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

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地獄の沙汰も金次第【じごくのさたもかねしだいjigokunosatamokaneshidai】

expression:

  • money talks; money is the key that opens all doors; money is the best lawyer in hell; even in hell, the extent of one's suffering is determined by money [literal] - proverb
台覧【たいらんtairan】

noun:

  • inspection by the empress or the crown prince
台臨【たいりんtairin】

noun:

  • visit by the empress or the crown prince
帷幄上奏【いあくじょうそうiakujousou】

noun:

  • direct appeal to the throne by the military
五陰盛苦【ごおんじょうくgoonjouku】

noun:

  • the pain brought on by the five skandha - Buddhism term ➜ 五陰
転じて【てんじてtenjite】

expression:

  • by the way; meanwhile; on the other hand
JLPTN3
回り☆【まわりmawari】廻り

noun:

  • rotation ➜ 周り
  • making the rounds
  • spreading
  • effect; efficacy

suffix noun / noun:

  • by way of; via

suffix / counter:

  • round; turn
  • size
  • 12-year period; 12-year age difference

そのsono町machiのnoまわりmawariにはniha高いtakai城壁jouhekiがgaあるaru。 There are high walls about the town.

例えばtatoeba、カメレオンKAMEREONはha皮膚hifuのno色iroをwo変えkae、回りmawariのno木kiやya葉っぱhappaにniとけ込むtokekomuことが出来るkotogadekiru。 For example, chameleons can change the color of their skin and blend with the trees and leaves around them.

その間sonokanずっとzutto、じいさんjiisanのno言ったittaことkotoがga、メロンMERONのno周りmawariをwo飛び回るtobimawaru蠅haeのno羽音haotoのようにnoyouni、頭atamaのno中nakaでdeぶんぶんとbunbunto鳴っていましたnatteimashita。 All that time the things granddad had said, like the sound of flies flying round a melon, buzzed in my head.

本尊☆【ほんぞんhonzon】

noun:

  • principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol
  • the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter - humorous term

このkono寺teraのno本尊honzonはha何naniであるdearuかka知っていますshitteimasuかka。 Do you know which deity this temple is dedicated to?

隣の芝は青い【となりのしばはあおいtonarinoshibahaaoi】

expression:

轍を踏む【てつをふむtetsuwofumu】 Inflection

expression / godan ~む verb:

天下第一【てんかだいいちtenkadaiichi】

noun / ~の noun:

  • the best in the land; the best of its kind in the country; par excellence in the whole country - four character idiom
御本尊【ごほんぞんgohonzon】ご本尊

noun:

  • principal object of worship at a temple (usu. a buddha or bodhisattva); principal image; idol
  • the man himself; the person at the heart of the matter - humorous term
紅葉衣【もみじごろもmomijigoromo】

noun:

  • comparing autumn leaves to a garment
  • layered garments that mimic the colours of autumn leaves (worn from the 9th to the 11th month of the lunar calendar)
義太夫節【ぎだゆうぶしgidayuubushi】

noun:

  • gidayū ballad drama (narrative accompanied by a shamisen used in the bunraku puppet theater) ➜ 義太夫
会期中【かいきちゅうkaikichuu】

noun:

  • during a session (of the legislature)

そのsono法案houanはha今kon会期中kaikichuuにni成立seiritsuするsuru見通しmitooshiであるdearu。 The bill is expected to be enacted during the present session.

首相指名選挙【しゅしょうしめいせんきょshushoushimeisenkyo】

expression / noun:

  • vote by the Diet to appoint the prime minister
JLPTN1
軽快☆【けいかいkeikai】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • light (of movements); nimble; sprightly; springy
  • light-hearted; cheerful; buoyant; jaunty; casual (e.g. clothing); rhythmical (e.g. melody)

noun / ~する noun:

  • taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms; recovery; convalescence

リズムRIZUMUはha軽快keikaiでdeテンポTENPOはha速くhayaku、そのsono曲kyokuはha若者wakamonoにni好まれているkonomareteiru。 The rhythm is light, and the tempo fast - that song is liked by young people.

七草粥【ななくさがゆnanakusagayu】七種粥・七草がゆ・七種がゆ

noun:

  • rice gruel traditionally eaten on the 7th day of the new year containing the seven plants of spring
隣の芝生は青い【となりのしばふはあおいtonarinoshibafuhaaoi】となりの芝生は青い

expression:

  • the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence - proverb
上意下達【じょういかたつjouikatatsu・じょういげだつjouigedatsuirr.】

noun / ~の noun:

  • conveying the will of the governing to the governed; top-down (system) - four character idiom
御霊前【ごれいぜんgoreizen】ご霊前

noun:

  • "before the spirit of the deceased" (written on the condolence-money envelope)
股上【またがみmatagami】また上

noun:

  • waist (the part of the pants located above the crotch); pant rise
掌骨【しょうこつshoukotsu】

noun / ~の noun:

  • bones of the palm (esp. the metacarpals, but sometimes also including the carpals) - obscure term ➜ 中手骨
鎮子【ちんしchinshi・ちんすchinsu・ちんじchinji】

noun:

  • ornamental weights used to keep curtains and the like from blowing around in the wind
JLPTN1
ひよこhiyoko☆・ひなhina☆・ひよっこhiyokko《雛》ヒナHINA・ヒヨコHIYOKO

noun:

  • young bird; chick
  • hina doll; doll displayed during the Girls' Festival ［ひな］
  • green; wet behind the ears; juvenile ［ひよこ・ひよっこ］

ムクドリMUKUDORIのnoヒナHINAをwo親鳥oyadoriにni返せますkaesemasuかka。 Can you return starling chicks to their parents?

ルチアーノRUCHIAANOはha大dai声援seienをwo背負ってseotte戦えるtatakaeruかもしれないkamoshirenaiがga、彼kareはhaまだmadaヒヨコHIYOKOに過ぎないnisuginai。 Luciano might have the crowd behind him, but he's still wet behind the ears.

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