Amur cork tree (Phellodendron amurense)
(bar of) sweet-potato paste
engaging or meshing (of gears); occlusion (of teeth)
humbly; after a time; later; followed by; next
full version; complete version; unabridged edition
ground wave; terrestrial broadcast signal (i.e. not satellite); terrestrial; over-the-air
tachibana orange (Citrus tachibana)
cheer; chia (Salvia hispanica); cheerleading
third year of junior high school; third-year junior high school student
person willing to take on a role; willing candidate
forging; tempering; drilling; training; disciplining
minidisc; MD; missile defense; MD; magnetic disk; MD
shifting (the burden) onto; ill effects; negative consequences; burden
contest decided by a single round (bout); contest decided by a single roll of dice; one-shot game (contest); make-or-break game
to buy a replacement; to replace by buying something new
every region of the country; all corners of the country; nationwide
tight; tight skirt; straight skirt
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to make someone eat; to deal (a blow); to play (a trick)
gourmet food; delicious food; dining on gourmet food; following a lavish diet; living as an epicure
and yet; though; when; in spite of
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
manjū (steamed bun) with meat filling
studying for a test (esp. school or university entrance examinations)
Why?; Why not?; What for?; What's wrong?
luxury; extravagance; to live in luxury; to indulge oneself; lavish (use of something); abundant
deputy head teacher; vice principal
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
student preparing for or taking examinations (usu. entrance exams); test-taker
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)