Japanese winterberry; Ilex serrata
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
blue sky; erudition; detachment from the world; high rank
unique type; one of a kind
ridiculously expensive; stupidly expensive
evening cicada (Tanna japonensis)
deep-frying without breading or batter; food deep-fried without breading or batter
each of the three being different from the other two; each of the three having his (her) own way
eternity; permanence; perpetuity
to be hard to deal with; to be an eccentric; to be idiosyncratic
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
movie version (based on TV series, anime, etc.); the movie
seasoning with salt; amount of salt
big gamble; big plunge; big mountain
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
variety of goods; number of articles
subconsciousness; subconscious (awareness)
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
moving to new seats; moving to new desks
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
colouring; coloring; colouration; coloration; painting
out of bounds; beyond the pale
time for ...; time to ...; good opportunity to ...; season
cannot help feeling that; cannot help thinking that
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
air of luxury; high class feel
splendid; praiseworthy; admirable; well done!; bravo!
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
none of your business!; don't bother me!; keep out of it!