Vocabulary

Local Government Finance Act

Local Public Enterprise Act

Japan Fine Arts Exhibition

acute abdomen (sudden, severe abdominal pain)

lying down on one's side

abduction; eversion; exodeviation; exstrophy

adduction; rolling internally; intorsion

sex position

alternative name; alternate name

pornographic magazine or book sold wrapped in plastic

long hair style popular in the Genroku era

shoulder-length hairstyle for children

short coat for noblewomen (Nara and Heian period)

break and run out in billiards (9 ball, 8 ball, etc.)

exile; deportation; banishment

laudation; acclaim

inkstone

paper used for copybooks

first wind of the season (esp. the first wind of autumn)

fraction; odd sum

dyed garments; dyed kimono

black dyed garment; black dyed kimono

public bath (Edo period)

low door used in bathhouses to prevent the hot water from cooling (Edo period)

first bath of the year

small bucket

bucket used for cleaning oneself in a bathhouse

bath for one's exclusive use

person at a public bath in charge of heating the water and filling the baths

fractionation; batching; isolation

something cold (esp. a body)

hoe-shaped helmet crest

drawing hot water; person who draws hot water

rice-bran bag (used for scrubbing the skin when bathing)

offering of mochi rice cakes; mochi rice cakes used as offering

person who estimates the variety and quantity of wood necessary to build a house from looking at the plans

accessories used for bathing

wooden frame; wooden crate; wooden pallet

hemp rope fastened from the bow of a Japanese ship to the tip of the mast

double-width cloth