commission; brokerage; wages; fee for a prostitute or geisha
playoff for the tournament win with three wrestlers participating
ripple (on water); wavelets
according to plan; as planned; on target
competition for school marks; keeping score; score
netsuke; carved toggle used to tether a small container to the sash of a robe
low birth; humble origin; lowly; base; vulgar
daytime; noon period of the day; matinee
large triple gate to temple
flood; freshet; inundation
thruster (e.g. on a satellite)
inundating a castle; cutting off a castle's water supply
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
Korea (esp. the Goguryeo kingdom or the Goryeo dynasty); (stone) guardian lion-dogs at Shinto shrine
to add to one's circle of friends (or colleagues, etc.); to take in; to accept
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
decisive defeat; rout; thrashing; losing big
noisily; with loud footsteps; in a crowd; incessantly; all together
border (pattern); stripes; border; boundary; border; edge
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
spare time; free time; leisure
odd; strange; queer; peculiar
attacker (esp. in volleyball)