Florence; Florence (Italy); Firenze
year; age; years; past one's prime; old age
at; in; at; when; by; with; and then
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
dazzling; glaring; dazzlingly beautiful
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question
kingfisher (esp. the common kingfisher, Alcedo atthis); jade (gem); beautiful lustrous colour similar to that of the kingfisher's feathers
note (for reference); remarks; N.B.
breaking off an engagement
poisoning; kill by poison
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
at (place, time); in; to (direction, state); toward; for (purpose); because of (reason); for
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to arrive at (a certain outcome); to come to; to end with
(your) daughter; young woman
antiquity; the previous era
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
female office worker; office lady; overlap; orienteering
enterprise; business; company; corporation
accounts section; accounting section
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
expenses; expenditure; outgoings; outlays; costs
to do; to carry out; to cause to become; to make (into); to serve as; to act as; to wear (clothes, a facial expression, etc.)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
while; during; while; although; all; both
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor