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敬
Archaic
great impropriety (esp. towards the imperial family)
crime against the imperial family (or a shrine dedicated to them, etc.)
Common noun
unamiability
Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
brusque; unfriendly; unsociable; curt
harmony, respect, purity and tranquility; the four most important elements of the tea ceremony
Derogatory
polite Japanese as used by young part-time employees in restaurants, etc.
redundant keigo (i.e. improper use of the -rareru honorific form together with an honorific verb such as ossharu)
Old epistolary style
very truly yours; very respectfully yours
straggling hair; hair too short to be tied or arranged with the rest of the hair (typically around the sideburns); lovelock
lipstick that actors put on their earlobes, cheeks and corners of eyes
lipstick discreetly put on the earlobes or the corners of the eyes (by women)
Linguistics
highest honorifics; honorific language mainly reserved for speaking of or to a member of the Imperial family
