution; resolving power
jack-o'-lantern; jack o'lantern
wood-free paper; woodfree paper; fine paper; free sheet paper
baked seaweed; toasted seaweed