student who is trying to get into their preferred college while already enrolled at another college
around sixty (years of age)
to easily attain victory; to dupe; to swindle
wrinkle reduction; rhytidoplasty
four-wheeled light vehicle
honey fungus (Armillaria mellea); honey mushroom
oden made with hatcho miso
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)
tax-saving measure; tax-reduction strategy
(filing) revised (income tax) return
Supreme Court justice; Supreme Court judge
hemorrhoids; haemorrhoids; blind piles
every Tom, Dick and Harry; any one or thing; (lit.) even a cat and a ladle
perfecta (bet); exacta; straight forecast
National Public Service Act
dog held at an animal shelter or rescue centre; rescue dog
hatcho miso; dark miso variety produced in Aichi Prefecture
petty swindling; petty swindler
chase; pursuit; chase scene (in a movie); obsessive fan who follows a celebrity around; groupie; in (quick) succession
drop in the bucket; very small quantity; chicken feed; insignificant amount; (lit.) sparrow tears
aforementioned; above-mentioned; given above; previous
badger game; scheme in which a man and woman trick another man into a compromising situation for blackmail
being twice divorced; two-time divorcee; (lit.) two x marks (i.e. two names struck from the family register)
even the hardest of hearts can be moved to tears; (lit.) a tear in the ogre's eye
public building; community building; box-shaped item of furniture (e.g. chest of drawers, bookcase); boxed gift