caramelization; caramelized food
if two ride upon a horse, one must sit behind; when Greek meets Greek, then comes the tug of war; two great rivals cannot coexist
stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); the limelight; the big stage; the big time
Japanese word constructed of elements from one or more English terms; pseudo-English word or phrase coined in Japan; wasei eigo
lyric poetry; lyric poem; ode
Chinese fan palm (Livistona chinensis)
mirin; type of sweet rice wine used in cooking
deep-fried bread (usu. topped in sugar)
blasphemy; curse; profanity; sacrilege; desecration
catercorner; diagonally opposite
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
nationally protected chicken breed; free-range local traditional pedigree chicken; chicken meat from same
to decide the outcome (e.g. game); to be very different; to be sharply contrasted
game under lights (e.g. baseball); night game
creamy (in flavor or texture)
promotion of industry; inauguration of a new industrial enterprise
round; circular; spherical
French bread (esp. baguette); breadstick
frying; fried food; aburaage; thin deep-fried slices of tofu
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
rave reviews; extremely high praise