Kinki (region around Osaka, Kyoto, Nara)
Uster; Wooster; Worcester
neighborhood (protest) movement; neighbourhood (protest) movement
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
socks; sock; stockings; stocking
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; cramp (metal); tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together)
collection truck (for used goods, refuse, etc.); recovery vehicle
deep-fried horse mackerel
long ago; previous; of a former age
expiration of a term; becoming overdue
trash house; house overflowing with garbage from hoarding
to go bar-hopping; to go on a pub crawl
to exchange (things); to convert (currency); to be in contrast (to); to contrast (with)
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
finely chopped katsuobushi, sometimes with soy sauce
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
dying alone (esp. of someone who lives alone and dies of natural causes at home without anyone knowing); solitary death
occupation (i.e. field of regular employment); steady job; regular work
consolation money; compensation for breaking off relations (e.g. with a mistress); settlement
longtooth grouper (Epinephelus bruneus)
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
reconciliation (with one's spouse, adopted child, etc.)
declining birth rates; decrease in the number of children
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
years gone by; earlier years; former years; the past
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
official divorce registration papers
neighborhood association; neighbourhood association
to become desperate; to give in to despair
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
secret; private; surreptitious