change; conversion; transformation; transformation
Florence (Italy); Firenze
huge amount of material (worth reading); richness of content (of a book)
Florence; Florence (Italy); Firenze
Gifu prefecture (Chūbu area)
Taishō era (1912.7.30-1926.12.25); Taisho era
address (e.g. of house); residence; domicile
wisdom; enlightenment; prajñā (one of the three divisions of the noble eightfold path); wisdom
district; county; district (of 2-20 50-home neighbourhoods or townships, in the ritsuryo period)
cities, towns and villages; municipalities
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
considerably; greatly; a lot
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
provision of lunch (e.g. at office, school, etc.); providing a meal; lunch service
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
pointing out; identification
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
thereupon; shortly thereafter
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
firm adherence to one's principles; chastity (of a woman)
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to garnish; to accompany (as a card does a gift); to add to as support; to prop up; to accompany (as an aid, guide, translator, etc.); (arch.) to mimic
trembling; getting nervous; excited; thrilled
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
lovely; cute; charming; sweet
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances