to wither (of flowers, dreams, etc.); to wilt; to droop; to shrivel; to fade (away); to sag
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
popular name; common name; given name
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
feast; treating (someone); to treat (someone, e.g. to a meal)
warm; mild; considerate; kind; warm (of a colour); mellow
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
tediously; repetitively; insistently; ad nauseam; at great length
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
downheartedly; dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
infatuation; adoration; blind love; doting (on a child)
cruelty; hard-heartedness
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
probability; likelihood; chances
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
(only) one option; one possible choice
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
to go out (e.g. on an excursion or outing); to leave; to depart; to be about to leave; to be just going out
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
move with haste (when you have no doubts)
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather
small dining table (usu. for a single person); serving tray (with legs); meal; food; counter for bowlfuls of rice; counter for pairs of chopsticks
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
backward glance; sidelong glance; faceless ghost with an eye in its rump
thickly; densely; luxuriantly
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)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
to mistake someone for someone else; to misread; to misjudge
to take pride in; to pride oneself; to be proud of