plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
soft; tender; gentle; mild; light (topic, book, etc.); informal
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with (skillfully); handling (well); managing
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
to be away from home; to be out of the house
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to leave home; to leave one's parental roof; to leave the nest; to go out on one's own
very interesting; of absorbing interest; having a keen interest (in); being immensely curious (about)
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
about this time; about now
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
in some way; somehow or other; somewhere or other
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
the number of people; many people; a large number of people
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
face; honour; honor; appearance; look
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
something like ...; something called ...
for example; for instance; e.g.
to collect; to assemble; to gather
prosperity; glory; splendour; splendor; majesty; luxury
the past; old times; bygone times; days of yore
to take back; to get back; to regain; to recover; to restore; to recoup
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
penance; austerities; mortification; difficult work; strenuous task
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
your native country; your hometown; my home country (i.e. Japan); countryside; country; (arch.) daimyo's territory (Edo period)