grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
smallish; on the small side
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
counter for (small) things or pieces; counter for military units; (an) individual; one person; counter for years (of age difference); counter for school-years
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
(phenomenon of) precession of the equinoxes
being a poor loser; unwillingness to admit defeat; sour grapes
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
to return to normal; to revert to the starting point; to go back to how it was
ups and downs; bobbing up and down; rising and falling; ebbing and flowing
to intensify; to be excited; to fly into a rage; to dash against; to encourage
to keep in pace with; to keep up with; to follow (someone's thought); to understand
this and that; various things
enjoyment; pleasure; amusement; anticipation; looking forward to; something to look forward to
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
not understanding; not knowing
to buy again; to buy anew
modesty; humility; being humble
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
bundle; package; parcel; counter for wrapped objects
spectacle case; glasses case
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
trunk; torso; plastron (in kendo); touching the plastron (kimari-te in kendo); frame (of a drum, etc.); sound box (of a shamisen, etc.)
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
profound; deep; grave; solid; dignified; stately
air of luxury; high class feel
penholder (handle into which a penpoint fits)
in a positive sense of the word; in the best sense of the word; in a good way
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
high-quality goods; luxury item
classification; categorization; sorting