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This week's topic is: Geisha and Oiran
Part 1: History
- Two sides of not-quite-the-same coin
[Word definitions]
prostitute (n.): someone (usually a woman) who performs sexual acts for money
attributed to (adj.): considered to be caused by
engage in (v.): take part in or do something
myth (n.): something believed by many that is actually untrue; a traditional folk story
courtesan (n.): a high-class prostitute (who might also be ‘kept’ as a mistress by someone)
the nobility (n.): people of high social ranking, often connected to kings, emperors, etc.
pleasure quarters (n.): neighbourhoods that focused on entertainment and prostitution
chaste (adj.): intentionally not having sex (at all, or at least out of marriage)
well-off (adj.): rich, economically comfortable
come to be (v.): appear, begin existing
trend-setting (adj.): creating new trends (including fashion, behaviour, etc.)
intimate (adj.): close, personal, or sexual
extinct (adj.): no longer existing (like the mammoths, dinosaurs, etc.)
frowned upon (adj.): seen negatively or disapprovingly
