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

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手前ども【てまえどもtemaedomo】手前共

pronoun:

  • we (esp. used by merchants, etc.); my store; my shop - humble language
あかひげakahige《赤髭・赤鬚》アカヒゲAKAHIGE

noun:

  • red beard; person with a red beard ［あかひげ］
  • Westerner ［あかひげ］ - derogatory term
  • Ryukyu robin (Erithacus komadori)
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壁★【かべkabe・へきheki】

noun:

そのsono男otokoはhaビンBINをwo壁kabeにni叩きつけたtatakitsuketa。 The man dashed the bottle against the wall.

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王★【おうou】

noun / suffix noun:

  • king; ruler; sovereign; monarch
  • tycoon; magnate; champion; master
  • king (of the senior player) - abbreviation - Shōgi term ➜ 王将【おうしょう】

彼らkareraはha王ouのno殺害satsugaiをwoたくらんでいるtakurandeiru。 They are plotting to kill the king.

暁☆【あかつきakatsuki・あかときakatokiobs.】曉old

noun:

  • dawn; daybreak
  • event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence ［あかつき］ - usu. as 〜の暁に

当選tousenのnoあかつきakatsukiにはniha皆様minasamaのnoためにtameni一生懸命にisshoukenmeini働きますhatarakimasu。 Once elected, I will do my best for all of you who supported me.

起死回生☆【きしかいせいkishikaisei】

noun / ~の noun:

  • revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization - four character idiom

松井matsui、起死回生kishikaiseiのno逆転gyakuten満塁manruiサヨナラホームランSAYONARAHOOMURAN！ Matsui pulled the Giants back from the brink with a grand slam that gave them a come-from-behind victory.

黄土☆【おうどoudo・こうどkoudo】

noun:

  • loess
  • yellow ochre; yellow ocher
  • Hades; hell; underworld; world of the dead ［こうど］ - archaism
雁首【がんくびgankubi】がん首

noun:

  • head of a pipe, incl. the bowl and stem attachment
  • neck; head - colloquialism
青天白日【せいてんはくじつseitenhakujitsu】 Inflection

adjectival noun / noun:

  • being cleared of all the charge (brought against one); being found completely innocent - four character idiom

青天白日seitenhakujitsuのno身miとなるtonaru。 He was completely cleared of the charge against him.

背中合わせ【せなかあわせsenakaawase】背中あわせ・背中合せ

noun:

  • back to back
  • discord; feud
  • opposite sides of the same coin

背中合わせsenakaawaseにni立っtaてte腕udeをwo組んkunでde、一方ippouがga前mae屈するkussuru事kotoでdeもうmou一方ippouのno背筋sesujiをwo伸ばすnobasu体操taisouをwo、子供kodomoのno頃koroよくyokuやりyariましmashiたtaよyoねne。 That exercise - backs together, link arms, one bends forwards while the other stretches their back - we did that a lot as children, didn't we?

裏技【うらわざurawaza】

noun:

  • secret trick; hidden method; trick of the trade; cheat (in a video game)
府中【ふちゅうfuchuu】

noun:

  • provincial capital (under the ritsuryo system); provincial office
  • public place of imperial rule
窃用【せつようsetsuyou】 Inflection

noun / ~する noun:

  • using without permission; using information obtained in the course of one's duties - obscure term
時論【じろんjiron】

noun:

  • comments on current events; public sentiments of the day; current view; contemporary opinion
戸主権【こしゅけんkoshuken】

noun:

  • rights accruing to the head of a household (according to laws now obsolete)
死に恥【しにはじshinihaji】

noun:

  • dishonor that persists after death ➜ 生き恥
  • shame at the moment of one's death
月下美人【げっかびじんgekkabijin】

noun:

  • Dutchman's pipe cactus (Epiphyllum oxypetalum); night-blooming cereus; queen of the night
腰紐【こしひもkoshihimo】

noun:

  • cord tied around the waist of a kimono before an obi is tied
猫の手も借りたい【ねこのてもかりたいnekonotemokaritai】 Inflection

expression / adjective:

  • extremely busy; so busy one would even welcome the help of a cat [literal] - idiom
殉職者【じゅんしょくしゃjunshokusha】

noun:

  • person who has died at his post (in the performance of his duties)
仲見世【なかみせnakamise】仲店

noun:

  • nakamise; shops lining a passageway in the precincts of a Shinto shrine
九六【くんろくkunroku】

noun:

  • ozeki ranked wrestler unable to live up to the expectations of his rank - Sumo term
横綱大関【よこづなおおぜきyokozunaoozeki】

noun:

  • grand champion filling the rank of champion to keep their number at 2 - Sumo term
実力本位【じつりょくほんいjitsuryokuhon'i】

noun / ~の noun:

  • the precedence of merit; performance orientation; ability- (merit-) based (promotion, pay scale, etc.) - four character idiom
千代万代【ちよよろずよchiyoyorozuyo】

noun:

  • for ever and ever; (through) eternity; countless ages; till the end of time - four character idiom
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