俗

(of the) genre painting style; (of the) style of painting that depicts people's customs and manners; (of the) type of painting that denotes the life of ordinary people

offense against public morals; morals offense; vice crime

Abbreviation

sexual culture; sexual mores

the masses; the people; populace

Law Regulating Adult Entertainment Businesses (1948 act, replaced in 1984); Entertainment and Amusement Trades Control Law

Colloquial; Slang

star of the demimonde

secular state; secular nation

(a Buddhist monk or priest or nun) without head shaven and not wearing religious garb

unworldly; supermundane; free from worldly cares (concerns)

sex establishment (as regulated by a specific Japanese law)

folk etymology; popular (but unfounded) etymology

Organization name

Japan Folklore Economics Association

Obsolete term

ethnology; folkloristics

barbaric custom; barbarian custom

Rare term

foolish customs