shunning; ostracism; exclusion; flick (of one's finger; to express disgust, scorn, disapproval, etc.)
scum of society; good-for-nothing; vermin
to shut one's eyes to (one's own faults, etc.); to pretend not to see; to pay no attention to; to forget; to fail to notice; (lit.) to put on a shelf
beginning of the year; new year; New Year's call; New Year's greetings
being boxed in on all sides; having obstacles in every direction; being at a loss (what to do); being in a fix
manual typesetting; hand composition; hand setting; assembling by hand; putting together by hand; braiding by hand
Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum)
paper lantern with bow-shaped handle
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
feces (esp. animal); excrement; dung
arbor; arbour; suffix forming the final part of the pseudonyms of some writers and performers; suffix forming the final part of the name of a restaurant
mud wall; earthen wall; plaster wall
tingling; stinging; pungently
to rip out (and take); to tear out
immediate; right there on the spot; impromptu; instant; instantaneous
to wet; to moisten; to dampen
person of refined tastes; sophisticated person; man of the world; understanding person; man about town
caves dug as tombs in and around Kamakura during the Kamakura and Muromachi periods
posterity; future generations; future life
library; book collection; paperback book
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
the other day; some time ago; recently
audience (with a lord, dignitary, etc.); interview; first (public) appearance; debut; trial service (of a servant); probation
looks; features; (personal) appearance
perfect; ideal; completely satisfactory; leaving nothing to be desired; faultless; impeccable
5th day of the month; five days
selling oneself (into bondage; esp. of a prostitute); selling out (to a competitor); selling off
to consist of; to be made up of; to be concluded (e.g. of an agreement); to hold true (e.g. of a theory); to be viable (of a business, lifestyle, etc.); to carry on
left skirt of a kimono; geisha (because they often walked holding the left hem of their kimono)
tension; resilience (e.g. of hair); springiness; will power; spirit
to push through (an idea)
geisha from the Fukagawa red light district in Edo (Edo period)
to descend; to stoop; to degrade oneself; to be reduced to
path of righteousness; path of duty; right track; correct path