height; acme; extremity; end; limit
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
composition; piece of music; tune; melody; enjoyment; fun
to be found; to be discovered
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
worldwide; global; international; world-famous; world-class
foreign; abroad; overseas
compilation; editing; recording
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
vague recollection; faint memory
singing voice; (sound of) singing
sashimi (raw sliced fish, shellfish or crustaceans)
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
1,000,000,000,000; one trillion
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
matsutake mushroom (Tricholoma matsutake)
chawanmushi; savoury steamed egg custard with chicken, mushrooms, etc. (savory)
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
catalog; catalogue; inventory; menu
sauce; Worcestershire sauce
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
sukiyaki; thin slices of beef, cooked with various vegetables in a table-top cast-iron pan
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
tempura; deep-fried fish and vegetables in a light batter
three; three years of age
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to cook (grains, e.g. rice); to boil; to simmer; to stew
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
heap; pile; stack; full measure
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way