palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
revitalization of a village; village renewal (project)
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
line; queue; procession; matrix
strong person; the strong; the powerful
brightness; discernment; insight; eyesight; vision; nth year in the Meiji era (1868.9.8-1912.7.30)
by today; before the day is over
just made; fresh (e.g. from the oven); newly built (e.g. house); brand-new
complete change; about-face
good humour (humor); good mood
to put into the mouth; to eat
mixed bag; mixture of good and bad; jumble of wheat and chaff; (lit.) mixture of precious gems and common rocks
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
range; stove; cooker; microwave oven
expressing one's mind; speaking out
before one knows it; before one realises; without one's knowledge; without noticing
what time; (lit.) which hour
to become free; to get time off
Florence (Italy); Firenze
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
pharmacy; drugstore; chemist's (shop); hospital pharmacy; dispensary
to banter; to make fun of; to cool; to refrigerate; to window-shop; to look at without buying
to sink; to go under; to go down (e.g. sun); to set; to feel depressed; to become subdued
passing each other; missing (meeting) each other; failing to meet; (being at) cross purposes; discrepancy
dusk; twilight; twilight years; melancholia; melancholic nostalgia
ennui; boredom; listlessness; languor
sad face; sorrowful face; anxious look; sad countenance
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
to blow (on); to breathe (on); to pick (a fight); to provoke; to exaggerate; to ask (an unreasonable price)
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to affect; to impact; to influence
to have one's attention caught (by); to be distracted (by); to be preoccupied (with); to be captivated (by); to be absorbed (in)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; angrily; furiously; indignantly