elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
failure; mistake; blunder
now that; since; so long as; because
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
what did you just say (to me)?; what's that?
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
opening; beginning; commencement
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
to open the lid; to lift a lid; to open the lid (on); to make public; to start (something); to look at the results (consequences, outcome, effect)
with a smooth, unhindered motion; speedily and without delay
inner part; inside; interior; depths (e.g. of a forest); back (of a house, drawer, etc.); bottom (e.g. of one's heart)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
to border; to fringe; to hem; to edge
cloth; bujian (spade-shaped bronze coin of ancient China)
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. on someone else's head); to plate something (with a metal); to pour or dash a liquid (on something); to charge (a person with a guilt)
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
crowded; packed; crammed; cramped; filled; overflowing
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
fruit; nut; berry; fruits; profit
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)