List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
archaic noun noun (generic)
- type of loom used in olden times
- loom, traditional loom
archaic noun noun (generic)
- elder chief of a village or town during Edo Period
irregular okurigana archaic Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to become blind
noun noun (generic) archaic
- slip-up, mistake, fault, error, oversight
- waste, needless expense
archaic suru verb verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to die
archaic noun noun (generic)
- someone who makes their living selling women into prostitution, pimp, procurer
archaic noun noun (generic)
- ordinary woman secretly engaged in prostitution (Edo period)
usually written using kana alone archaic godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to be underwater from the neck down, to collect shells, seaweed, etc. by diving under the water
- to force something under the surface of the water
usually written using kana alone archaic godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to wear on the head
- to have cloth, clothing, etc. bestowed upon one by their lord or master, to wear such cloth on the left shoulder
- to be injured
usually written using kana alone archaic Ichidan verb verb (generic)
- to place a hat, etc. on someone's head
- to award clothing to someone as a reward or a souvenir
- to place the blame or burden of responsibility on someone else
- to use something as an excuse or a pretext