to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
to taste; to try (food or drink)
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
to be somewhat different (from before, from others, etc.)
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
possessing (what is required); having; fulfilling (conditions); satisfying (requisites); being endowed with
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
bad (taste); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
algae; waterweed; seaweed; duckweed
source of river; fountainhead
nashi (Pyrus pyrifolia, esp. var. culta); Japanese pear; Asian pear; sand pear; apple pear
watery; soggy; racy; titillating; sexy
control; management (e.g. of a business)
wildness (plants, animals, etc.); uncouth; rough; unpolished
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
but; however; provided that
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
by any standard; (not) even as flattery
thank you (for the meal); that was a delicious meal
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
usurer; usury; loansharking
interest (on a loan, deposit, etc.)
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
adverse circumstances; adversity
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
true; real; genuine; proper; utter