noun:

• the refined speech of the uptown residents of Tokyo ➜ 下町言葉・山の手

noun:

• street prostitute ➜ 夜の女

noun / noun or verb acting prenominally:

• person with an unhealthy romantic obsession - from 病む and デレデレ - slang

expression / noun:

• easy (simple) writing

noun:

• malabar grouper (Epinephelus malabaricus); estuary cod; greasy cod; spotted river cod; estuary rock cod

noun:

• sweet potato shop; sweet potato seller

noun / ~の noun:

• pharmacotherapy

noun:

• Yamato-e (classical Japan decorative paintings)

noun:

• residential area

noun:

• making a living in the mountains

expression:

• without being able to help oneself; against one's will; compelling; pressing; irresistible ➜ 止むに止まれず・止むに止まれない

expression:

• is not; am not; are not - Ōsaka dialect ➜ じゃない

adverb:

• being apt to; being liable to; being inclined to

adverb:

• too; also; likewise; either
• still; as before
• even so; either way; nonetheless; in any event; all the same
• as expected

noun:

• photo reprint

noun:

• power behind the throne; éminence grise; kingmaker; wire-puller; shadow shogun [literal]

noun:

• evening high school

noun:

• speculative spirit

noun:

• speedrun; playing through a video game for additional challenge (e.g. as quickly as possible, to obtain the highest score, without using a certain weapon, etc.)

noun:

• yakuza - colloquialism ➜ ヤクザ

noun:

• pharmacy (subject)

noun:

• barren soil

noun / ~する noun:

• agreement; promise

godan ~う verb:

• to fail; to slip up; to make a botch job (of)

expression / godan ~す verb:

• to cure an illness; to cure a disease