Sentence:  "We just get one very small meal – a single rice ball or piece of bread," said Mieko Kono, a hostess bar "<WSD>mama-san</WSD>" who looks spectacularly out of place in the municipal office, dolled up as she is in her work clothes of leopard-print top and slacks. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A woman in a position of authority, especially the madam of a geisha bar. (from 1940s)