guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
main door at the front of a house; front shutters
to conceal oneself; to hide; to endure; to bear; to stand
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
action; behavior; behaviour; (arch.) recommendation (of a person for a position)
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
cowardly; timid; easily frightened
public bathhouse; building with a bath (esp. in a shrine or temple)
attendant's booth (in a bathhouse changing room); door-keeper's stand; watcher's seat
(bowel) movement; evacuation; defecation; understanding (of another's thoughts, feelings, etc.)
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
to dispel; to clear away; to accomplish a goal; (arch.) to make it sunny; (arch.) to make clouds disappear
haori (Japanese formal coat)
to buy (stock, materials, etc.); to purchase; to lay in; to get; to obtain
price; cost; charge; price (of achieving something); cost; sacrifice
end (of a stick, rod, pole, etc.); end of a palanquin carrying pole; palanquin bearer
teahouse; (Edo period) rest stop; (geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha; tea house (that sells tea); tea dealer
therefore; thus; well, then ...; that's right; indeed; (arch.) ... on earth?
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
to conclude; to decide; to determine; to judge
highly skilled; skillful; very capable; particularly able person; master-hand; person of ability
outskirts (of a town); run-down district
scraping together (a sum of money); raising (a sum of money) by straining one's credit
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
lack of registration (in the census register); being dropped from one's family registry; buying a geisha or prostitute her contractual freedom
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
jōruri; type of dramatic recitation accompanied by a shamisen (associated with Japanese puppet theater)
to sympathize deeply with; to strike a chord of sympathy
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
mawashi; belt; mantle; cape; gang rape
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
matchmaking; acting as a go-between
same trade; same business; same profession