kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to continue to do; to persist in doing
surimi; minced fish (or meat) mashed into a paste
strongish; somewhat strong
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
Kumamoto (city, prefecture)
feigning innocence, ignorance or naivety; someone (esp. a woman) pretending to be innocent, ignorant or naive
expressing emotion; drawing facial expressions
straining; draining; drainer; strainer; cutwater (on ship); forefoot
to be prolonged; to drag on
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
strike (i.e. industrial action)
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
(nth) power; counter for vehicles; multiplication; Buddha's teachings
to replace; to move; to change the position of
national language; Japanese language (often as a school subject in Japan); native Japanese words (as opposed to loanwords)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
short clip used to begin and end commercial breaks on Japanese TV
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)