fake account (e.g. on social media)
Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii); sasanqua (Camellia sasanqua); (arch.) Japanese privet (Ligustrum japonicum)
toothpick; skewer for eating moist wagashi (steel, bamboo, etc.)
Tyrannosaurus rex; T. rex; tyrannosaurus
I have to do something; that's something I have to do
beginning of the (fiscal) year
pretending not to know; pretending not to recognize someone (recognise); feigning ignorance; playing innocent
flexible-hours system; flextime; flexitime
Ceret (France); Serrai (Greece)
to promote individuality; to develop character; to draw out (e.g. a child's) individuality
murder swap; murder exchange; murder of each other's targets by co-conspirators
sudden, wide-spread drop in prices
to tingle with excitement; to be full of excitement; to be thrilled
2channel (Japanese online forum)
to be shot dead by an assassin
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
period of time in which to recharge one's batteries
equally; thoroughly; all over; uniformly; without exception; all around
turning a movie, comic, etc. into a (computer) game; gamification
society for the study of manga; manga club
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
nonetheless; nevertheless
background research; research into the period
to shine a spotlight on; to highlight; to bring attention to
to listen again; to ask again
novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel
discriminatory remark; hate speech
coverage of an exam; what an exam covers
mature age; advanced age; maturity; age when one is old enough to know better
only extant copy; only existing copy
to go too far; to go to excess; to carry too far
signature-collecting campaign