Nightlife glossary

Delivery health (outcall)

The cast comes to your hotel or home. You pay for the room.

Hotel health

Pay at the shop's reception, then meet the cast at a nearby hotel. The room is extra.

In-shop health

Service in a private room inside the shop. No hotel needed.

Soapland

Private rooms with a bath, known for bathing and mat service. The price is often split into a bath fee and a service fee.

Pink salon

Short, low-priced sessions in booth seating.

Esthe (massage)

Massage-focused shops. What is included varies a lot between shops.

Rejuvenation massage

An esthe style centred on lymph and prostate-area massage.

M-seikan

Shops where the cast takes the lead and the guest is on the receiving side.

Image club (roleplay)

Shops built around costumes and roleplay scenarios.

Onakura

Light shops centred on hand service.

Married-woman type

Shops or casts that are married or in their 30s and up.

Mature type

Shops or casts in their 40s and up.

Chubby type

Curvier, fuller-figured casts.

Nomination (fee)

Choosing a specific cast, and the extra fee for it — usually ¥1,000–3,000.

Repeat nomination

Booking a cast you have met before. The fee can differ from a first nomination.

Photo nomination

Choosing a cast for the first time from her photos.

Free (no nomination)

The shop picks the cast for you. No nomination fee.

Membership fee

A one-time fee on your first visit.

Transport fee

Outcall travel charge, depending on your area.

Extension

Adding time to your course, usually priced per 30 minutes.

Room charge

The hotel room fee, paid by the guest for delivery and hotel health.

Home visit

The cast comes to your home. Not every shop or cast does this.

Meet-up

Meeting somewhere (a station, the shop) and going to the hotel together. Sometimes costs extra.

Cancellation fee

What the shop charges for a late cancellation or no-show.

Option

Extra play added to the basic course, free or paid.

Newcomer

A cast who joined recently. Sometimes comes with a discount.

Trial shift

A cast on trial before joining the shop for good.

Working today

The cast works today.

Free now

Available to see you right away.

Fully booked

No more bookings today.

Photo diary

Short blog posts written by the cast.

Reviews

Reviews left by guests.

Attendance reliability

How reliably the cast shows up for booked shifts, as rated by the shop.

Class (rank)

The cast's tier in the shop. Prices can differ by tier.

Sensitive spots

Where she is most sensitive.

Giver (takes the lead)

Prefers to take the lead.

Receiver

Prefers to be led.

S / M

S leads, M receives. A 'do-' prefix (ドS, ドM) means very strongly so; some write it as a percentage.

Specialty

What she is best at.

Previous job

What she did before this work.

Charm point

What she considers her best feature.

Fetish

What she is especially drawn to.

Amateur

Little industry experience; a natural, girl-next-door feel.

New to the industry

First time working in this business.

Neat and elegant

A clean, graceful look.

Soothing type

Calm, warm and relaxing.

Affectionate

Cuddly and loves attention.

Easygoing

Calm and unhurried.

Airhead (cute)

Innocent and a little spacey — in a charming way.

Friendly

Warms up to people quickly.

Shy

Bashful at first.

Dependable

Responsible and reliable.

Reads the room

Picks up on your mood.

Tsundere

Cool at first, sweet once she warms up.

Gyaru

Bold makeup and fashion, outgoing vibe.

Model type

Tall and slim, model-like.

Slender

Slim build.

Glamorous

Curvy figure.

Shapely bust

A nicely shaped chest.

Large bust

Kyonyū is usually E cup and up; bakunyū is bigger still.

Beautiful legs

Known for her legs.

Shapely hips

Known for her figure from behind.

Fully shaved

No pubic hair.

Anime voice

A cute, high-pitched voice.

Mixed heritage

One parent is not Japanese.

Trans woman

A transgender woman cast.

Adult film actress

Has appeared in adult videos.

Sensual

Plays up a bold, sensual vibe.

Forward type

Takes the initiative.

Deep kiss (DK)

French kissing; option tables often write DK.

Girlfriend experience

Affectionate, like a couple.

Oral before showering

Oral service right away, before the shower. Often a paid option.

Straight to play

Starting as soon as you meet, without showering first.

Oral service

Oral sex performed by the cast.

Oral without a condom

Oral service without a condom.

Oral on the testicles

Oral attention to the testicles.

Rimming

Oral attention to the anus.

69

Mutual oral at the same time.

Sumata (non-penetrative)

Friction between the thighs, no penetration. Standard at health shops.

Hand service

Done by hand.

Foot service

Done with the feet.

Breast service

Friction between the breasts.

Fingering

Guest fingering the cast. Always check it's allowed, and keep nails short.

Cunnilingus

Oral performed by the guest on the cast.

Squirting

Female ejaculation.

Prostate massage

Stimulating the prostate.

Nipple play

Focus on the guest's nipples.

Dirty talk

Leading with teasing words.

Light restraint / blindfold

Soft restraints or a blindfold.

Face sitting

The cast sits on the guest's face.

Finish in the mouth

Ejaculating in the mouth; usually an option.

Swallowing

Swallowing after finishing in the mouth.

Facial

Ejaculating on the face; an option.

Wand vibrator

Using an electric massager.

Bullet vibrator

A small vibrator.

Vibrator

An insertable vibrator.

Lotion

Slippery lubricant gel.

Costume

The cast wears a costume; each shop has its own list.

Pantyhose

Wearing (or tearing) pantyhose, or bare legs (namaashi).

No underwear

Arriving without underwear.

Watching her touch herself

The cast masturbates while you watch.

Photo / video option

Usually paid and for private keeping only. Never film without this option.

Golden shower

Urine play involving the cast.

Anal sex

Anal penetration. Rare and priced high.

Threesome

A course with two casts.

Mat play

Soapland service on an air mat with lotion.

Body wash

The cast washes you.

Periscope

Oral service in the soapland bath.

Available

Marks an option as available; ◎ means a favourite.

Not available

Marks an option as not offered; NG and 不可 mean the same.

Ask first

Maybe — depends on the situation. Ask when booking.

Paid option

Available for an extra charge.

Free option

Included at no extra charge.