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

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北方四島【ほっぽうよんとうhoppouyontou】

noun:

  • the four northern islands (held by Russia); south Kuril Islands; northern territories
中【チュンCHUN】

noun:

  • red dragon tile - abbreviation - Mahjong term ➜ 紅中
  • winning hand with a pung (or kong) of red dragon tiles - Mahjong term
蒸し飯【むしめしmushimeshi】蒸飯

noun:

  • steamed rice (esp. cold rice reheated by steaming it)
  • mochi rice with red beans steamed in a steaming basket; rice with red beans (eaten on celebratory occasions) ➜ こわめし
一日中☆・１日中【いちにちじゅうichinichijuu・いちにちぢゅうichinichijuu】一日じゅう・１日じゅう【いちにちじゅうichinichijuu】一日ぢゅう【いちにちぢゅうichinichijuu】

noun / adverbial noun:

  • all day long; all the day; throughout the day

明日ashita雨ameがga降ればfureba、私watashiはha一日中ichinichijuu家kaにniいますimasu。 If it rains tomorrow, I will stay at home all day.

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持てる☆【もてるmoteru】 Inflection

ichidan verb / intransitive verb:

  • to be able to possess (hold, get, etc.) ➜ 持つ
  • to be well liked; to be popular; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed ➜ モテる
  • to endure (the tests of time, the elements, etc.); to last

noun or verb acting prenominally:

  • possessed; held
  • rich; wealthy; affluent

そのsono箱hakoはha子供kodomoがga持てるmoteruほどhodo軽いkarui。 The box is light enough for a child to carry.

彼kareはhaもてるmoteru物monoすべてsubeteをwo失ったushinatta。 He lost everything he owned.

身軽☆【みがるmigaru】身がる Inflection

adjectival noun:

  • agile; nimble; light (of foot)
  • casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage)
  • carefree; with limited responsibility

捕らえるtoraeruことkotoのnoできないdekinaiものmono、身軽migaruでde素早いsubayaiものmonoのnoたとえtatoe、だ,daそうsouですdesu。 It's apparently a metaphor for something uncatchable, light of body and fleet of foot.

遥かに【はるかにharukani】遙かにirr.

adverb:

  • far off; in the distance; long ago; far; by far; far and away
茹で海老【ゆでえびyudeebi】茹海老irr.

noun:

  • boiled red prawn, shrimp, lobster, etc. (sometimes used as a New Year decoration) ➜ 海老
藪をつついて蛇を出す【やぶをつついてへびをだすyabuwotsutsuitehebiwodasu】薮をつついて蛇を出す・藪を突いて蛇を出す・薮を突いて蛇を出す Inflection

expression / godan ~す verb:

  • to stir up trouble for oneself; to scare out a snake by poking at the brush [literal] ➜ やぶ蛇
歌妓【かぎkagi】

noun:

  • woman who earns her living by entertaining with song, dance and playing the shamisen; geisha who sings at parties
表外音訓【ひょうがいおんくんhyougaionkun】

noun:

  • kanji reading that has not been approved by the government (and is not to be taught in public schools)
近火【きんかkinka・ちかびchikabi】

noun:

  • fire in the neighborhood; fire in the neighbourhood
救い主【すくいぬしsukuinushi】

expression / noun:

  • savior; saviour; rescuer
  • the Savior (in Christianity); the Saviour

イエスIESU･キリストKIRISUTOはha私watashiのno救い主sukuinushiですdesu。 Jesus Christ is my saviour.

底積み【そこづみsokozumi】

noun:

  • stowage at the bottom; goods stowed at the bottom
限度を超える【げんどをこえるgendowokoeru】 Inflection

expression / ichidan verb:

  • to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
局面打開【きょくめんだかいkyokumendakai】

noun:

  • breakthrough in the situation; break in the deadlocked situation - four character idiom
来世信仰【らいせしんこうraiseshinkou】

noun:

  • belief in the next world; belief in the hereafter - four character idiom
賞を取る【しょうをとるshouwotoru】賞をとる Inflection

expression / godan ~る verb:

  • to win the prize; to win the ring
木暗がり【こくらがりkokuragari】

noun:

  • darkness under the trees; dark place under the trees - obscure term
見た目に美しい【みためにうつくしいmitameniutsukushii】 Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • beautiful to the eye; pleasant to the eye; sightly
不可能を可能にする【ふかのうをかのうにするfukanouwokanounisuru】 Inflection

expression / ~する verb (irregular):

  • to make the impossible possible; to accomplish the impossible
四つ打ち【よつうちyotsuuchi】４つ打ち

noun:

  • four-on-the-floor; four-to-the-floor - Music term
風濤【ふうとうfuutou】風涛

noun:

  • wind and waves
  • waves stirred by the wind ➜ 風波
進物所【しんもつどころshinmotsudokoro】

noun:

  • palace kitchen in which final preparations to the imperial family's meals (e.g. reheating) were made (Heian period)
  • kitchen (in a noble's manor)
アリバイ会社【アリバイがいしゃARIBAIgaisha】

noun:

  • front company set up to hide someone's true profession by pretending to employ them (often used by call girls) ➜ ダミー会社
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