elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
Ise (former province located in the major part of present-day Mie Prefecture and parts of Aichi and Gifu prefectures); Ise (city)
Izu (former province located on the Izu Peninsula in present-day Shizuoka Prefecture, and the Izu Islands)
Iga (former province located in the west of present-day Mie Prefecture)
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Iyo (former province located in present-day Ehime Prefecture)
Kii (former province located in present-day Wakayama and southern Mie prefectures)
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
dandy; handsome and fashionable man; fop; chivalrous man
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine; Ise pilgrim
(woman's) undersash; rolled omelette mixed with fish (paste) (omelet)
Chinese guger tree (Schima wallichii)
scarbreast tuskfin (Choerodon azurio)
(woman's) undersash; rolled omelette mixed with fish (paste) (omelet)
Ise pilgrimage; pilgrimage to the Ise Grand Shrine
Italian-Japanese (e.g. dictionary)
mid-Edo period Imari ware
traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary; fundamentals; the ABCs of ...
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
chivalrous man who helps the weak and fights the strong; knight in shining armor; ruffians who act under the pretence of being chivalrous
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
chicken grunt (Parapristipoma trilineatum); threeline grunt
Jurchen pirate tribe who invaded Tsushima in 1019
Imari ware; Imari porcelain
Izanami; female deity who gave birth to Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Japan and Italy; Japanese-Italian
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
Izanagi; male deity who fathered Japan and the sun, moon, and storm gods
Ise Shinto (school of Shinto established the Watarai family priests of Ise Jingu's Outer Shrine)
small, thin fabric belt worn over the kimono and under the obi in order to protect the fabric
beggars at the Ise Grand Shrine; (arch.) successful but stingy merchants from Ise
glasses for show; fashionable eyeglasses worn for appearance's sake; glasses with no lenses or 'window glass' lenses
fraternal religious group formed by Ise Shrine worshippers
spiny lobster (esp. Japanese spiny lobster, Panulirus japonicus)
Iyo dialect (spoken in Ehime prefecture)
small, thin fabric belt worn over the kimono and under the obi in order to protect the fabric
Tripartite Pact (between Japan, Germany and Italy in WWII)
dandy; gallant; chivalrous person
wearing light clothes for the sake of fashion
brother; lay brother; non-ordained member of a Christian religious order
iroha karuta; matching card game usu. consisting of 47 reading cards and 47 picture cards
Izanagi economic boom (1965-70) of Japan
iroha order; traditional ordering of Japanese syllabaries (based on a Buddhist poem)
period of Japanese economic expansion from February 2002 to October 2007
brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)
brassy chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis)
Chinese juniper (Juniperus chinensis)
Japanese-Italian dictionary
Ibuki Faction (of the LDP)
Glehnia littoralis (species of umbellifer used in Chinese medicine)
Italo-Turkish War (1911-1912)
Iris ensata; Ise Japanese iris
Japanese huchen (Hucho perryi) (salmonoid fish found in Hokkaido that grows up to 1.5 meters)
Japanese huchen (Hucho perryi) (salmonoid fish found in Hokkaido that grows up to 1.5 meters)
the best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise
merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites); (lit.) robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise
Japanese maple (Acer palmatum)
common bistort (Persicaria bistorta)
common bistort (Persicaria bistorta)
iyomizugi winter hazel (Corylopsis spicata)
striped mullet (Mugil cephalus); redlip mullet (Chelon haematocheilus); Indo-Pacific tarpon (Megalops cyprinoides)
castor oil plant (Ricinus communis)
whip-carrying habenaria (Habenaria iyoensis)
Hollywood juniper (Juniperus chinensis var. kaizuka); Chinese pyramid juniper
Maesa japonica (species of flowering plant)