first day of summer (approx. May 6)
Japanese music (esp. traditional Japanese music)
overdrive (vehicle transmission, computer processor, etc.); outdrive (golf); overdrive
from the best to the worst; from top to bottom; of every kind; all sorts
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
reader model; amateur model who appears in fashion magazines
strain; deformation; warp; harmful effects; strain; stress
height; stature; length (esp. of clothing); all (one has); everything; magnificence (of a waka poem, etc.)
paper mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera)
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
without holding anything back; mercilessly; relentlessly; energetically; vigorously
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
vocal (performance); vocals; singing; vocalist; singer
useless; no good; hopeless
to be mixed; to be blended with; to associate with; to mingle with; to join
major subject; special study
admirable; commendable; praiseworthy; laudable; brave; heroic
starting point; starting line
third month of the lunar calendar; (arch.) thick growth (of grass, etc.); Yayoi period (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE); Yayoi culture
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
to congratulate; to celebrate
classical music; classic; classical; classic (work); the classics
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
used; second-hand; old; Middle Ages (in Japan esp. Heian period)
to understand (each other); to comprehend
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
sprouting; budding; crush (esp. on an imaginary character in manga, etc.); fascination; infatuation