harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
food culture; dietary culture; cuisine
to recite; to chant; to cry; to yell; to advocate; to advance
almond-shaped eyes; eyes with a wide oval shape
to look down on; to make light of
highest grade; finest quality; top class; superlative (degree)
to laugh (something) off; to dismiss with a laugh; to pooh-pooh
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
sense of values; values; value system
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
so-and-so; who?; which people?
heathen; heretic; pagan; nonconformist; freethinker; iconoclast
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
projection (of a shadow); casting (a reflection); (geometric) projection; reflection (of feelings, experiences, etc.); projection
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
to fully understand and agree; to be convinced; to be fully satisfied (with an explanation)
security; guarantee; collateral; guarantee (e.g. of safety)
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
high and low speed; fast and slow; lenience and severity; emergency; crisis
still (continuing); as ever; further
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
(feeling of) hatred; (strong) dislike; disgust; aversion; revulsion; loathing