女

virgin birth (esp. of Jesus)

Idiomatic expression

street prostitute

senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant

Common noun; Buddhism

female lay devotee

Suffix; Title affixed to woman's posthumous Buddhist name

believer

goddess

young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff

Humble

(one's) daughter

stupid woman; stupid girl

maiden voyage

Colloquial

young woman who has given up on love

female cook; kitchenmaid

Archaic

woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses

wise woman; clever woman

snow woman

shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)

masculine woman; mannish woman

feminine man; effeminate man

intersexual; hermaphrodite

straw hat worn by women

dried young anchovies (or sardines)

Gender Equality In Employment Act

women who excel; women in prominent positions

boys and girls

woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)

Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore

産女／孕女 only; Rare term

woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth

maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)

female juvenile delinquent

Organization name

Ochanomizu Women's University