ignoring a text message by leaving it unopened and marked as "unread" (in online chatting)
professional league (sport)
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
progressive form; in progress (e.g. of a project)
opening game; (season) opener
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
deep-fried food (esp. chicken)
shop that handles Western-style apparel and accessories
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
first volume (in set); volume one; book one
stop bullshitting me; you're fucking kidding me; you're full of shit
to point down; to look down; to get worse; to begin to fall (e.g. of a price)
Akita prefecture (Tōhoku area)
engineering firm; contractor
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
Takamatsu (city in Kagawa)
sweet (e.g. young girls, flowers blooming); touchingly lovely; cute; pitiful; pitiable
regular game; regular-season game
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
official size of a tatami mat for measuring room size (esp. a Kyoto-size tatami mat); basic rhythm (in traditional Japanese music); (arch.) room (in a brothel) of a prostitute of the highest rank
inter-scholastic athletics competition
hiss (esp. cat); sizzle; whoosh
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
substitution; material; price; margin (e.g. for stapling, etc.); area required for something; (arch.) shiro (unit of land area equal to one-fiftieth of a tan; approx. 19.83 m.sq.)
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)