to have the memory of having done something oneself
solid; substantial; substantive; fruitful; meaningful; beneficial
victory celebration party; victory banquet
Chinese cooking; Chinese food
consolation party (held after failure or defeat)
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
new work; new production; new composition; new creation; new title
nobori; long, narrow banner attached to a pole on one side and a horizontal rod along the top; Boys' Day nobori; carp streamer
gap; narrow space between things; valley; gorge; loophole (in a castle wall); arrow slit
even monkeys fall from trees; anyone can make a mistake; pride comes before a fall; even Homer sometimes nods
brand name; trade name; product name
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
spreading around (news, rumor, etc.); making widely known; making public; publicizing; proclaiming
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
mass; quality and quantity
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
to do together; to share; to participate in
reserve; modesty; hesitation; abhorrence; repugnance; loathing
red bean paste; red bean jam; filling (e.g. of a manjū); stuffing; padding
air freshener; fragrance; aromatic
to be particular about one's food; to have a discriminating palate
to be ready and waiting; to be on the alert; to be on the watch
trust me and ...; just take my word for it and ...; (lit.) think that you have been tricked, and ...
composition; synthesis; composite photo; (function) composition
dill (Anethum graveolens)
to be covertly swapped; to be replaced (e.g. with a counterfeit)
breakthrough; great discovery
to marry (of a woman); to become a bride; to marry into (a family)
to lie down (and sleep); to go to bed (with an illness)
dysgeusia; taste disorder
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
certain; definite; clear; credible
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe