plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
yen (currency of Japan); circle
three flat objects (sheets of paper, pieces of cloth, etc.)
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
phantom; vision; something fleeting; short-lived dream; fabled item; mythical thing
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
individual item (i.e. not part of a set); single article; single item out of a set; one item from a set
to struggle for; to compete with; to vie with
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
ringleader; mastermind; leader (of a plot)
to produce (e.g. movie, play, show, event, musical recording, etc.); to design (e.g. new commercial product, restaurant concept, etc.); to create; production; creation; design
presence of other people; (in) public; (in) front of others
last week; the week before
labor; labour; work; Labour Party
the rest; the others; in addition (to that); besides that; and so forth; and the like
to add (to); to add on; to append
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
copy; duplicate; facsimile; cc (on e-mails); carbon copy
in succession; one by one
selling by the piece; selling (one's knowledge, talents, etc.) bit by bit; selling a little at a time
free (of charge); gratuitous
service; ministry; attendance; offering goods at a reduced price; providing a service for free
transfer of rights; demise; quitclaim deed
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
whoosh (of water); hiss (of a cat, snake, etc.); sizzle
work (e.g. of art); piece; harvest; crop; technique
homemade; made in-house; housemade; made on the premises
full ripeness; full maturity
farci; stuffing; stuffed food
random-access memory; RAM
to cheer up; to liven up; to become active; to look better; to improve (in appearance); to stand out
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
transfer student; student changing schools
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing