to have an interest (in something); to feel inclined (toward doing something)
to feel anxious; to feel nervous; fluttering down; trickling down (e.g. tears); hanging untidily (of hair); straggling
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
with my own (two) eyes; with these very eyes
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
other people's affairs; someone else's problem
to get between; to be caught in
two classes; double; two sets
shipping agent; boathouse; inn for sailors
counter for (small) boats
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
master; teacher; stable master
artists' world; painting circles
popular person; favorite; favourite
high-class Edo-period pleasure house (where outside prostitutes were hired to entertained guests)
famous geisha; talented geisha; beautiful geisha
pride of place; most prominent; top-ranking
horizontal (as opposed to vertical); side-to-side (as opposed to front-to-back); width; side (of a box, etc.); beside; aside
to steal; to rob; to take away
lack of registration (in the census register); being dropped from one's family registry; buying a geisha or prostitute her contractual freedom
to redeem debts (e.g. of a geisha)
rivalry in love; rivalry for the heart of a woman; quarrel over something trivial; storm in a teacup; quarrel between two samurai due to an (accidental) clash of sheaths while crossing paths
Takarai Kikaku (1661-1707)
construction; building; newly built ship; new boat; (another's) wife (usu. young); young, unmarried woman; wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
children's hairstyle of short untied hair; child with short untied hair; young girl working as a servant for a high-class prostitute (Edo period); (arch.) baldness; (arch.) bald head
subordinate work; assistant; domestic duties; servant; maid
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō 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
past (times); bygone; olden; former
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