law; act; method; mood; dharma; law
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
to speak; to talk; to mediate; to act as a go-between; to put in a good word (for someone)
to confide; to reveal; to disclose; to lay bare; to speak frankly; to open (one's heart)
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
unanticipated; unexpected
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
easy; simple; ready; casual; off-hand; easy-going
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to go through; to suffer; to experience (something unpleasant)
reopening; resumption; restarting
sequence; progression; several lines; several rows
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to be buried; to be covered; to overflow; to be crowded; to be repaid (e.g. debt); to be replenished
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
waiting on a table; serving (at dinner); waiter; waitress; office boy; office girl
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
diffidence; losing one's nerve; feeling awkward; feeling timid; being daunted
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to become mentally exhausted; to be tired (from worry)
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
goods piled beneath; lower layer; lowest social strata; bottom (of the ladder); low rank
dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
lowest seat; foot of the table; seat furthest from the seat of honour; lowest rank; bottom (e.g. of the class)