crude wood (i.e. with many knots)
collecting waste paper (old newspapers etc.) and exchanging them for tissues
celebratory ceremony; celebration
out of focus; off the point
specialization; specialisation
the same (age, social status); peer
thin, white ceremonial haori worn by miko
congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira); mackerel pike
fastidiousness; fussiness about cleanliness, etc.; clean-freak
first year of high school; first-year high school student
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
5,000,000; five million; (arch.) many
whenever you want; any time you like
old gentleman; elderly gentleman
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
form of magic or divination (e.g. animating objects to act as the sorcerer's agent)
drug; medicine; (illegal) drug; narcotics
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
first-aid; emergency (aid)
to behave well (of a child)
ordinary; nothing special; nothing to exclaim over
severe (injury, handicap, etc.); serious
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
fire fighting; extinguishing a fire
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to miss a chance; to fail to do