noun:

• cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

• to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.) - sometimes used as a pickup line - colloquialism

noun:

• citizens of a local area or region - obscure term ➜ 地元民

noun:

• public bath located in a city or town

noun:

• mashed sweet potatoes (incl. sweetened chestnuts or beans) - obscure term ➜ 金団

noun / ~する noun:

• decontamination (e.g. from chemical or radioactive contamination)

noun:

• roofed mud wall around a villa or temple ➜ 築地【ついじ】

noun:

• defenestration (throwing something or somebody out the window) ➜ 窓外放出

noun:

• earth removed from a mine (or tunnel, etc.)

noun:

• salad (or fish, etc.) dressed with miso

noun:

• kabuki in the style of Kyoto or Osaka ➜ 江戸狂言

noun:

• kabuki in the style of Kyoto or Osaka ➜ 上方狂言

noun:

• sense that something is relatively inexpensive or undervalued

noun:

• boned rib (esp. of pork or beef) - abbreviation ➜ 肋肉

noun:

• registered vehicle (i.e. compact car or larger)

noun:

• opening of a hot spring or bath house

noun / ~する noun:

• honestly describing (i.e. without sentiment or conjecture)

noun:

• mythical Japanese hominid (similar to yeti or Bigfoot)

noun:

• frequently uttering obscene words or socially inappropriate remarks ➜ 汚言症

noun:

• first page of a renka or renku ➜ 連歌・連句

noun:

• small gate in a mud or stone wall ➜ 穴門【あなもん】

noun:

• glib tongue; eloquence or flattery designed to deceive - common error for 舌先三寸 ➜ 舌先三寸【したさきさんずん】

noun:

• senior high school (in the PRC or ROC)

noun:

• (daily) segment of a radio or TV program - often X月Y日放送分

noun:

• one generation (past, present, or future) - Buddhism term
• a lifetime