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Many municipalities now operate women-only carriages at rush hour to combat the practice.Ĭhikuwa - a tubular roll of boiled or grilled fish paste. Read more on capsule hotels See a listing of capsule hotels in TokyoĬhanoyu - the artistic and aesthetic discipline of tea ceremony.Ĭhikan - 'pervert': a male groper or flasher, common on subway trains. Read more on byobu folding screens CĬapsule Hotel - (aka cabin hotels or "pods") cheap accommodation often found near railway stations consisting of a small, almost coffin-like, space for sleeping and shared bathing facilities. Often painted and decorated with gold leaf on washi paper. An invisible minority against whom covert discrimination continues even today.īushido - the way of the warrior, samurai spirit.īyobu - traditional Japanese folding screens. The group's origins are unclear, although, due to social discrimination, they engaged in professions condemned by Buddhism such as executions, slaughter and leather work. A euphemism for descendants of the eta class of social outcasts in the Edo period. 'violence syndicate' - see Yakuza.īuke - (or bukke) is a style of architecture associated with the samurai warrior class, characteristically simple and practical.īurakumin - lit. "forget the year party" - end of year workplace party usually involving lots to drink.īonkei & Bonseki - three dimensional scenery in miniature created on a tray using gravel, sand and moss.īonsai - the art of raising miniature potted plants.īoryokudan - lit. "10,000 years".īakuto - an illegal, underworld gang of gamblers - see Yakuza.īatto-kannon - horse-headed statue of kannon to protect horses.īento - a boxed meal of rice, pickles and small portion of, typically, fish, poached egg, sausage, beans, etc., served in restaurants, train stations or prepared as a packed lunch for school children.īonenkai - lit. 'tent administration', the name given to the shogunal Tokugawa government in the Edo Period.īakumatsu - the end of the Bakufu government roughly 1853-1868.īanto - archaic term for administrative "fixer" between upper management and staff.īanzai - traditional cheer lit. Read more on AmaterasuĪnime - a shortened form of the English word 'animation' referring to Japanese cartoons.Īrigata meiwaku - when someone does you an unasked for favor.Īrubaito - part-time work from the German word for work Arbeit.Ītariya - "staged crash" or other such incident, where a scammer feigns injury to obtain financial gain.Īteji - "called upon characters" - kanji used phonetically to represent words with little or no regard to the underlying meaning of the characters.īakufu - lit. 'descent from heaven', the practice of former civil service bureaucrats taking up executive posts with the companies they had overseen in government.Īmaterasu Omikami - according to Japanese myth, Amaterasu Omikami is the sun goddess, the guardian of the nation and the protector of the Imperial family.
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Identified as a supposed Japanese national trait by the psychoanalyst, Takeo Doi, in 1971.Īmakudari - lit.
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Further information on many of the listed terms is available via accompanying links, plus information on related Japanese products.Ī B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z AĪburidashi - ninja technique of writing in invisible ink.Īburatorigama - "oil removing paper" first used by geisha and kabuki actors now widespread female skin care.Īinu - indigenous people of northern Japan & Hokkaido.Īkari - Japanese paper lamps and lanterns.Īkiba - abbreviation for " Akihabara," Tokyo's famous electronics, gaming, and nerd culture district.Īkiya - abandoned houses which are increasing, especially in the countryside, as Japan's population ages and the young move to the cities.Īmae - an attitude of expecting indulgence and ongoing support from others without having to justify those expectations or reciprocate for the sake of them. Also listed are common Japanese acronyms (NHK, MITI etc) and historical words. See a list of important Japanese cultural words and terms with an explanation in English. A glossary of Japanese words and phrases from Aikido to Zen.