to sway to and fro; to drift about; to flutter; to be fickle; to be irresolute; to vacillate
rich (taste); full-bodied (flavour, flavor); mellow; laid-back (lifestyle); relaxed; comfortable
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
record (e.g. LP); record (e.g. in sports); record (data structure)
chewing; mastication; digestion (e.g. of words); assimilation; comprehension
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to refer (to); to say
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
modern; current; contemporary; trendy; latest; up-to-date
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
loop; band; loop (programming); loop (railway line); time loop; temporal loop
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
single word; a few words; brief comment
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
resistance (e.g. to antibiotics); tolerance (e.g. drug tolerance)
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
foreign; abroad; overseas
to be popular; to come into fashion; to be prevalent; to spread widely (e.g. disease); to flourish; to thrive
low tone; bass; low voice
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
extensive knowledge; erudition
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to taste; to taste of; to have a taste
tasteless and odorless; bland
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
judgement; judgment; decision; adjudication; award; verdict
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to