forgetful; oblivious of; negligent
travel guide; guidebook (for travellers)
willful; wilful; selfish; carefree; do-as-you-please; freewheeling
Rubens; Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640; Flemish artist)
to open one's eyes wide (in astonishment, wonder, etc.); to be wide-eyed; to be amazed
preparing for winter; winter clothes
thinning hair; sparse hair (as in balding)
lattice; latticework; lattice door; check(ed) pattern; plaid
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
proficient; skilled; skillful; enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with)
envoy; diplomat below the rank of ambassador (e.g. deputy chief of mission, charge d'affaires); minister (of legation)
outside the city; suburbs
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
successive generations; successive emperors
international politics; world politics
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
fresh verdure; new green leaves
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
round-the-world trip; circumnavigation; globe-trotting
swan (Cygnus spp.); white bird
to go out of use; to become obsolete; to die out; to decline (e.g. of morals); to be lost; to go into decline (of a town, business, etc.)
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
Kōzuke (former province located in present-day Gunma Prefecture)
ninth; Beethoven's Ninth Symphony
first year; early years (of a reign or era)
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
to sit in a row; to be arrayed
first violin; first violinist
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)