plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to deep-fry
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
both; both sides; both parties
fat; tallow; lard; grease
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to put into the mouth; to eat
any; at all; in the least; even in a slight degree; ever
mixture of ingredients (originally five); mixture of minced vegetables, fish, and meat, mixed in a starch (rice, noodles); gomoku (game); five in a row
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
discipline; training; teaching manners
to be scrupulous; to be attentive; to be prudent; to be complete; to be thorough
conduct; behaviour; movements; gesture; performance (on stage, etc.); dance
quail; Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica)
eggs; egg; (hen's) egg; (an expert) in the making; beginning; origin
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to take up one's chopsticks (to begin a meal); to start to eat; to eat
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
that's the way it is; such is life
insight; power of observation
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to try to appear smart; to act brave; to try to look cool
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
tofu; bean curd; beancurd
soya bean (Glycine max); soybean; soy
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to declare; to assert; to say bluntly; to say straight out