individual variation; environmental variation
thumb-marked; well-used; well-thumbed; worn-out (e.g. joke); stale; hackneyed
boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
mabo nasu; fried eggplant with Chinese chili sauce
sun protection factor; SPF; sender policy framework
smaller longheaded locust (Atractomorpha lata)
Orthetrum albistylum speciosum (subspecies of white-tailed skimmer)
memorial lecture; commemorative speech
unevenly cropped (hair); badly cropped
Japanese yam (Dioscorea japonica)
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
jalapeno pepper; jalapeno
leaguer (e.g. major leaguer)
woman textile worker; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
breaking off contact with someone after having sex with them; wham-bam-thank-you-ma'am; hit it and quit it; fuck and chuck
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
jewel beetle (esp. Chrysochroa fulgidissima); buprestid
placing (an ad); submission of advertising copy; sending a manuscript for printing
as you can imagine; as you might guess
one-ring hang-up call (to receive a call back, oft. for scams); missed call for exchanging phone numbers; wangiri
good family; better-class home
vehicle burglary; theft from a vehicle; stealing valuables from an unattended car; person who steals from a vehicle
Meimuna opalifera (species of cicada)
retainer fee (e.g. for a lawyer)
in contrast to (one's, its) appearance
visit to a park (kindergarten, zoo, etc.); coming to a park
extremely disappointing; extremely frustrating; mortifying; vexing
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
Japanese bindweed (Calystegia japonica)