Vocabulary

high rating; good reputation

sailing windward

clear-cut and straightforward

holiday granted to servants on the 16th of the first and seventh months

flatterer; someone skilled at flattery

following someone through a locked door, thus obtaining unauthorized access

pavement café; sidewalk café; open-air café

philharmonic society; society of the friends of music

Bunten exhibition; annual art exhibition sponsored by the Ministry of Education (antecedent of the Nitten exhibition)

technically difficult

type of faceted glass from Edo

face of someone while still alive

cleaning out mud from a ditch or drain

sunbed; tanning bed; tanning booth

belle of society; queen of high society

association; club; friends of ...

a person's worth is assessed only when their coffin is sealed

terrestrial

Volvox (genus of green algae)

Volvox (genus of green algae)

to go fishing

responsibility; duty; obligation

have to (verb); must (verb)

beater (on a hunt)

maid in an Osaka brothel

hostess (at a bar, cabaret, etc.)

someone who one considers as an elder sister

bringing up (one's daughter) like a princess

golden opportunity

central pavilion (of Heian Palace)

imperial palace temporarily built outside of the great imperial palace (Heian period)

ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)

banquet and concert pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)

ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)

ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)

pavilion housing the empress's reception hall (in the inner Heian Palace)

ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)

ladies' pavilion (of the inner Heian Palace)

women's pavilion (of the inner Heian palace)

pavilion used as the emperor's habitual residence (in Heian Palace)