strawberry (esp. the garden strawberry, Fragaria x ananassa)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
group with a common interest (e.g. students); club (e.g. company sports club); circle; circle (shape)
rack; ruck (rugby); lac; luck
step; stair; grade; rank; counter for breaks in written language (or speech, etc.); dan
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
neglecting; leaving alone
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
main performer; star performer; headliner; rakugo storyteller of the highest rank
descent (to earth, esp. of a god); advent; epiphany; arrival (of an important person); appearance
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
having a romantic interest; (lit.) having a pulse
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
heh-heh; hee-hee; ha ha; (arch.) female genitals; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) vulva
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
law observance; obeying the law
to wake up; to awake; to awaken to (instinct, ability, perception, etc.); to become aware of; to come to one's senses
first meeting; first interview with
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
so; accordingly; now; then; thereupon; therefore
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
sudachi (species of Japanese citrus, Citrus sudachi)