Snow Country

2. a textile that requires a unique process of snow bleaching.
4. A low, wooden table frame covered by a futon, or heavy blanket, upon which a table top sits
7. A rich and married Tokyo dilettante.
8. The young woman with a beautiful voice that Shimamura first meets on a train
10. An alcoholic beverage made by fermenting rice that has been polished to remove the bran.

1. Professional entertainers who attend guests during meals, banquets and occasions.
3. The geisha who gives herself to Shimamura without any regrets although she knows their affair will not last.
5. A belt of varying size and shape worn with both traditional Japanese clothing
6. A traditional Japanese three-stringed lute with a square body, played with a large plectrum
9. Traditional Japanese robes