misemono; type of Edo- and Meiji-period side show often held outdoors or in small temporarily erected shacks on temple and shrine grounds; show; exhibition; spectacle
making one's debut; making one's first appearance; (just) showing one's face; showing up; introductory kabuki performance (to introduce the actors); December kabuki performance at Kyoto's Minamiza Theater in which all famous actors perform
nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine
displaying prostitutes behind a grille
little shop; small shop; low class whorehouse in Yoshiwara (Edo period); low class brothel; passage formed under the eaves of houses after heavy snowfalls (Tōhoku region)
lower-class brothel (Edo period)
tending a store; salesperson; sales clerk; shop assistant
night stall; night shop; night fair
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
selling in a store; selling at retail
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
misedashi; debut of an apprentice geisha; ceremony in which a shikomi becomes a maiko
simple store; booth; stall
low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)