plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
by means of; due to; because of; according to
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to distinguish between; to tell the difference between
unripe; green; inexperienced; immature; unskilled
label (i.e. sticker); label (i.e. record label)
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
character style; character form
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
difference; variation; difference
form; shape; figure; visage
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
to apologize; to apologise
comfort; consolation; diversion
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
supply; supplying; replenishment
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
willpower; guts; determination; character; nature; disposition
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
favorite; favourite; habitually used
fall; drop; descent; coming down
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly