婆

Work of art, literature, music, etc. name

Mahabharata (Sanskrit Hindu epic, circa 400 CE)

Buddhism

upasika (devout female lay follower of Buddhism)

wooden grave tablet

Idiomatic expression

to get the short end of the stick; to get the bad side of a bargain; to draw the joker (when playing Old Maid)

Food, cooking

mapo donburi; bowl of rice topped with mapo tofu

old woman ghost from the Kanto region

stupa-shaped stone distance indicators placed at intervals of one chō (approx. 109 meters) on a temple approach

Buddhism

Bhagavan; Bhagwan; Lord

Obsolete term

midwife

Rare term; Buddhism

deva (being with god-like characteristics)

broker; brokerage; brokerage fee

evil old hag

Derogatory

midwife