Vocabulary

building of a Shinto shrine complex built upon the lowest ground

spoke

round collar (of traditional Japanese clothing)

neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)

neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)

round collar (of traditional Japanese clothing)

pale indigo

light purple

scarlet; cardinal red

deep scarlet

pale scarlet

pale scarlet

square-shaped collar (of some traditional Japanese clothing)

top crease of a sleeve (of traditional Japanese clothing)

bottom of the sleeve

short-sleeved (or sleeveless) undergarment worn by aristocratic men

small strap tied at the waist of a hanpi

decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi

decorative gauze strap that hangs from the front left side of the kohimo when tying closed one's hanpi

gap; opening; crevice; crack

distance from the seam in the back of a kimono to the end of the sleeve

front company (for an organized crime operation)

Act on Prevention of Unjust Acts by Organized Crime Group Members

round-necked robe worn by members of nobility and the imperial court

to distribute; to arrange; to allot (to a position of authority, etc.)

to marry off; to espouse to

password; secret spell; secret phrase

cheongsam; qipao; mandarin dress

messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid

ancient times; times of old; time long since passed

lately; recently; in recent times

white powder (lead carbonate) used in the past as face pigment and used in paint more recently

fine lead powder used for writing on lacquerware

writing literature

near-vertical cliff or peak

sheer; precipitous

hard luck; misfortune

regarding as sacred; apotheosis; deification; sanctification

Buraku Liberation Movement

very unlucky day (according to old almanacs)