List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
archaic noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- crowning a boy for the first time at a coming-of-age ceremony
- noh cap with a rolled or drooping tail (indicative of nobility)
noun noun (generic) archaic
- female cook, kitchenmaid
- woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
archaic expression
- perfectly clear mirror
archaic noun noun (generic)
- ghost, apparition, spirit
archaic noun noun (generic)
- happiness and comfort, happiness and peace
irregular okurigana archaic noun noun (generic)
- triumphant look
archaic noun noun (generic)
- yarn seller
ateji noun noun (generic) archaic
- humorous words, funny gesture
- funny part (in a puppet show, kabuki, etc.)
- woman's temple hair
archaic noun noun (generic)
- bathhouse, bathroom
archaic noun noun (generic)
- hermit's residence
- retired emperor's palace