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鹿火屋かびやkabiya

archaic  noun  noun (generic) 

  • hut where a fire was kept to keep deer, wild boars, etc. away from fields, hut where a mosquito-repelling fire was kept
葦手あしでashide

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

  • ashide, painting of a waterside using characters of a poem to represent reeds, rocks, birds, etc. (Heian period)
  • handwriting style inspired by ashide paintings
猫娘ねこむすめnekomusume

noun  noun (generic) 

  • catgirl, character who looks, acts, etc. like a cat
雑酒ざっしゅzasshu

noun  noun (generic) 

  • miscellaneous liquors (alcohol tax category), alcohol other than sake, shōchū, mirin, beer, etc.
造仏ぞうぶつzoubutsu

noun  noun (generic) 

  • making Buddhist images, implements, etc.
立てだてdate

suffix 

  • particularly, especially
  • indicates the number of horses or oxen drawing a carriage, indicates the number of oars on a boat
  • indicates the number of movies, plays, etc. comprising a single program, indicates the number of items or methods used
柱書はしらがきhashiragaki

noun  noun (generic) 

  • introductory clause of a law, patent, etc., chapeau, main paragraph
写り込みうつりこみutsurikomi

noun  noun (generic) 

  • ghost image, unexpected appearance of something unwanted in a photograph, etc.
莫臥児もうるmouru

gairaigo  Portuguese origin  ateji  usually written using kana alone  noun  noun (generic) 

  • lace, lacing braid
  • chenille yarn
  • tinsel
  • pipe cleaner, fibre, paper, etc. twisted between a pair of wires
自衛消防隊じえいしょうぼうたいjieishouboutai

noun  noun (generic) 

  • self-defence fire brigade, fire brigade associated with building, company, etc.

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