quinquennial; recurring every five years
bus without a conductor; one-man bus
Fujiwara No Sadaie (1162-1241)
linear script (e.g. Linear A, Linear B)
Papio (genus comprising the baboons)
transition from one epoch to another; change of era
Cercopithecidae (family comprising the Old World monkeys)
first-degree relative; member of one's immediate family
place bet (in horse racing, etc.); show bet; bet that predicts a top 2 or top 3 finish (depending on number of horses, etc. in race)
Blue Skies (Irving Berlin song)
holy moly; holy cow; whoa; wow
(Nintendo) (Famicom) Disk System; FDS (Famicom add-on)
wheat straw; barley straw
stomach-ache; stomach pain; gastralgia
monkey booze; sake-like liquid produced by the fermentation of fruits left by monkeys in tree caches or hollows in rocks
Moulin Rouge (Paris); Moulin Rouge! (film)
doggy style; doggie style
I quit!; I'm out!; declaring one quits, mainly used in children's games; nth person to quit a game
falling asleep immediately; going out like a light
gyoza; pot sticker; crescent-shaped pan-fried dumplings stuffed with minced pork and vegetables
in all respects; in every way; whatsoever
Karel Čapek (Czech writer, 1890-1938)
wrong direction; different direction (from what one expected)
memory like a sieve; going in one ear and out the other
to turn a somersault; to turn over (topsy-turvy); to turn head over heels
decline; ebb; failure; decay; decrease; loss
When in Rome, do as the Romans do
accidental ingestion; swallowing something by mistake