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
oil resources; petroleum resources
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
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
thrill ride (at an amusement park)
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)
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
whole family; all one's family
cash payment; paying in cash
desperate situation with no escape; being driven into a corner; being cornered; last extremity
man's looks; handsomeness; good-lookingness
what's that?; what the...
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
to become a thing of the past