performance-based pay; performance-based compensation; commission
narrow-waisted; red-banded sand wasp (Ammophila sabulosa)
nymphophilia; sexual fixation on young girls; lolicon
gray cat; grey cat; ash-covered cat
not at all tense; relaxed; calm
to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad end of a bargain
amiable; affable; likable
partial ownership; possession in portions
earring (non-pierced); helix
to lick (all) up; to lick all over; to lick clean; to engulf (in flames); to consume (of fire); to sweep through
accomplishments; taking lessons (in dance, music, tea ceremony, flower arranging, etc.)
to pursue knowledge (one's studies)
jumble; hodgepodge; potpourri; heterogenous mixture
to repair again; to join again
ambidexter; ambidexterity
to be quick-witted; to be quick-thinking
supporting, but indispensable role; major supporting role
upward tendency; rising trend
neglect of health; intemperance
collecting mania; mania for collecting; collectionism
Fighting Spirit Prize (sumo, martial arts, etc.)
coloured glass; colored glass
rain cover; tarpaulin; covering against rain; taking shelter from rain
self-purification; self-cleansing
jealousy; roasted rice cake
good-quality; superior in quality
untreated; left unattended (to); still to be dealt with; unprocessed
to shift something to; to move something into; to transfer; to transpose; to exchange; to displace
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
all green; winning hand consisting only of exclusively green tiles (green dragons and suited bamboo tiles of the numbers 2, 3, 4, 6 and 8)
safflower (Carthamus tinctorius); dyer's safflower
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted