leading male role in kabuki
paying loan installments whenever one happens to have money (instalments)
announcing the succession to another's stage name
low floor (platform, vehicle, etc.)
fires and fistfights are the flowers of Edo
deep-fried bean curd; undercooked
false or crocodile tears; feigned sadness
practicing by oneself; self-instruction
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
buying up; buying all of something; purchase on a no-returns basis; flat fee; lump-sum payment
court of law in the Edo period, in which the parties sat on white sand
in and about a kitchen; family circumstances
clear profit; great profit (without any investment)
free, unfettered and flexible; versatile; adaptable
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
stage favorite; stage favourite; star
The Andes; Andes Mountains
half-florescent; half-bloomed
precinct of a jail; vicinity of a prison
breaking a lock; picking a lock
water that has been used to wash rice