役

Historical term; Art, aesthetics

actor print; yakusha-e; ukiyo-e print of kabuki actors

Historical term

labor system in which able-bodied men were required to work for periods in the capital (ritsuryō system)

Historical term; Law

Military Service Law (1927-1945)

Historical term

forced labor imposed by the government (e.g. under the ritsuryō system)

Historical term

first Japanese invasion of Korea (1592-93)

Historical term

Satsuma Rebellion (1877)

Historical term

Russo-Japanese War (1904-5)

Historical term

Keichō campaign (1597-98; incl. the second Japanese invasion of Korea in 1597)

Historical term; Colloquial

First Sino-Japanese war (1894-1895)

Historical term

Imjin War (1592-1597); Hideyoshi's invasions of Korea

Historical term

debt bondage (ritsuryō system); forced labor on failure to pay a debt

Dated term

menstruation; menses; period

Rare term

role and responsibility

Rare term

to relieve someone of the leading role

Rare term

Meiji 27-28 Campaign (alternate name for the First Sino-Japanese war; 1894-1895)

Rare term

moving gadget on a pachinko machine designed to add excitement to play

war; campaign; battle

Archaic

unpaid work (ritsuryō system); forced labor

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Intransitive verb

travelling for work; taking part in group work

Archaic

practice of government officials taking on a temporary secondary role (Edo period)

skilled actor who is like a child offstage; good actor who knows but little of the ways of the world

Archaic; Orig. meaning

child kabuki actor

Historical term

statute-labor service (ritsuryō period); socage