agent; agent; secret agent; spy
source (of a river); fountainhead; source; origin; root
Toyo (former province located in present-day Ōita and Fukuoka prefectures; later split into Buzen and Bungo provinces); affluent country; rich country
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
Purple Forbidden Enclosure (group of constellations in the northern sky associated with the emperor)
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
richly colored; richly coloured
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
platform; podium; (ceremonial) mound; world (of haiku, art, etc.); (literary) circles; (arch.) mandala
strange; odd; unusual; peculiar
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
make-up; makeup; cosmetics; decoration; dressing; veneer
beauty; good figure; (beautiful) appearance; beautification; beauty treatment; beauty culture
round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court
ban (e.g. on smoking); prohibition
as much as possible; as far as possible; to the best of one's abilities
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
large country; major nation; great power; province of the highest rank (ritsuryō system)
intimacy; closeness; close relative; pro- (e.g. pro-American)
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
to worry (about); to be concerned (about); to have trouble doing ...; to struggle to ...
haughty; arrogant; pompous; self-important
backward country; underdeveloped country; developing country
narrow-minded; intolerant; petty
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
stand-offish; distant; not frank; watery (alcohol, coffee, etc.)
no problem; no objection; it doesn't matter
though imperfect; somehow; somehow or other
modest; reserved; discreet; careful; prudent; circumspect