kiss cut (e.g. on a sticker); half cut
administrator (of a building); manager
enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes)
senior female worker who supervises junior employees in a domineering fashion
lightning rod; lightning conductor; lightning arrester; charm that protects one from lightning
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)
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
cooked rice with added ingredients (meat, vegetables, etc.)
(arch.) sitting outdoors; room that served both as a reception room and as a living room in a Heian-period mansion; temporary sitting place installed in the garden at the imperial court, used on the occasion of archery or sumo ceremonies
know your enemy, know thyself, and you shall not fear a hundred battles
sticky paper slip; sticky note
routine work; everyday work
like an old man; like an old woman