binding (of a book); design (of a book cover)
unauthorized; without permission; unapproved; lack of permission; absence of authorization
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly
thinking (about a matter) for a long time; contemplating for a long time; lengthy consideration; pondering
shaved head; person with a shaved head; skinhead
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
seven times; many times; seventh (interval)
to purify; to cleanse; to exorcise; to purge; to ward off
eccentric; crank; weirdo; oddball
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
constraint; reserve; feeling hesitant; being afraid of troubling someone
panoramic view; bird's-eye view
rising (smoke, clouds, etc.); rolling up; billowing up
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
government office building
February; second month of the lunar calendar
student in a lower grade; underclassman
every year; yearly; annually
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
demonstration; protest; (giving a) demo; demonstration; presentation
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
whole cake; cake sold whole (as opposed to in individual slices)
in front of your nose; right next to you; tip of one's nose
cherry (fruit; esp. of the sweet cherry, Prunus avium)
to have a nosebleed; to bleed at the nose
cacao tree (Theobroma cacao); cocoa tree
onigiri; rice ball (often triangular, sometimes with a filling and wrapped in nori)
to cover with plastic wrap (e.g. food)
chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
just the other day; quite recently