(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
will; testament; last request
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
furiously; passionately; indignantly
cancellation; liquidation; resolution; reduction (e.g. of stress)
time around sunset; early evening
with stealthy steps; with noiseless footsteps; on tiptoe; stealthily
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
(playground) slide; (ship) launching platform; sliding bed
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
sacred precincts; sanctuary; consecrated ground; issue that is regarded as being off-limits; matter that is not up for discussion
burden; nuisance; bother; hanger-on; dependent; parasite
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
extremely; in the extreme; knows no bounds (e.g. rudeness); boundless (e.g. universe, ocean); limitless
to get up (from sitting); to stand up; to (finally) start to do something; to get off one's backside; to take action
thick voice; husky voice; guttural voice; voice with a thick accent
Ebisu; god of fishing and commerce
disparate society; stratified society
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
shōchū highball; cocktail of shōchū with tonic water
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
advertising agency; advertising firm; advertising company
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
something like ...; something called ...
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
nutriment; wholesome; savoriness; savouriness; rich food; nourishment
esophagus; gullet; esophageal