downsizing; switching from mainframe to personal computers
to think something is delicious; to think something is scrumptious
highest grade; superlative degree
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
expression; presentation; representation; notation
hm; um; huh?; what?; nuh-uh; no
unusual; rare; new; novel; fine (e.g. gift)
nikujaga; meat and potato stew
to ask; to enquire; to query
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
potato (Solanum tuberosum)
conviction; belief; confidence
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
variegated; varicoloured; varicolored; multi-coloured; multi-colored; diverse
to mix with; to be mixed; to be mingled
only; merely; but; no more than
nameless; unnamed; obscure; unknown; causeless; unjustifiable
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
taste; palate; sense of taste
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
sense of values; values; value system
to cool down; to get cold; to cool off (excitement, temper, etc.); to subside; to be cold (eyes, expression, etc.); to be composed
living; lifestyle; living room
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to set one's hand to; to start work on; to embezzle; to use (money obtained in illegal fashion); to have sexual relations; to have an affair
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge