tomboy; rebounding; recovery; repercussions; rashness; incautiousness
final emergency measure; final defence when one is cornered (defense)
half-width obi (kimono sash)
reed warbler (esp. the great reed warbler, but also the black-browed reed warbler)
printed figures (on cloth or pottery)
impressed (glued) gold or silver foil on traditional Japanese fabric; type of noh costume
paying loan installments whenever one happens to have money (instalments)
life release; ceremony of releasing captive animals
bill collector for the night's entertainment; followers
drawing red lines; red lines on maps marking town limits (Edo period); (arch.) red lines marking nouns in kanbun texts
brothel fronting as a tea house, inn, restaurant, etc.
money comes and goes; money goes around and around
slicing a fish down its back
holiday; day on which prostitutes had to receive clients
lack of filial piety; disobedience to one's parents
to carry something out of a place; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery); to mention something; to broach a topic
tufted toothpick; Edo-period toothbrush resembling a large toothpick burred at one end into a tuft
acting as go-between; good offices
bill collection; bill collector
find it against one's conscience (to do); too proud (to do)
woman approaching middle age
sailor; boatman; passenger
teachings conveyed by the gods
of good omen; auspicious; lucky; auguring well (for); boding well (for)
losing the means of livelihood
one-plate meal; simple meal; austerity diet
hanger-on; dependent; someone who is received coldly; third, fourth, fifth, etc. sons (during the Edo period when only the oldest male could inherit an estate)
(short-term) leave allowed a servant
sake offered to someone; treat of sake
busiest and most profitable business period; peak season
one (more) effort; one (more) push; a try; a go
service with a samurai family; serving in a samurai household (as a valet, chambermaid, etc.)