high-quality goods; luxury item
producing area; place of origin; home (of a plant or animal); habitat; birthplace (of a person)
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
noble (birth); royal; august; exalted; high-born; of high rank
to be strongly attracted (by); to be utterly charmed (by); to be completely captivated (by); to admire greatly; to fall deeply in love (with); to fall head over heels (for)
messenger; envoy; emissary
buying (of stock, materials, etc.); purchasing; stocking; laying in; procurement
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
pineapple (Ananas comosus)
sugar content (e.g. in degrees Brix)
fair words fill not the belly; food before romance
to wither (of a plant); to be blasted; to die; to mature (of one's personality, abilities, etc.)
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
to hang; to suspend; to hang oneself; to hoist an opponent off of his feet by his loincloth; to turn upwards (as if being pulled); to be slanted (of eyes)
dark (skin, complexion, etc.); swarthy; tanned
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
congratulation; congratulations; celebration; congratulatory gift; present
extravagant spending; wasteful spending; splurging; squandering
rumination; regurgitation; chewing the cud; turning over in one's mind; thinking over (something); pondering
price increase; rise in price
very small amount of money; penny; cent; nickel; dime
with great vigour; in leaps and bounds; (lit.) with the force of surging waves
feel when biting; manner of enunciation
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
poor crop; bad harvest; crop failure; low quality (e.g. of literary works)
year on year; on the previous year
quantity; amount; volume; number; amount of money
price reduction; discount
to put a burden on; to tax (e.g. strength)
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
imputation; shifting (blame, responsibility, etc.); passing the buck; (arch.) second marriage; (arch.) remarriage
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
to cut deep into; to cut one's way into (an enemy position); to rush on; to press someone hard (e.g. with questions); to get to the heart of (a matter)
meek; quiet; docile; mysterious; marvelous; marvellous
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged
brand items; brand-name goods
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
form; adjective; i-adjective (in Japanese)
objet d'art; item of artwork; object; curio
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine