plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
roasted sweet potato; baked sweet potato
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
difficulty; trouble; accident; disaster; fault; defect
to escape (disaster, death, etc.); to be saved from; to be rescued from; to avoid (e.g. punishment); to evade (e.g. responsibility); to avert
hero; heroine; Eroica Symphony (Beethoven, 1804); Heroic Polonaise (Chopin)
plump; rotund; chubby; entirely; completely; wholly
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
deliberately; carefully; thoroughly; without rushing
open-air fire (e.g. for garden refuse); bonfire; open fire (e.g. in a kitchen)
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
act of violence; violent behavior
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
lightly; nimbly; with agility; casually; readily; regularly
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to stand, walk, etc. shoulder-to-shoulder; to be on a par with
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
feeling that something has come too late
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
to act timid (about doing); to show diffidence; to feel ashamed; to feel guilty
fresh made; freshly baked; freshly roasted
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to have one's heart stop beating; to be shocked; to be staggered
smallish; on the small side; somewhat small; short swing of a bat, racquet, etc.
plain; unaffected; natural; unpretentious; frank; candid
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
(it was) not until; (it was) only when