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
congratulations on entering a school; gift to someone entering a school
mysterious and unconfirmed animals (e.g. chupacabra, etc.)
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
one's seniors and juniors; seniority-based hierarchy
(arch.) lowly person; (arch.) lowliness; I
inferior goods; defective product; defective goods
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
rebellious phase; rebellious age
caution; admonition; prohibition; ban; punishment; (arch.) caution
to overdo; to go too far; to go to excess