Results, langage used by the harlots of the Yoshiwara red light district during the Edo period

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穿つ【うがつugatsu】 Inflection

godan ~つ verb / transitive:

  • to drill; to bore; to pierce; to pass through

godan ~つ verb / transitive / intransitive verb:

  • to hit the mark; to get to the heart of (the matter); to be true to (nature)

godan ~つ verb / transitive:

  • to put on; to wear - archaism

点滴tentekiがga石ishiをwoうがつugatsu。 Constant dripping wears away a stone.

ナンバースクールNANBAASUKUURU・ナンバー・スクールNANBAA/SUKUURU

noun:

  • (one of) the eight earliest and most prestigious high schools (Meiji period) - From English "number school"
主☆【しゅshu・しゅうshuuobs.】

noun / ~の noun:

  • (one's) master
  • Lord (Christian ref. to Jesus or God) ［しゅ］
  • the main thing; the majority; the primary concern ［しゅ］ ➜ 主たる・主として
かわいい子には旅をさせよ【かわいいこにはたびをさせよkawaiikonihatabiwosaseyo】可愛い子には旅をさせよ

expression:

  • spare the rod and spoil the child; if you love your children, send them out into the world [literal] - proverb
狂詩【きょうしkyoushi】

noun:

  • (Edo-period) type of humorous poem
勧進相撲【かんじんずもうkanjinzumou】

noun:

  • fund-raising tournaments of Edo period - four character idiom - Sumo term
闕所【けっしょkessho】欠所

noun:

  • confiscation of property (Edo period)
本多髷【ほんだまげhondamage】

noun:

  • type of male haircut (Edo period)
国絵図【くにえずkuniezu】

noun:

  • provincial maps of Japan (Edo period)
読み上げ算☆【よみあげざんyomiagezan】

noun:

  • having the figures read aloud by another person; calculation by abacus
腕法【わんぽうwanpou】

noun:

  • way of holding a calligraphy brush; position of the arm used for a particular type of calligraphy
蘿蔔【すずしろsuzushiro・らふくrafuku】清白【すずしろsuzushiro】

noun:

  • daikon (variety of large white Oriental radish, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) (primarily used in context of the seven spring herbs) - obscure term ➜ 大根・春の七草
大文字☆【おおもじoomoji・だいもんじdaimonji】

noun:

  • uppercase letter; capital letter ［おおもじ］ ➜ 小文字
  • large character; large writing
  • the (kanji) character "dai" meaning "big" ［だいもんじ］
  • huge character "dai" formed by fires lit on the side of a mountain in Kyoto on 16 Aug each year ［だいもんじ］

アルファベットARUFUABETTOをwo大文字daimonjiでde書きkakiなさいnasai。 Write the alphabet in capitals.

文頭buntouにniはha大文字daimonjiがga使わtsukawaれるreru。 A capital letter is used at the beginning of a sentence.

JLPTN1
地方【じかたjikata】

noun:

  • person in charge of music (in a Japanese dance performance) ➜ 立方【たちかた】
  • person singing ballads (in noh)
  • coast (esp. as seen from the water); shore
  • the country; countryside; the provinces; rural area - archaism
唐子【からこkarako】

noun:

  • boy or doll dressed in ancient Chinese clothes
  • hairstyle inspired by such a doll (esp. for female children) (Edo period)
無常感【むじょうかんmujoukan】無常観

noun:

  • sense of the vanity of life; perception of the evanescence of life
JLPTN3
日中★【にっちゅうnitchuu・ひなかhinaka】

adverbial noun / temporal noun:

  • daytime; during the day

noun:

  • Japan and China ［にっちゅう］

教科書問題kyoukashomondaiやya歴史認識rekishininshiki、靖国神社yasukunijinjaへheのno首相shushouのno参拝sanpaiなどnadoでde、日中nichichuu関係kankeiにni波風が立っているnamikazegatatteiru。 Such things as the textbook controversy, lack of recognition of historical events, and the prime minister's worshipping at the Yasukuni Shrine have caused discord with China.

遊客【ゆうかくyuukaku】

noun:

  • sightseer; playboy; frequenter of red-light districts
狭き門より入れ【せまきもんよりいれsemakimon'yoriire】

expression:

  • enter through the narrow gate (for wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction); enter ye in at the strait gate - from Matthew 7:13 - proverb
せるseru・させるsaseru Inflection

auxiliary verb / ichidan verb:

  • auxiliary verb indicating the causative - せる is for 五段 verbs, させる for 一段; follows the imperfective form of (v5) and (vs) verbs; senses 1-3 of せる are sometimes abbreviated as 〜す
  • auxiliary verb indicating that one has been granted the permission to do something - usu. as 〜(さ)せてもらう, 〜(さ)せていただく, etc. - humble language
  • auxiliary verb used as an honorific for others' actions - as 〜(さ)せられる, 〜あら(さ)せられる, 〜(さ)せ給う, etc. - honorific language
JLPTN1
長【おさosa】

noun:

  • head; chief; leader; elder
  • the greatest of all; the most excellent
とっさにtossani☆《咄嗟に》

adverb:

  • at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
回向☆【えこうekou】廻向 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • Buddhist memorial service; prayers for the repose of the soul
飛び入り☆【とびいりtobiiri】

noun:

  • open to all; taking part on the spur of the moment
下国【げこくgekoku】 Inflection

noun:

  • province of the lowest rank (ritsuryo system)

noun / ~する noun:

  • leaving for the provinces - archaism
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