plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
having a meal (before doing something); fortifying oneself with a meal
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
country; state; region; national government; central government; home (i.e. hometown, home country); (arch.) province (of Japan)
end of a century (esp. 19th); fin-de-siècle
to be stormy; to be rough; to be rough (of skin); to be chapped; to be ruined; to fall into ruin
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
a little bit; a little while
approximately; about; only; nothing but; just (finished, etc.)
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
considerable; great; important; significant; a big deal
courage; bravery; pluck; nerve; grit; guts
alone; unaided; away from home
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
female private parts; female genitals
when it becomes; when it comes to
to be idle; to slacken; to neglect (e.g. one's work)
to brace oneself; to focus one's energies; to focus one's mind
impudent; brazen; shameless; bold
to govern; to manage; to subdue
to save face; to keep face; to not lose face
to step back; to move back; to withdraw (from the presence of a superior); to leave; to resign; to retire
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
tuft (of hair, threads, etc.); fringe; bunch (of grapes, bananas, etc.); cluster (of flowers); segment (of a tangerine, etc.); section
string; cord; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
to undo; to untie; to unfasten; to unlace; to unravel; to loosen
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
whatever will be, will be; things happen the way they happen
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to attack the enemy in his unguarded moment
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
helper; supporter; second; foreign player (hired to strengthen a team)
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
given that ... it is only natural that ...; ... being the case, it is unavoidable that ...; (precisely) because ...; contrary to expectations ...
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
absent-mindedly; idly; vacantly; doing nothing