plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; revenge
to be pretentious; to put on airs
deeply; keenly; severely; intently; carefully; closely
to become defiant; to fight back; to turn upon; to take the offensive
to fall on one's shoulders (e.g. responsibility, duty)
to play with (a toy, one's hair, etc.); to fiddle with; to toy with (one's emotions, etc.); to trifle with; to do with something as one pleases; to appreciate
your home; your family; their home; (my) home
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
waiting room; anteroom; antechamber; green room
big fan (of something or someone); great fan
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
stage (theatre, theater); scene or setting (e.g. of novel, play, etc.)
fictitious; imaginary; fanciful; aerial; overhead
raising (bet); raising (object); lifting; raising (topic); bringing up; raising (children); rearing
solitude; loneliness; isolation
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
sweet (taste); luscious; sweet (melody, dream, etc.); delightful; pleasant
breath; sign (of something new and fresh); breath (of spring, fresh air, etc.); vitality
to leap back; to jump back
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
sacred scripture; sacred book; holy book; writings of a sage
Bible; bible (authoritative book in a particular sphere)
although I say; although one might say; although called
exaggeration; overstatement; saying too much; misstatement; slip of the tongue; gaffe
the heavens; the skies; celestial sphere; heavenly realm; deva realm
low table; table with very short legs
whaa whaa; sound of a baby crying
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
(act of) drinking water; (water) drinking container; glass; peasant
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
as; because; with; due to
special training; intensive training; crash course
rise; increase; income; takings; completion; end; end result (e.g. of crafts)