geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
tatami room; tatami mat room; formal Japanese room; dinner party in a tatami room (esp. when a geisha or maiko attends)
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
finishing up (a job); selling out; buying up
olden-day; hidden in the past
extravagant spree; wild merrymaking; living it up
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
both; both sides; both parties
senryū; comic haiku; humorous seventeen-mora poem
fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute
one vehicle; one ryō (an old coin)
merrymaking (esp. wine and women); pleasures
to buy up; to buy everything available; to hire for exclusive use; to reserve; to charter
prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
hiring a number of geisha for an entertainment
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
double; twice (as much); twofold
(period of) a year; during an era
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
thousands; several thousand
sightseer; playboy; frequenter of red-light districts
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
fee; charge; rate; material
geisha call-office; assignation office for geisha; geisha on call
young man; youth; lad; servant boy; young shopboy
audacious; daring; bold; throaty (voice); rough; deep
leakage; omission; oversight; I; me
celebration; celebratory event; congratulatory gift; tip; gratuity
how long; how far; how much
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
monopoly; monopolization; exclusivity; hogging; keeping to oneself
to be excited; to be elated
corner; nook; recess; downstage right (on a noh stage)