one's family, relations, and followers
prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
bow and arrow; weapon; arms
orange daylily (Hemerocallis fulva); tawny daylily; tobacco
ceremony held in honor (honour) of Bodhidharma (October 5)
fan seppuku; death penalty for samurai in which the condemned performs a symbolic disembowelment with a fan before being decapitated
in a hurry; hustle; person who's always in a rush
Japanese grosbeak (Eophona personata)
standard money; standard coin; legal tender
mameitagin; Edo-period lump of silver used as currency
leisurely, post-meal use of a toothpick
any time now (waiting, hoping for something to happen)
blow received by a bystander; getting dragged in to somebody else's fight
manager of itinerant entertainers (Edo period)
one's followers or hangers-on
geisha call-office; assignation office for geisha; geisha on call
make hay while the sun shines
committing suicide (to remonstrate or dissuade one's lord); preparing to die in an effort to dissuade one's lord
ichibuban; Edo-period rectangular coin (usu. gold) worth a quarter ryō
being so content that one would not mind dying; one can now rest in peace; one ought to be contented with what has been accomplished
lonely; dreary; desolate; few; scarce; sparse
selfish; with disregard for order or rules; reckless; rash; loose; bawdy
please make yourself comfortable; please relax your sitting position
middle third of a two-hour period
var. of traditional Japanese paper
favored geisha; beloved geisha; geisha somebody is showing favor to