geisha living and working in a restaurant, inn, etc. (as opposed to in a geisha house); in-house geisha
officially registered seal
private seal; personal seal; unregistered seal; informal seal; signet
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
principal street; main street; major road; thoroughfare
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
canvasser; door-to-door salesman
municipal office; council; city hall
wealthy family; important person; bigwig
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
same trade; same business; same profession
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
adaptation; accommodation; conformity
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
body odor (odour); abnormal underarm odor
to assail the nostrils (smell); to go nose-to-nose (with someone)
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
painting something vermillion; lacquering something vermillion; vermillion-lacquered object
to fold (clothes, umbrella); to close (a shop, business); to vacate
closet (built into the wall, usu. with sliding doors); (built-in) wardrobe
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
fastidiousness; love of cleanliness; uprightness; integrity; scrupulousness
rebellious spirit; defiant attitude
to throb (with pain); to ache; to smart; to rankle; to gall; to rile
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
cold rice; hanger-on; dependent; disgraced former actor
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach