to be a point of honor; to affect someone's good name
(sense of) cleanliness; (sense of) freshness; clean impression
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
first match (in a series)
mellow (flavor or fragrance; esp. of alcohol); rich; full-bodied; superior
strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa); 15,000 yen
one cup (of); one glass (of); one drink (of alcohol); full; filled (with); fully; to capacity
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
straight-cut bangs (hairstyle)
to give an order; to place an order; to have made to order
hime cut; hairstyle consisting of straight shoulder-length or cheek-length sidelocks and bangs cut above the eyebrows
two dimensions; fictional (in relation to anime, manga, etc.); drawn; two-dimensional
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
understanding; comprehension; grasp; perception; appreciation; mastery (of an art or skill)
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
home; household; family; hearth
shy; bashful; timid; reserved
fatty cut (esp. of tuna belly)
occupation; profession; job; vocation; career; trade
specialist shop; shop specializing in a particular type of product
lightly; gently; (breaking apart) easily
departure; setting off; being used up; being consumed; passage of time; lapse; rehearsal
eve (esp. Christmas Eve); the night before
scarecrow; figurehead; dummy
nature; natural constitution; innate disposition
acting ability; talent as a performer
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
artificial product; man-made product; fiction; made-up story; decoration (e.g. for a festival); theatrical prop (esp. a large prop in noh or kyogen, e.g. tree, well, boat)
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; neglecting (e.g. one's studies); leaving unattended
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears