List: archaic
Words or expressions no longer current or that are current only within a few special contexts.
obsolete kanji archaic noun noun (generic)
- cylindrical seat made of straw covered in fabric
archaic noun noun (generic) noun or participle taking the aux. verb ใใ
- charmed and cursed
- something that bewilders, something that leads one astray, the work of demons
archaic noun noun (generic)
- charmed and cursed
- something that bewilders, something that leads one astray, the work of demons
archaic godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be drawn in by something wicked, to be won over by something wicked
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) archaic
- to pray that one avoids disaster or illness
- to pray for harm or death to come upon someone, to curse
- to charm, to conjure, to cast a spell (on someone)
- to treat illness (with a prayer)
archaic godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) intransitive verb
- to be dizzy, to be vertiginous
archaic noun noun (generic)
- device with axle used to change the backdrop of a (kabuki) play
- turning something in the manner one would use to cook dengaku tofu on both sides
archaic noun noun (generic)
- field affiliated with a shrine (the tax-exempt proceeds of its harvest going to pay for shrine operations)
usually written using kana alone godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic) transitive verb archaic intransitive verb
- to work out a plan of deception, to scheme, to take in, to dupe, to deceive
- to think up a plan, to think over a plan
- to discuss, to consult
rare term noun noun (generic) derogatory archaic
- Zen (Buddhism)
- confusing style of middle-age Japanese poetry