Polygonaceae (knotweed or smartweed family of plants)
sprain; wrench; bruise; contusion; fracture
eastern office (esp. police); eastern department
restaurant industry; restaurant business; catering industry
buying a large amount (esp. of collectible items aimed at kids, such as manga)
special lecturer; guest lecturer
competitive entrance examinations for prestigious kindergartens and elementary schools
to use within an inch of its life; to use every little bit of; to get the most out of
friend of a mother who is also a mother; mothers who are friends
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
Japanese hackberry (Celtis sinensis var. japonica); Chinese nettle tree; enoki mushroom (Flammulina velutipes); winter mushroom; velvet shank
prejudice; bias; warped view; jealousy; inferiority complex
previous year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
prefectural; managed by a prefectural government
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to be given up; to be discontinued
Japanese zelkova (species of elm-like tree, Zelkowa serrata)
to forget everything; to lose one's memory (e.g. of a period); to black out
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
bank employee; bank staff member; bank clerk
fortune-telling; divination
taking something out; carrying out; providing money oneself; paying with one's own money; corbel; strengthening under a seam (clothing)
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
unable to leave the work at hand; right in the middle of something; tied up; busy
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
(an) adult their age (should, should not, etc.); grown man (woman); person who is old enough (to know better)
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (in an online game)