屋

(clandestine) brothel (Edo period); whorehouse

bamboo orchid (Arundina graminifolia)

hanok; traditional Korean house

liquor store; liquor retailer

shōya-ken; kitsune-ken; game similar to rock, paper, scissors, played with hand gestures representing a fox, hunter and village headman

Used in shop names

noodle shop

folding fan shop

Japanese restaurant

dumpling shop; gyoza restaurant

house built on stilts (e.g. the pang uk in Hong Kong)

Colloquial

IT worker; IT professional

charcoal dealer

woodturner

poulterer

Colloquial

record shop; record store

crow perched on a roof

attic; attic space

Western-style restaurant

cluster of street stands

destroyer; wrecker; ruiner

tea shop; tea merchant

Family or surname

Takashimaya

Company name

Takashimaya (Japanese department store chain)

Place name; Family or surname

Matsuya

Company name

Matsuya (department store)

Company name

Matsuzakaya (major Japanese department store chain)