plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
care; precaution; guarding; caution
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides with; supporting; standing by
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
complete change; about-face
sense of isolation; (feelings of) loneliness
helpless; forlorn; hopeless; unpromising; lonely; discouraging
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
to like; to love; to be fond of
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
good feeling; good will; favourable impression; favorable impression
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
sentiment; sentimentality
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
not yet known; unknown; strange
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
grave; solemn; serious; harsh (e.g. truth); hard; strict
to speak; to hear a voice
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to fade; to lose colour (color); to discolour (discolor)
kimono; Japanese traditional clothing (esp. full-length); clothing; clothes
to wear; to be dressed in; to have on
life story; personal narrative; story of one's life
middle of the night; dead of night
imperial lands; lands blessed by the emperor's reign