stagehand in kabuki and bunraku (who dresses fully in black)

姫子: a female given name

縦横, 経緯: length and breadth; warp and woof

江戸っ子: a true Tokyoite.

連れて来る: bring (someone to a person/place).

comfortable and warm / steamy hot (of food); hot and flaky / feeling mentally tired; feeling of tired relief or accomplishment after effort or perseverance

Alternative form of 思惑

恣意的: arbitrary

虚言, 虛言: lie

卑弥呼: Himiko, semi-legendary queen of Yamatai / ひみ子, 一三子, 火見胡, 火見子, 火魅子, 光水子, 公子, 灯望光: a female given name / 日海子, 日見子, 日実子, 日珠子, 日美子, 日魅子, 日巳子, 日弥子: a female given name