to blur; to shade off; to gradate; to obscure; to make ambiguous
selflessness; self-effacement; self-renunciation; anatta; anatman; doctrine that states that humans do not possess souls
to bedaub (with paint); to besmear; to paint heavily; to spread thickly
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be stumped; to be nonplussed; to wince; to shrink back
reimportation; reimport; reverse import; (cultural, etc.) reverse import (e.g. California rolls being introduced in Japan)
marks; points; score; number of items; number of articles
one shō (approx. 1.8 litres)
(ethyl) alcohol; spirits of wine
maiko; apprentice geisha; dancing girl
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; buffoon
professional jester; professional entertainer; comedian; flatterer; sycophant; brown-noser
sightseer; playboy; frequenter of red-light districts
entertainment (at a party); amusement; fun; trick
mediation; intermediation; procuration; entertainment; treatment; reception
(Edo-period) roadside teahouse where one would go to relax (in comparison with a restaurant style teahouse and teahouse offering sexual services); tea stall
red-light district; prostitution quarter; geisha quarter
geisha house; establishment with geisha on its books for whom it acts as an agency
(geisha) teahouse; establishment where patrons are entertained by geisha
tatami room; dinner party in a tatami room with a geisha or maiko
programme; program; plans; arrangements
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
oiran; high-ranking courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
filling in (e.g. between speakers at a meeting, acts at a show); material used to fill in (between speeches at a meeting, etc.); anecdote
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
living together; communal life; cohabitation
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to take the middle (between the two); to split the difference
good feeling; feeling good
to suit the convenience of; to accommodate
geisha call-office; assignation office for geisha; geisha on call
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
untucked obi; dangling obi