jpdb beta

immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous

1

red-light district

2

person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town

1

getting slightly intoxicated and humming a tune

2

southeast

8

earthen bridge

1

hack; inferior horse; inferior person; incapable person

1

caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods

14

Naosuke

1

posterity; future life; life to come

1

Kyouden

1

library; book collection; paperback book

1

geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency

3

recently; the other day

2

(the privilege to have) an audience (with one's lord, a dignitary, etc.); interview (with one's superior); one's debut (first) appearance; debut (of a new product, work of art, actor, etc.); trial service (of a servant)

1

looks; personal appearance; features

2

no objection; nothing to criticize; nothing to criticise

1

fifth day of the month; five days

3

selling oneself (into bondage) (esp. for prostitutes)

6

to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on

2

Shinsuke

15

newcomer; new face

1

to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach

3

left skirt of a kimono; geisha (because they often walked holding the left hem of their kimono)

4

bare feet

2

stretch; tension; resilience; springiness; will-power; pluck

2

geisha from the Fukagawa red light district in Edo (Edo period)

4

to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to

1

path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path

3

secretly (cheer, pray, etc. for someone); in secret; from the sidelines; at a distance

1

not knowing

1

strange; unfamiliar; unknown; unfamiliarity; strangeness; stranger

1

dead person

1

to expel; to drive out

2

to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)

1

now; nowadays

2

wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly

1

principal occupation; core business

1

Dewa (former province located in present-day Yamagata and Akita prefectures)

13

building plot

1

a question from the emperor

1

behavior; behaviour

1

as far as I know

1

to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)

2

being struck with awe

2

parish

2

beautiful face; good looks; beauty

1

geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets

22

to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear

1

religious association

1