removing a bad taste; cleansing one's palate; palate cleanser; intermezzo; dish or beverage to cleanse one's palate between dishes of a meal
yuzu (Citrus ichangensis x C. reticulata)
Italian; Italian food; Italian cuisine
French; French food; French cuisine
to become ...-ish; to appear like ...; to have a touch of ...; to become stained with ...; to become steeped with ...; to become smeared with ...
before the end of this year
taking up a post away from one's family; job transfer without one's family; living apart from one's family for the sake of one's job; unaccompanied posting
selection (from many people for an important position); exceptional promotion
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); the elite; person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
Hinamatsuri (March 3); Hina Matsuri; Girls' Festival; Dolls' Festival
chilled dessert; frozen dessert
light roasting; light toasting; parching
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
patisserie; pastry shop; French-style pastry
entry qualifications; joining qualifications
first time; first; initial
to go up the stairs; to climb the stairs
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
break (rest); break (tennis, boxing, snooker, etc.); becoming popular; becoming a hit
overseas assignment; overseas posting
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
second (supplementary) sound channel
setting off (on a trip); departure
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); just like (someone)
(national) capital (city); metropolis
one's (living) environment