pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; preface; introduction
foreword; preface; introduction; prefatory modifying statement (of a waka, etc.)
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
words read by the priest in a Shinto purification rite
taboo word; euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)
meaningless words added (to a traditional Japanese song) for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song; non-lexical vocables
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
word mainly used in tanka; poetical word
norito read at a great purification event
secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)
language of flowers (e.g. the use of red roses to signify love); floriography
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
word of Japanese origin; native Japanese word
password; watchword; motto; slogan
Kyoto dialect; Kyoto accent
kakekotoba; pivot word; play on words (esp. in poetry); pun
taboo word; euphemism (used in place of a taboo word)
meaningless words added (to a traditional Japanese song) for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song; non-lexical vocables
local dialect; vernacular; provincialism; national language
spoken language; spoken words; language
word created by retaining the first syllable (or two) of a word and suffixing it with the word "moji"
samurai words and phrases
repeated word or phrase; redundant wording; succession of words of similar meaning; pleonasm
language game in which extra syllables are added to words
language game in which extra syllables are added to words
samurai words and phrases
euphemisms used by hunters, lumberjacks, etc. when in the wild; (lit.) mountain language
countryside dialect; sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period
euphemisms used by superstitious sailors (e.g. calling sardines "sundries", whales "Ebisu", etc.)
sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period); vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)
sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts (Edo period); vulgar words used by prostitutes (Edo period)