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
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
Ichikawa Danjuurou (1946.8-)
speechless (with amazement); struck dumb; tongue-tied; dumbfounded
(metaphorically) floating with the tide
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
(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
give water to a dying person; water given to a dying person
(arch.) policeman; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders; art of defeating (and capturing) an opponent with one's bare hands
runny-nosed child; sniveler; sniveller; greenhorn; inexperienced person
protecting (someone); defending; standing up for
rash assumption; hasty conclusion
living Buddha; saintly Buddhist monk; living person
to buy up; to buy everything available; to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
girlish mind; girlish innocence