noun:

• area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956)

noun:

• area around a red-light district where illegal prostitution occurred (marked on police maps by a blue line) (1940s-1956) ➜ 青線地帯

noun:

• Amitabha (Buddha); Amida - Buddhism term
• ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; lottery in which participants trace a line across a lattice pattern to determine the winner - abbreviation ➜ 阿弥陀籤【あみだくじ】
• wearing a hat pushed back on one's head - abbreviation ➜ 阿弥陀被り【あみだかぶり】

noun:

• Chinese soft-shelled turtle (Pelodiscus sinensis); soft-shelled turtle (Trionychidae)
• trap door located on the walkway in a kabuki theatre ［すっぽん］
• bilge pump (used on traditional Japanese ships) ［すっぽん］

noun:

• decorating the alcove of a tea room with a hanging scroll and flowers (in more formal tea ceremonies, during only the first and second half respectively)
• style of decorating a traditional Japanese room (esp. a study) in which incense, a pair of vases and a pair of candlesticks are placed on a table in front of a trio of hanging scrolls - orig. meaning

expression / godan ~る verb:

• to keep an eye on; to keep a watchful eye on

godan ~る verb / intransitive verb:

• to lean against; to recline on; to lean on
• to rely on; to depend on

noun / ~する noun:

• preliminary inspection; having a look in advance
• preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes)

noun:

• siding (on a house); clapboard; weatherboard ➜ 下見板【したみいた】

noun:

• game in which children use a piece of charcoal on a string to create and lift up snowballs - archaism

expression:

• being lavish with one's money; spending a huge sum of money at once on a treat - four character idiom

noun:

• downshift; changing from upper to lower case letters
• downshifting; living a simpler life
• downshifting (on a vehicle) - rare term ➜ シフトダウン

noun / ~する noun:

• reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out

~の noun / adjectival noun:

• on the cheap side; comparatively cheap ➜ 高め【たかめ】

noun:

• wait tile which produces a winning hand with a lower score - Mahjong term

noun:

• stretched tire (tyre); narrow tire mounted on a wide rim to achieve a low-profile look

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to pour water (into); to dilute with water
• to hinder; to hamper; to throw cold water on; to put a damper on; to estrange (people)

noun:

• keeping a domestic animal beyond its useful life
• keeping a person on the payroll without utilizing their skills

noun:

• divorce of a couple who have been married for a long time (brought on by retirement of the husband) - colloquialism

noun / ~の noun:

• killing one's catch on the spot (e.g. a bird)
• killing a fish immediately to preserve its freshness

noun:

• off and on manner; intermittent style; dragging on and on - often 五月雨式に - four character idiom ➜ 五月雨【さみだれ】

ichidan verb:

• to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk - from 尾行する and 付ける

noun:

• whorl of white hair on the forehead of the Buddha, represented by a white precious stone on statues of Buddha; urna

expression:

• a diamond on a dunghill is still a diamond; quality is quality; an old eagle is better than a young crow; even if it's rotten, it's still sea bream [literal] - proverb

expression / godan ~む verb:

• to play with fire; to take a great risk; to step on a tiger's tail [literal] - idiom

noun:

• killing a would-be avenger
• having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game

expression / godan ~つ verb:

• to stand on a podium
• to teach; to be a teacher