intended use; intended purpose
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
Wu (Chinese emperor); Butei
Yuezhi; Rouzhi; an ancient Central Asian people
to present; to offer; to dedicate
rare and valuable; precious
Chinese book; book written in Chinese
state (US, Australia, India, Germany, etc.); province (e.g. Canada); continent; (arch.) dear
katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree
perfume; fragrance; aroma; balm; sweet scent
Japanese league; ri; neighbourhood (under the ritsuryo system; orig. of 50 homes); unit of area (approx. 654m by 654m)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
East-Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
to burn; to roast; to broil; to heat; to heat up; to make (charcoal, pottery, bricks, etc.); to bake
third day of the month; three days
to revive; to come to oneself; to be restored to life
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
at once; there and then; immediately
death from disease; death from illness
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
wife; Mrs; (arch.) wife of a nobleman (aristocrat, etc.); (arch.) consort of the emperor
Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum
metre; rhythm; musical temperament
master; expert; expert board game player (chess, go, shogi, etc.)
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
the north; northward; northern direction; northern part (e.g. of a country); northern district
(female) beauty; beautiful woman
peerless; matchless; unrivaled; unrivalled; unequaled; unequalled
independence; self-reliance; independence (e.g. of a nation); freedom; separation; isolation