call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
popular name; common name; given name
bell (used for summoning or signalling); buzzer
pump-priming; rousing; stimulation
main attraction; special feature; big draw
barker; tout; hawker; calling out to potential customers