grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
pile; heap; counter for things that are stacked, piled up (or layered, etc.); layers of clothing worn under one's overcoat; combination of colors created by layering of garments (colours)
extravagant; lavish; opulent; luxurious; magnificent; splendid
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
everyone at once; everyone together
to get encouraged; to become heightened in spirits; to recover one's strength
to wait for a long time; to wait and wait; to eagerly await
December; twelfth month of the lunar calendar
twenty-fifth day of the month; twenty-five days
temporary closure (of a shop, etc.); extra holiday; special holiday
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to appear; to start to appear; to show signs of appearing
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
pastry bag; piping bag; decorating tube
to squeeze out; to wring out
tie-dye; tie-dyeing; aperture (e.g. camera, iris of the eye); aperture stop; contraction; squeezing
to decorate; to ornament; to display; to exhibit; to mark (e.g. the day with a victory); to adorn (e.g. the front page)
adzuki bean-covered mochi; botamochi
forcibly; against one's will
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
fluttering (cloth, paper, etc.); waving; small fluttering object
wastepaper; scrap of paper; paper scraps
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
how many people; a number of people
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
if so; in that case; in that situation
corridor; hallway; passageway
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
electricity; (electric) light
herbal tea; herb tea; tisane