to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
faint, ironic or bittersweet smile
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
foundation; basis; bedrock; substrate (circuit board)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
to happen to have on hand or in stock
to be based on; to take into account; to build upon; to have one's feet firmly planted on; to plant oneself on
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
postwar period; period after Second World War
to stare fixedly at; to fix one's gaze on; to make sure of; to set one's eyes on (e.g. the future); to focus on
beyond that point; after that
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
reception; acceptance; enjoyment; being given
to help; to assist; to aid; to contribute to; to be a factor in
commonwealth; federation of states; confederation; union
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
war funds; war expenditures; military spending
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
finally; at last; in the end; after all; never (happened)
flag; banner; ensign; emblem
time; season; period; phase; stage
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
victory; triumph; conquest; success; win
to congratulate; to wish (someone) well; to celebrate
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
way of speaking; intimation
short-tempered; quick-tempered; hasty