Things one would like to see: The Diary of a yūjo; sincerity in a prostitute; a square egg; the false letters of a j�ro, and the end of a heartless courtesan.
Things one would like to hear: The name of a yūjo’s secret lover; the whispers of a courtesan.
Things that are funny: Apologies of a guest who has offended a yūjo; a guest who bestows too much attention on a kamuro (young female page).
Things that are enjoyable: A long sojourn of an intimate guest at a brothel; secret lover; love-quarrels between sweethearts.
Hurried things: A saké cup that is not offered to a guest by the courtesan of his choice on the occasion of their first meeting; feigned sleep on the morning of the guest’s departure; conversation about one’s acquaintances; the crest on the clothes of a courtesan made by a rival guest.
Pleasant things. Spiritedness of a courtesan; a sprightly joro.
Quiet things. The possession of a courtesan’s room at the first meeting; a tayū who has come down to be a k�shi-j�ro.
A clever thing. A demand for gratuities by means of broad hints.
Clumsy things. Squandering too much money in a tea-house; going into a sancha restaurant in the rain; demand by an unpopular courtesan to be engaged on a holiday.
Things for which one is sorry. A fire on the night of a lovers’ meeting; for a courtesan to unknowingly receive counterfeit money from a guest as a present.