midsummer; (arch.) China; (arch.) capital (city)
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox); Japanese allspice
no matter how hard one might try; no matter what one does; (lit.) even if one stood on one's head
combustible waste; burnable rubbish
bread with chocolate filling; chocolate bread
large stone; boulder; large group of stones (in the game of go)
intercollegiate; intercollegiate game; intercollegiate competition
having a child (usu. from a former relationship); accompanied by one's child
accurate; exact; punctual; neat
cruel; inhumane; callous; brutal
playful age; heyday of youth
cat hater; dislike of cats
Palace of the Dragon King; palace from the story of Urashima Tarō (said to be located at the bottom of the sea)
going straight to the infirmary in school
very large school; school with a very large number of students; (lit.) mammoth school
candy-coated fruit (usu. a plum) on a stick
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
daily rip-off-a-page calendar; daily pad calendar
inheritable character; inheritable; hereditary; inherited
time traveler; time traveller
blank period; window period; interregnum
walking encyclopedia; walking dictionary
bowl (of rice); pair (of chopsticks)