little girl; maiden; young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryo period)
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
geisha; professional female entertainer, usu. at traditional banquets
household head; master; host (e.g. of a tea gathering); husband
finishing up (a job); selling out; buying up
olden-day; hidden in the past
story; topic (on everyone's lips); (the stuff of) legend
fee paid for the services of a geisha or prostitute
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)
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
moon viewing (esp. during the eight month of the lunar calendar)
sightseer; playboy; frequenter of red-light districts
to shut out; to bar; to lock out; to exclude
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)
to be excited; to be elated
swastika (esp. counterclockwise form as a Buddhist symbol); fylfot; gammadion; swastika-shaped family crest
request; appeal; claim; purchase
plain; plateau; tableland
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
owner of a brothel or restaurant
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to be sad; to mourn for; to regret
Bon festival; Feast of Lanterns
edge of the eaves; house frontage
garden lantern; hanging lantern
consoling the spirits of the dead
three famous beauty spots
buying up of goods; cornering (market)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block