(n) the activity of people seeking nighttime diversion (as at the theater, a nightclub, etc.), Syn. night life, Example:a futile search for intelligent nightlife; in the summer the nightlife shifts to the dance clubs
[しょうばいおんな, shoubaionna] (n) (1) (See 商売人) woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); (2) woman who works in an adult entertainment business; (3) woman from the red-light district; demimondaine; prostitute
[しょうばいにん, shoubainin] (n) (1) merchant; trader; (2) expert (professional) in a given trade or profession; shrewd businessman; expert; (3) (See 商売女, 水商売) woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine
[みずしょうばい, mizushoubai] (n) (1) chancy trade (business) with a high turnover rate and uncertain profitability; (2) the entertainment, eating, and drinking business; (3) the night entertainment (nightlife) business