to not take seriously; to take lightly
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
heaven and earth; the universe; top and bottom; gods of heaven and earth
weird; ominous; eerie; uncanny; ghastly
flaring up; bursting into flames
journal; magazine; periodical
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
gaudy; showy; garish; loud
binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
indeed; really; truly; very much
young lady of noble birth; princess (esp. in Western contexts, tales, etc.); girl; small; cute; (arch.) prostitute
fascinate; bewitch; enchant
to engrave an inscription; to call (designate) itself; to mark; to label
outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
one way or the other; either way
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
technology; technique; technical
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
anyway; anyhow; at any rate; in any case
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
bento; Japanese box lunch
school tradition; school customs; school spirit
particularly; only; in the case of
to feel hungry; to get hungry
to have a meal; to take a meal
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
seiza; kneeling with the tops of the feet flat on the floor, and sitting on the soles
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
moment by moment; hour by hour
childish; child-like; immature; infantile
grown-up (manner, etc.); mature; adult
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful