Vocabulary

camel toe (i.e. female genitals visible through tight clothing)

oral literature; folklore

pre-literate society; non-literate society

deity that originated on the Asian mainland, particularly the Korean Peninsula, during the Yayoi or Kofun Periods (e.g. Ame no Hiboko)

architectural style

sex establishment; brothel

scrubbing grime off (the skin)

prostitution

rain gutter; roof gutter; eaves gutter

downpipe; drainspout; water pipe

to weave in (a pattern, colour, material, etc.)

movie in which ... has the starring role

movie in which ... has the starring role

certification issued by a temple to prove affiliation

terauke system; system established by the Edo shogunate that required citizens to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist (i.e. non-Christian) faith

system used during the Edo period where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith

to hold two or more positions concurrently; to do different work concurrently

intellectuals; intelligentsia; educated class

intellectual-type gangster

Waseda University and Keio University

public education (including private schools under the Japanese national education system); state education

moralism

for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad

sexual orientation

totally (different); completely

free people; free men

flea-bitten gray (horse coat color); flea-bitten grey

steel gray (horse coat color); steel grey

to have an audience (with)

to eat; to drink; to smoke

to come to an end

to offer; to present; to submit; to supply; to make available

to entertain; to treat

to yield; to give in; to be daunted; to shrink

to decide; to determine

to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet

to join together; to sum up; to combine; to unite; to mix; to agree with

to guess; to sense; to presume; to judge

to thank

to live; to reside; to inhabit