plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
father (esp. used in samurai families prior to the Meiji period)
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
incident; affair; happening; event
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
to cut up; to cut and discard; to eliminate systematically (in fault-finding); to isolate
improper; immodest; disgraceful; shameful; vulgar; low
drinking party; get-together
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
fine wrinkles; crow's feet
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
curiosity; inquisitiveness
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
with intense concentration; eagerly; intently; devouringly
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
fallen leaves; leaf litter; falling leaves
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
pitcher; water jug; watering can; container of fresh water for replenishing the kettle and rinsing bowls (tea ceremony)
germination; sprouting; budding
seed leaves (of a dicot); cotyledons; bud; early stages; very beginning
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it