plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
while; during; while; although; all; both
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
probably; likely; perhaps; a lot of; much; many
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
older sister; lass; young lady
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
quotation; citation; reference
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; (good) idea; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
ceremony; rite; ritual; service
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
to be embarrassed; to lose face
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
summer clothing; summer wear; summer goods
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to begin to appear; to begin to come in
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
a long time ago; in those days
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
another place; some other place; another (person or thing); other; beyond (one's expectations, imagination, etc.); outside
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
to draw through one's hand; to stroke (e.g. a beard); to work someone hard; to masturbate
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
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago