plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to stamp one's feet (in frustration, impatience, etc.)
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
clever; shrewd; canny; smart; quick; prompt
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to ask; to inquire; to blame (someone) for; to accuse of; to care about; to regard as important
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
stubborn; obstinate; sticking to one's views or decisions
lending (money); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to listen repeatedly; to listen again; to ask a question in return; to ask again; to ask for a repeated explanation
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
hinoki cypress (Chamaecyparis obtusa); Japanese cypress
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
brand (burnt-in mark of identification); branding iron
to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal
seam; seal (e.g. envelope); writing on the seal of an envelope
merchant; trader; tradesman; dealer; shopkeeper
long (time); protracted; prolonged
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
thick growth of plants; plantation; shrubbery; thicket
passage (of people, traffic); passing; common usage
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
a pass allowing one through a gate
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
all; entire; whole; altogether
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
outside of; not covered by
notebook; account book; register
banknote; bill; note; paper money
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)