grater (esp. the variety used in Japanese cooking to grate foods very finely)
uncharted territory; unknown waters; unfamiliar terrain
steadily; unflaggingly; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
(foreign) trade; (international) commerce; importing and exporting
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
food covered in a thick starchy sauce (usu. made of kudzu or katakuriko flour)
tide; tidal current; tendency; drift; trend
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
to miss a meal; to lose the means to make one's livelihood
limited time; limited-time offer
down payment; contract money
to beat down prices; to strike a hard bargain
crew (of a ship, airplane, etc.); crew member
last-minute cramming; overnight cramming; (vegetables) pickled just overnight
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
bottom of the ocean; seafloor; seabed; undersea; submarine
to split finely; to splinter; to get frayed; to become irritable; to feel on edge
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
anchorage; anchoring; mooring
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
side or bottom of a ship; ship's hold; bottoms; shipping; tonnage; freight space
hook (high point of a song); chorus
to flub (one's lines); to be flustered; to be confused; to bungle; to mess up
pulling up; drawing up; raising; increase; repatriation; evacuation