recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
(coming to a) mutual understanding; understanding each other
to make something one's own; to appropriate for oneself
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
teething fever; developmental fever; fever that brings with it an intellectual or psycho-developmental growth spurt
language of one's country; mother tongue; native language
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
within a marriage; between husband and wife; conjugal
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
patient's condition; pathology
to continue (going along some trend)
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
common saying; everyday talk; common parlance
money comes and goes; money goes around and around
proverb; saying; aphorism; maxim
quotation; citation; reference
origin; source; history; originally; from the start; by nature
failing to live up to one's name; being beaten by one's name
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
whole year; all year round; always; all the time; during an era; middle class (of a nursery school, etc.)
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
break (in the weather, esp. rain or snow); interval of clear weather; patch of blue sky; (arch.) period of serenity
vice versa; also the converse; reverse is true
salty sea breeze; salt wind
to give thought to; to bear in mind; to keep in mind
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable