noun:

• simple and light soup taken between courses in a kaiseki meal, or during a formal tea ceremony - Food term ➜ 懐石

noun:

• throwing of mochi to an assembled crowd, esp. during the framework-raising ceremony of a new building ➜ 棟上げ式【むねあげしき】

noun:

• throwing of mochi to an assembled crowd, esp. during the framework-raising ceremony of a new building ➜ 餅まき

noun:

• mannequin; young woman employed to show clothes to customers - From English "mannequin girl"

noun:

• woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.) - honorific language ➜ 院

noun:

• woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; femininity - colloquialism

noun:

• var. of knot often used to tie mizu-hiki
• woman's hairstyle, braided in this fashion

noun:

• woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)

noun:

• Self-Strengthening Movement; Westernization Movement; political reform movement in China during the late Qing dynasty

noun / ~する noun:

• acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting; acceptance ➜ ご了承

noun:

• outdoor bench (placed under the eaves of a house and used for cooling off during the summer)

noun:

• fruits left on a tree during winter (supposedly causing more fruits to appear in the next season) - archaism

suffix:

• honorific suffix used after the name of a woman of equal or higher status - honorific language

noun:

• woman in waiting in the inner part of a lord's mansion (Edo period) - archaism ➜ 御殿女中

noun:

• stylishness (esp. of a woman working at a nightclub, etc.); sophistication; refinement; class; style

noun:

• noodle
• TV personality who has appeared in the nude - abbreviation - slang ➜ アイドル・ヌード

noun:

• someone who can't drink; non-drinker; temperate man

noun:

• ama; female diver (who collects shells, seaweed, etc.) ➜ 海人【あま】

noun:

• ladykiller who targets married women - From English "madam killer"

noun:

• something not needed; person who is in the way

noun:

• youth; young man who has reached adulthood (conscription age)

noun:

• writer; author; literary person; one who lives from writing

noun:

• box maker
• man who carries a geisha's shamisen

noun:

• holy men who abstain from meat and cooked food

noun:

• male temple employee (esp. one who does odd jobs)