first day of summer (approx. May 6)
animated TV show; cartoon
strongest (candidate); likeliest (winner); top (suspect)
take (e.g. in film-making)
life in a dormitory; dormitory life
sweet flag (Acorus calamus); calamus; Japanese iris (Iris ensata var. ensata)
undoubted; unmistakable; definite
sixteenth day of the month; sixteen days
high-handed; domineering; on one's high horse
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
kotatsu; table over an electric heater (orig. a charcoal brazier in a floor well) with a hanging quilt that retains heat
par (in golf); equivalence; face value; parity
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
accent (on a syllable, word); stress; intonation; inflection; (language) accent (e.g. American, British); accent (e.g. in a design)
recently; lately; these days
to regard (as); to recognize (as); to see as; to pay attention to; to watch
conquest; domination; mastery
editor (in publishing, etc.)
compilation; editing; recording
cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus
counter for stories, episodes of TV series, etc.
manager (e.g. of a business, an idol, etc.); in a sports team (esp. at school) someone who does the routine drudge work
number; number plate; license plate
objection; dissent; protest
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
script; libretto; scenario
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
March; third month of the lunar calendar