splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
first meeting; first interview with
to fall in love (with); to fall for; to be attracted (by); to be charmed (by); to forget oneself; to be entranced (by)
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
rise; increase; upload; posting online; close-up; completion of filming; upswept hairstyle
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
nonchalant air; unruffled air
breach of manners; breach of etiquette; faux pas
seeing (someone) off; send-off; deferment; postponement; letting a pitch go by; wait-and-see attitude
care; attentiveness; attention; consideration (for others); solicitude
trying (a food) for oneself; eating (a new product, renowned dish, etc.)
time (for, to do); time (to finish a race, lap, etc.); time-out; thyme
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
shortcake (layered cream and fruit cake; in Japan, made with sponge cake)
confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
gaping (e.g. mouth, wound); (opening) wide; snapping up (e.g. bait); biting into (food); snatching; stealing
to act as an intermediary; to step in; to come between; to intervene; to interject
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
equal (distribution, treatment, level, etc.); even; uniform
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
high-class; high-grade; high-quality; high-ranking; high-level; senior
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
three kinds; three varieties
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
unpolished rice; unmilled rice; brown rice; black rice
cautious; careful; shrewd; tactful; prudent; faultless