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御
Rare term
common cattail (Typha latifolia); broadleaf cattail; common bulrush; great reedmace
Rare term; Used when someone ignores your advice and ultimately fails at something
well, look at that
Rare term; Usu. used when offering the visitor to partake of part of that gift
gift received from a visitor
Dated term
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
Dated term
to see; to look; to watch
Dated term; After the -te form of a verb
to try to ...
Polite; Intransitive verb; Usu. ございます in modern Japanese
to be
Honorific; Intransitive verb
to come; to go; to be (somewhere)
Honorific; Auxiliary verb; After the ～て form of a verb
to be (doing)
Polite
one's business
reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha
bargain; discount
Archaic
money paid to a prostitute or geisha
Polite; Honorific; Nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
next; next person
Archaic; Abbr. お次の間
room adjoining a noble's parlor
Polite
pan; pot
Word usually written using kana alone; Slang; Often derog.
transgender man (female-to-male); butch lesbian; female transvestite
Archaic; Orig. used as a name for female servants in Edo-period literature
maidservant; housemaid
Archaic
night work
Honorific
your native country; your hometown
Polite
my home country (i.e. Japan)
countryside; country
Archaic
daimyo's territory (Edo period)
Humble
to meet (someone of higher status)
Archaic
to be recognized (esp. by someone of higher status); to be visible; to be seen; to be noticed
Oft. as 〜に
having no thought for; having no consideration for; having no regard for; not caring about
disregarding; overlooking
Archaic
being found not guilty (in an Edo-period court); acquittal
Honorific
the Emperor; His Majesty
Honorific
the government; the authorities
Also written 女将
proprietress; hostess; landlady; mistress
Honorific; Archaic; Also written 御内儀 or 内儀
your wife; his wife
Honorific; Archaic
(one's) master; lord
Word usually written using kana alone
diaper; nappy
Archaic
swaddling clothes
Archaic
loincloth
Common noun
tea-ceremony procedures; skill at serving tea
お手前 only; Common noun
skill; dexterity; artistry; ingenuity
お手前 only; Archaic; Pronoun; Used mainly between samurai of equal rank
you
Word usually written using kana alone; Colloquial; Esp. お巡り
police officer; cop
Esp. お回り
walking in a circle (dog trick)
Archaic; Secret language of court ladies
side dish (eaten with rice)