kamaboko; steamed seasoned fish paste, usu. in a semicylindrical shape on a strip of wood and sliced to go in soup, etc.
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
remaining quantity; residual quantity
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
possible; potential; practicable; feasible
unsung hero; person who does a thankless task
superlative; extraordinary; mega; superdreadnought (class of warships)
tonkatsu; breaded pork cutlet
thickness; profundity; depth
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
beyond that point; after that
reading aloud; recitation
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
dotted line (printing); ellipsis (mark)
whole passage; full text; whole sentence; full paragraph
sales message; sales copy
cutlet (usu. crumbed and fried)
oblong; vertical writing style (e.g. on envelopes); portrait orientation
repeatedly; over and over again; several layers deep; layer upon layer; row upon row
to be able (in a position) to do; to be up to the task; to be ready; to be completed; to be made; to be built; to be good at
central part; heart (of a city)
cheese; tee (piping); T-joint; cheese (said when taking a photograph)
to melt (and become soft or liquid); to be enchanted (by); to be charmed; to be bewitched
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
attaching (documents, etc.); appending; affixing
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
juice pressed from a bitter orange; ponzu (Japanese sauce made primarily of soy sauce and citrus juice)