(unrefined) brown sugar; muscovado
patronizing; expecting gratitude in return; acting like one is doing someone a favor; condescending
snide remark; insinuation; sly dig; disguised reproach; indirect criticism
to reveal one's true nature; to show one's true colours; to give oneself away; to be exposed (of a lie, etc.)
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
to go by; to cross; to pass by; to flash across
judgement; judgment; refereeing; umpiring; referee; umpire
expansion; swelling; increase; growth
trust; confidence; credence
fighting scene; scene of carnage (bloodshed); location of the fight between the Asuras and Shakra; difficulties (in a love relationship); crunch time (esp. for cartoonists)
between both countries; bilateral
to get complicated; to grow worse; to turn sour
formative period (e.g. of nation); formative year
question of possession (e.g. of the Kuril Islands)
(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; in unison; as one
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to place (in relation to the whole); to rank; to position; to locate
self-determination; suicide
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
mole cricket (esp. the Oriental mole cricket, Gryllotalpa orientalis)
proverb; maxim; aphorism; Proverbs (book of the Bible)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
paying cash-in-hand; paying under the table
useless messenger; doing only as one is told; fool's errand
gentle; mild; meek; tender