List: euphemistic
Words or phrases that are used to substitute for harsh or unpleasant terms, often to make them more socially acceptable or less offensive.
noun noun (generic) euphemistic
- ladies' day, promotional scheme through which women are offered discounts on certain days (e.g. at cinemas)
- menstruation
expression noun noun (generic) euphemistic
- Girls' Day, Dolls' Festival, Hinamatsuri
- menstrual day, menstrual period
search-only kanji form euphemistic expression noun noun (generic)
- being completely naked, (in) one's birthday suit
search-only kanji form euphemistic noun noun (generic)
- unregulated drug, designer drug, legal drug
euphemistic idiomatic expression expression godan verb godan verb (archaic) verb (generic)
- to pass away, to die, to become a star
noun noun (generic) euphemistic
- stretching out a string, stretching out like a string
- silk reeling, silk spinning, filature, silk reeler, silk spinner
- pulling someone's strings
- appearance of strings from a Buddha's fingertips when being prayed to (folk belief)
- menstruation
search-only kanji form noun noun (generic) euphemistic
- that field
- the authorities (esp. the police)
- the yakuza, organized crime circles
euphemistic noun noun (generic)
- sex-trade information kiosk, free information kiosk
rare term euphemistic expression
- I love you too, I would (now) not mind dying
Ichidan verb verb (generic) transitive verb euphemistic
- to let die
- to kill