vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
cross between Hinai-dori and Rhode Island Red chickens
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
totally willing; fully motivated
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
licence; license; permit; certificate (of qualification)
genuineness or spuriousness; authenticity; the genuine and the spurious
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
bargaining point; terms of exchange; conditions for meeting a demand
cost of one's food; one's board
mixture of wheat and chaff; mixture of the good and bad; jumble of wheat and tares
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling
standing on one's feet for a long time
paying; remunerative; advantageous; profitable
no return (e.g. after buying something at an auction)
first person (to do); person going first; first place; top position; person in the top position
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
to greedily try to win big (e.g. in mahjong); to swipe; to nick; to pilfer
... years since construction; ... years old (of a building); built in ...
to add to the staff; to increase the staff
shutout; shutting out; locking out; shutout; allowing no runs (goals, etc.)
end (of play, match, etc.); closing; closing a pachinko machine (after it has paid out its designated maximum)
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
ray of light; ray of hope; promising talent
creepy (feeling); uneasy (feeling); bad (feeling); giving one the creeps; hideous; scaring
direct talks; direct negotiations; talking to somebody in person
white person; Caucasian; (arch.) beginner; (arch.) amateur; (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
curiosity-seeking; bizarre (crime, etc.); grotesque; abnormal
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone