木綿以前の事 – Vocabulary list

婚よばい

creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit

4

未み墾こん地ち

uncultivated land

2

異い例れい

exceptional; unusual; extraordinary; unprecedented; singular

1

三さん韓かん

the three Han nations (of ancient Korea)

1

さんかん

visit; inspection

1

茂もて木ぎ

Motegi

1

例れいのごとく

as always; as usual

1

従じゅう属ぞく

subordination; dependency

1

宿やどす

to house; to contain; to carry (a baby); to be pregnant; (arch.) to give lodging to; (arch.) to accommodate

1

伊い予よ

Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)

1

しち

(nearly certain) death; extremely dangerous place (or situation) from which one might not return alive; proper place to die; dilemma; predicament

1

昼ひる中なか

daytime

3

田た畑はた

fields (of rice and other crops)

1

網あ代じろ

wickerwork

2

食しょっ器き

tableware

1

源げん氏じ物もの語がたり

The Tale of Genji (Heian period classic)

1

歴れき世せい

successive generations; successive emperors

1

引ひき取とる

to take into one's possession; to receive; to take into one's care (e.g. person, pet); to take custody of; to leave; to go away

1

鎌かま倉くら時じ代だい

Kamakura period (1185-1333 CE)

1

輿こし

palanquin; litter; bier; portable shrine

2

早そう晩ばん

sooner or later; in time; eventually

1

実じっ家か

(one's parents') home

1

一いっ荷か

one load

1

足あし入いれ

tentative marriage

2

舅きゅう姑こ

parents-in-law

1

一いっ世せ一いち代だい

once in a lifetime; the first and last occurrence (event, experience) of one's lifetime

1

就しゅう任にん式しき

inauguration; installation ceremony

1

荷に物もつ

luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)

1

土ど蔵ぞう

storehouse with thick (earthen) walls; godown

1

成せい立りつ

formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding

1

引ひき移うつる

to move; to move to a new location

1

合ごう法ほう

legal; lawful; legitimate

1

そんなもの

that's the way it is; such is life

1

大たい礼れい

state ceremony (esp. an enthronement); imperial ceremony; important ceremony (in one's life, e.g. wedding, funeral)

1

遠えん方ぽう

long way; distant place

2

帰かえってくる

to return; to come back

2

箒ほうき

broom

1

門かど口ぐち

door; entrance; gateway

2

送おくり火び

ceremonial bonfire (seeing off the spirits on the final night of O-Bon)

1

惜おしむ

to be frugal; to be sparing; to value; to hold dear; to regret (e.g. a loss); to feel sorry (for)

1

身み柄がら

one's person

1

ろうと

funnel

1

権けん

right (to do something); authority; power

2

労ろう働どう力りょく

labor; labour; manpower; working force

1

つれて行いく

to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away

1

財ざい物ぶつ

property

1

結ゆい納のう

engagement gift; (ceremonial) exchange of engagement gifts

2

隣りん国ごく

neighbouring country; neighboring country; adjacent country

1

養よう育いく費ひ

child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)

1

らしき

-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be

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Vocabulary list: 木綿以前の事