icefish (Salangidae spp., esp. the Japanese icefish, Salangichthys microdon); noodlefish; whitebait
deep-seated; deep-rooted; ingrained
as is usual with; in common with
to take on a role; to take part
cut; slice (meat, fish); fillet
egg white; white-fleshed fish (e.g. tai, hirame, karei); white meat; sapwood
feeling ashamed; feeling of one's inferiority
sleep brings up a child well; a well-slept child is a well-kept child
breast enlargement; breast enhancement
squirrel (any mammal of family Sciuridae); Japanese squirrel (Sciurus lis)
Japanese flying squirrel (Pteromys momonga); small Japanese flying squirrel; Japanese dwarf flying squirrel
nimono; food cooked by boiling or stewing
regulation; adjustment; control
turning things around with a home run; turning the tables with a single successful attack (move)
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
poor thing!; pour soul!; what a pity!
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
aggression; invasion; raid
villain; baddie; the villain's part
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
high flame (cooking); high heat; strong heat
looking away; looking aside
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
to swing; to shake; to wave; to veer; to deflect; to lean towards
even so; anyhow; at any rate
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
ideally; if one were to wish for more
ambition; aspiration; desire to improve oneself
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem