formal; strict; ceremonious; stiff
stern; grave; austere; strict (e.g. security); severe; firm
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
quickly, in a bouncing way (e.g. for a bow)
both (hands, parents, sides, etc.); counter for carriages (e.g. in a train); counter for vehicles; ryō; tael; ryō; pre-Meiji unit of currency, orig. the value of one ryō of gold
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
zip fastener; zipper; zip; chuck (device for holding a workpiece in a lathe or a tool in a drill)
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
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
postcard; memo; note; card
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
thickness; profundity; depth
now that; since; so long as; because
leather cover; leather binding
is something that; is that which
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
pigtails; bunches; two ponytails; angel wings
stature; height; size; physique
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
ratio; proportion; percentage
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
flat; even; level; plain (speech, etc.); simple
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
elucidation; explication; explaining; unravelling; clarification; understanding
that; the matter in question
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
to be photographed; to be projected
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many