skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
pilchard (esp. Japanese pilchard, Sardinops melanostictus); sardine
orca (Orcinus orca); killer whale; grampus
imperial capital (esp. Kyoto); final word of an iroha poem; 10^16; 10,000,000,000,000,000
expert; learned person; doctor; PhD; instructor at the imperial court (ritsuryo period); pitch and length marks (to accompany a Buddhist liturgical chant, etc.)
new product; new line (of products)
sweet bread with three different fillings
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
opposition; rivalry; competition; antagonism
respect; esteem; reverence; honour; honor
supplementary examination
shallows; shoal; rapids; current; position; place
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (disciplinary action for a minor infringement of the rules of judo)
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
remarkably; markedly; rapidly; sound of breaking or creaking
top university; leading university; first-rate university
long ago; already; a long time ago
elementary school; primary school; school for children over eight years old in ancient China; traditional Chinese philology
partition; division; separation; segmenting; splitting
frame; framework; outline
one's circumstances; environment; situation (in life)
to accompany; to go with; to go together
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
in either case (used specifically in the instance of two possible outcomes or situations); either way; one way or another
to leave (something) undone; to neglect (a duty, task, etc.); to break (a promise, appointment, etc.); to stand (someone) up
stopping functioning; being out of service
charge (of something); matter in one's charge; (one's) assignment; (one's) job
to rendezvous; to meet at a prearranged place and time; to arrange to meet
guest; visitor; visitor's arrival
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
deep psyche; unconscious mind; depth psychology
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create