List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
noun noun (generic) archaic
- (hand) weapon
- one's forte, one's special skill, weapon one is skilled in using
archaic noun noun (generic)
- insect peddler (esp. fireflies and crickets)
noun noun (generic) archaic
- raised leg, lifting a leg
- upturn (in the market)
- sitting cross-legged
noun noun (generic) archaic
- women who assist bathers at hot-springs resorts
- bathhouse prostitute
archaic noun noun (generic)
- plow (esp. horse or ox-drawn), plough
noun noun (generic) archaic
- crest (of a waterfall)
- mouth (of a sewer, etc.), outfall
- spout (e.g. of a watering can)
- start of a fall
archaic noun noun (generic)
- rakugo
obsolete reading noun noun (generic) archaic
- frozen dew
- frost and dew
- years, time
search-only kana form search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) archaic
- whitewashing, glossing over, lip service
- deftly finishing up, putting on the final touches
historical term noun noun (generic) derogatory archaic
- labourer or entertainer of the lowest social rank (in medieval Japan)
- kabuki actor (Edo period), theatre people