oral literature; folk literature
Edo-period hairstyle worn by samurai's attendants
to put in a (plaster) cast
commission-only remuneration (e.g. from sales)
meat sauce; Bolognese sauce
bogus company; dummy corporation; shell company
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
electronic currency; digital currency; e-currency
to proceed though deadlocked; to be carried over (e.g. to next meeting); to go into a shootout (e.g. sport)
black joke; black comedy; morbid humor
shady dealings; illicit business; underground business
arms business; arms dealing; weapons trade; weapons dealing
to get a body piercing (earlobe, tongue, etc.)
Daydream (Mariah Carey album)
medium volume; medium scale; moderate size; mid-size
thorny shrub; wild rose; briar; thorn; cusp
at a loss for words; stumped for words
reconversion (of typed characters)
ridiculous; stupid; foolish; absurd; laughable
surgical castration; castration surgery; neutering; orchiectomy; orchidectomy
necrophilia; necrophilism
location without an address; unnumbered plot of land
person with multiple debts
No Parking; Parking Prohibited; prohibition of parking; parking ban
blue mold; blue mould; penicillium