plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
light seasoning; mild flavour; bland taste
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle; marijuana; cannabis
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
dressing; dressing; putting on clothes
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
fat; tallow; lard; grease
teriyaki (meat or fish marinated in sweet soy sauce and broiled)
seasoning; flavour; flavor
minimum; at the very least
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
food storage; provision store; pantry
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
juice; soft drink (usu. fruit-based); sweetened drink
to take a breather; to take a rest; to catch one's breath; to take a breath
subordinate work; assistant; servant
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
those (near the second person)
almost; roughly; approximately