early evening (usu. from 3pm to 6pm); dusk
people; (all) persons; everyone; (arch.) you (usu. plural)
master; boss; stable master; craftsman; artisan; (arch.) foster parent
western direction; Western Pure Land (Amitabha's Buddhist paradise); western fighter in a match (e.g. sumo)
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
doctors; teachers; lawyers
Kyoto and vicinity (esp. during Edo period); Kyoto-Osaka region; Kansai region
early morning; early hours; early in the morning
hostile party; enemy side
other party; opposite party; opposing team; one's opponent; one's adversary
everyone; everybody; ladies and gentlemen
superiors; big shots; higher-ups; VIPs; dignitaries
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
about 80%; almost certainly; mostly
evening; dusk; sunset; nightfall
time of setting (sun, moon, etc.)
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)
way of losing; how one loses; process leading to a defeat; (arch.) losing side; (arch.) defeated party
the direction of Kyoto; Kansai area; citizens of Kyoto; nobles
otokogata; male role in kabuki; kabuki actor who specializes in male roles; male partner (in a relationship)
fastidiousness; faultfinding; nit-picking
Edo-period Kansai dialect
one's hometown; one's birthplace; one's native region
villain's part; bad shape (shogi, othello)
kabuki in the Kyoto-Osaka style
kabuki in the Kyoto-Osaka style
adversary party; opposing party
kamigata-e; ukiyo-e prints from the Kamigata area (modern day Osaka, Kyoto)
La Princesse de Clèves (1678 novel by Madame de La Fayette)
that way; over there; that person; him; her
female servant hired at a lady-in-waiting's own expense
direction of the capital (esp. Kyoto)