to stir; to mix; to banter; to make fun of (what a person says); to stir up
area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956)
footbath (for improving blood circulation)
local deity; guardian god
going up and down; ascent and descent
space between the teeth; interdental space
wild harvested nori; jelly lichen (Collema sp.)
apple core; core of an apple
from the cradle to the grave
difficult person; good-for-nothing; pain in the ass (arse)
JR ticket office; JR ticket counter; (lit.) green ticket window
diet; low calorie; reduced calorie
ornamental kale (Brassica oleracea var. acephara)
worried; troubled; afflicted; to afflict; to torment
to cost little; to come cheap
barking over nothing (of a dog); barking at passers-by or visitors
first ride (in a new vehicle, in the new year, etc.); base-fare zone; starting fare; base fare
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
to gouge out; to cut out; to scoop out; to bring to light; to reveal
Pocari Sweat (sports drink)
jalapeno pepper; jalapeno
nicotinism; nicotine addiction; nicotine poisoning
fee charged at a public bath
periphery; margin; rim; penumbra
vigorous for one's age; active despite one's years; hale and hearty; full of beans
to scrape off; to rub off
(a business) open all night
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
to have something (likely) come to mind; to be reminded of something; to understand a point
being kept standing (without doing anything); remaining on one's feet; beggar; tramp; prostitute; streetwalker; tout (for a hostess bar)
indoor dog; dog kept indoors; house dog
spices; condiments; adjuvant (in Chinese medicine); addition of an adjuvant; meat, fish, vegetables, etc. added to rice or udon (e.g. to make gomoku meshi)
clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
speech; utterance; starting to speak; word used to start a sentence