葉

Organization name

Chiba Institute of Science

monoplane

russet

Organization name

Chiba Institute of Technology

lettercard

Chinese fringe tree (Chionanthus retusus)

Akihabara massacre (June 8, 2008)

refined speech of the uptown residents of Tokyo

Botany

pinnate compound leaf

Idiomatic expression; Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)

to be evasive; to be not entirely truthful; to not be frank

leafy vegetables; stem vegetables

filled pause (e.g. um, er); filler word

Organization name

Chiba Prefectural Central Museum; Natural History Museum and Institute, Chiba

box elder (Acer negundo); boxelder maple; ash-leaved maple; maple ash; ashleaf maple

Donacia provostii (species of leaf beetle)

sticker for car drivers 70 years or older

Chamaecyparis obtusa var. breviramea (ornamental variety of hinoki cypress)

fourth lunar month

word consisting of (two) repeated syllables

textspeak; texting language; typed language; abbreviated language and slang commonly used in text messages, email, etc.

Proverb

for gifts, it's the thought that counts

Chinese flowering ash (Fraxinus lanuginosa form. serrata)

wild ginger trefoil family crest (of the Tokugawa clan); triple hollyhock family crest

abusive language; expletive; swear word; curse word