List: historical term

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• Katsuyama hairstyle, Edo-period woman's hairstyle made popular by a Yoshiwara prostitute called Katsuyama

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• Edo-period hair style with inflated hair at the sides, lantern sideburns

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• maid working in the domestic quarters of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)

historical term  rare term  noun  noun (generic) 

• maid working in the domestic quarters of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• yokohyōgo, yoko-hyogo, extravagant female hairstyle worn by oiran courtesans

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• hatago (type of Edo-period inn for travellers)

irregular okurigana  noun  noun (generic)  historical term 

• sailing windward
• land division in the Ryukyu Kingdom equivalent to modern prefectures (but the size of cities or towns)

obsolete kanji  historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• female narrator in a silent movie theatre

historical term  noun  noun (generic)  obsolete term 

• tax paid to avoid forced labor (ritsuryō period), tax in kind
• mediocrity

historical term  noun  noun (generic) 

• forced labour (labor) imposed upon commoners (ritsuryō period)