imprisonment; incarceration
during imprisonment; while in jail
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
lack of common sense; thoughtlessness; senselessness; irrationality; absurdity
fat; tallow; lard; grease
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
songwriting (words and music)
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to defy accepted norms; to go off the rails; to be eccentric
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
(arch.) mourning clothes; mourning; period of mourning
to revel in trouble and discord; to be bent on making trouble; to like starting fights
young man; young woman; young people; youth; youngsters
kabukimono; Edo-period samurai who attracted public attention with their eye-catching clothes, peculiar hairstyle, and eccentric behavior
dress; outfit; equipment; makeup; adornment; guise
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with
sensuously beautiful; seductively beautiful; voluptuous
(licensed) red light district
owner of a brothel or restaurant
disguising oneself as a man; dressing as a man (for a woman); male clothing
mass dancing; large-group dancing; dance with entire troupe
harlots' kabuki; prostitutes' kabuki
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
bitter experience; misery; distress; grief; sad thoughts; hardship
guy; fellow; chap; bastard; asshole; arsehole
Sakata Toujuurou (1647-1709)
kabuki in the Kyoto-Osaka style
interesting (personality, turn of phrase, etc.); pleasantly different; tasteful; attractive; charming