Words — 118 found
ふうふきど
夫婦気取り
1. behaving like a married couple; posing as a married couple
夫婦気取り 【めおときどり】、夫婦きどり 【ふうふきどり】、夫婦きどり 【めおときどり】
1. karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)Usually written using kana alone
やあとせだい
焼け跡世代
1. generation comprising those who were children during WWII (in Japan); burnt ruins generation
からゆ
唐行きさん
1. karayuki-san; young Japanese women who were sent to work (mainly as prostitutes) in foreign countries, esp. in Southeast Asia (Meiji to early Showa)Usually written using kana alone, See also 唐行き からゆき
唐行き様 【からゆきさん】、唐行様 【からゆきさん】
てと
手に取るように
1. clearly (understand, see, hear, etc.); distinctly; perfectly; as if it were right in front of one
手にとるように 【てにとるように】
ねこかわい
猫可愛がり
1. (endlessly) doting (on someone); (constantly) petting (someone) as if they were a petIdiomatic expression
猫かわいがり 【ねこかわいがり】
ふこ
封戸
1. household of which half of the taxes were given to a designated person (ritsuryō system); vassal household allotted to a courtierHistorical term, See also 食封
封戸 【ふご】、封戸 【ほうこ】
かんじぶんかけん
漢字文化圏
1. Chinese-character cultural sphere; Sinosphere; countries where Chinese characters are used or were historically used
じょうざいせんじょう
常在戦場
1. always conducting oneself as though one were on a battlefield; being combat ready at all times (of a person)Yojijukugo (four character compound)
さいえき
歳役
1. labor system in which able-bodied men were required to work for periods in the capital (ritsuryō system)Historical term
歳役 【さいやく】
1. just like; exactly like; as if; as thoughUsually written using kana alone, oft. followed by a form of ようだ
2. (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...Usually written using kana alone, after a noun; oft. as ～に or ～の
宛ら: Rarely-used kanji form.
ないきょうぼう
内教坊
1. part of the imperial palace where dancing girls were trained (Nara and Heian periods)Archaic
じゅうやくしゅっきん
重役出勤
1. arriving at work late as if one were an executive; management attendance at workJocular, humorous term
たわらぜ
俵責め
1. Edo-period form of torture in which criminals were stuffed into straw bags with their heads exposed, piled together, and whipped (commonly used on Christians)Historical term
おんなしょうがつ
女正月
1. 15th day of the New Year (when women would belatedly do their New Year's greetings or go back to their parents' homes; in Kyoto and Osaka)Historical term, See also 小正月