plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to lift (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to raise; to hoist; to manipulate (a price) upward; to (artificially) raise; to push up
to claim lives; to cause deaths; to result in fatalities
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
accompanying (someone); going with; travelling together; the same bank; the said bank
to try (out); to have a try (at); to test; to put to the test
to have a go; to try and do (something); to take a chance with something
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention; motive
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to recognize; to recognise; to deem; to judge; to approve; to deem acceptable; to admit
a little; a bit; a small amount; a little while; a short time; a moment
to be; to come; to go; to be (doing)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
harsh (criticism, treatment, etc.); severe; hard; strict
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
to be erected; to be built
beforehand; in advance; ahead of time; previously
yen (currency of Japan); circle
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
river; stream; River; the ... river
to push (something) out; to jut out (can have a negative nuance); to protrude; to rise out the trap door (on stage)
light; glow; (a) light; lights; proof (of innocence)
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
sometimes; at intervals; occasionally; on occasion; from time to time
to jump; to leap; to splash (of oil, mud, etc.); to spatter; to burst; to crack open
getting information (esp. by interviewing witnesses, etc. in a police investigation)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
occurrence; incidence; generation (of power, heat, etc.); production; ontogeny; development