palanquin set with jewels; money and social status gained by marrying a rich and powerful man
being filled with; being full of; permeation
linked form; bound ending; postpositional particle-verb agreement in literary Japanese
since then; only that (much); the way things were left
to be betrayed by a trusted follower
(company's) main financing bank; principal bank
Côte d'Ivoire; Ivory Coast
mudskipper (Boleophthalmus pectinirostris); goggle-eyed goby
oil resources; petroleum resources
man who brings good weather with him wherever he goes; man who is always lucky with the weather
teaching of English; English teaching
kun reading; kun'yomi; native Japanese reading of a Chinese character
due to the fact that; because of
to grow fat; to gain weight; to grow fertile; to be refined (palate); to be discerning (eye, ear); to become rich
red tag (esp. one attached to sold goods or discounted products); red label; swords (playing card suit in traditional Japanese gambling decks)
no matter what anyone says; regardless of what is said
edible chrysanthemum (Glebionis coronaria); crown daisy; garland chrysanthemum
fried cake of layered slices of ham
whipping; beating with a whip; whiplash
mountainous region; mountainous district; hilly district
on reading; on'yomi; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)
to be disgusted with; to be fed up with; to run out of patience with
an extra effort; going the extra mile; one final push
thrill ride (at an amusement park)
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
to clear away; to remove; to demolish
advance (e.g. of Japanese exports) into overseas markets
child born to one's current wife
corporate group; group businesses; group company; affiliated company
appreciation of the yen; strong yen; strengthening of the yen; high-valued yen; exchange in favor of the yen (favour)
piling up high (food in a bowl); filling (a bowl); heaped bowl
to accept an object and hold it reverently over one's head