happy memory; sweet memory
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
summer vacation; summer holiday
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
spring break; spring vacation
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
appearance; arrival; make one's appearance
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); motorboat; ranch
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
conclusion from reasoning, judgement or calculation based on something read or heard; reason; cause; meaning; circumstances; situation
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
shopping; purchased goods
in comparison to; rather than
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
arrangement of food (on a dish); serving of (arranged) food
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
image; figure; figure; form; image
understood; I see; OK; present; here