declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
to come to nothing; to be in vain; to lead nowhere
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
anyway; either way; one way or the other; whichever; whatever
I agree with you; it is as (someone) says
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
dogwood (Cornus controversa)
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
flavor; flavour; charm; appeal; experience; taste (e.g. of victory)
jingisukan; grilled mutton and vegetable dish; slotted dome cast iron grill (used for jingisukan)
to be palatable; to suit one's taste
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
aggression; invasion; raid
sticky; gluey; gummy; stickiness; something sticky
curiosity; inquisitiveness
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
taste; palate; sense of taste
self-abasement; humility; self-depreciation
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
whitewashing; glossing over; lip service; deftly finishing up; putting on the final touches
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
Sui dynasty (China, 581-618)
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
not non-existent; not completely lacking; there is some; certainly existent
to settle peacefully; to work out peacefully; to come to an amicable solution; to become reconciled
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles
eating everything (on one's plate, etc.)