expert; professional; master; woman in the nightlife business; demimondaine; geisha and prostitutes
faded color; faded colour; antique look
in addition; furthermore; above (which); on top of (which)
purple; violet; Lithospermum erythrorhizon (species of gromwell); type of soy sauce
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
Chinese bellflower (Platycodon grandiflorus)
cinnabar; vermillion; red pigment (and ink made from same); red text (as used to correct documents)
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
bull's-eye (pattern); double ring (pattern); umbrella with bull's-eye pattern
wings abreast; single garment made to look double
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
fixed paper-enclosed lantern; paper-covered wooden stand housing an (oil) lamp
cylindrical paper lantern
to project; to reflect; to cast (shadow)
miserable; wretched; lonely; dreary; shabby; comfortless
long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); tanzaku; thin rectangle
proof; testimony; demonstration; verification; certification
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
castle site; ruins of a castle
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
owl (esp. the Ural owl, Strix uralensis)
cluster of trees; grove; thicket
to lie deep in; to extend far back
fraud; trickery; hoax; swindle; counterfeit; fake
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
sick person; patient; invalid
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
sick; ill; ailing; (arch.) to hurt; (arch.) to ache
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
feel; touch; impression (of a person); most impressive passage; highlight; beginning