daughter of the home; unmarried woman who owns (the future rights to) a home
even homely girls look beautiful at the peak of their youth
even a homely girl looks beautiful at the peak of her youth; (lit.) even coarse tea tastes good when freshly-brewed
to weaken (of willpower, solidarity, etc.); to lose one's edge; to become less tense; to become lax (of discipline, rules, etc.)
being absorbed in self-indulgent pleasures; giving oneself up to debauchery and dissipation
leading figure; prominent figure; big name; star actor (of a troupe)
hiring a number of geisha for an entertainment
good-looking woman; concubine
hired thief taker (Edo-period); private detective; private secret policeman
green grass; young (fresh) grass
to bury the hatchet; to make up; to be reconciled; to be reunited (e.g. couple); to be reinstated
misconduct; misbehaviour; impropriety; profligacy
three-times-three exchange of nuptial cups
Ichikawa Danjuurou (1946.8-)
(bringing up a child) with greatest care pampering (him, her) with material comforts of a rich family; (being brought up) in a hothouse atmosphere
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
personnel cut; labor cut; labour cut
(metaphorically) floating with the tide
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
quilting; quilted coat; quilted clothes
a hundred lashes; a hundred strokes
surrounding country; neighboring villages
ridgepole-raising; setting up of the framework of a house
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)
red gurnard (Chelidonichthys spinosus); gurnet; sea robin
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
(love) letter tossed into a home
stretching pieces of a kimono on boards to dry after they have been washed and starched
whole party to a plot; whole gang; fellow conspirators
to need; to require; to take; to demand