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江
Historical term
Zhejiang financial clique; Sekko Zaibatsu; clique from Zhejiang and Jiangsu, influential in Shanghai finance from late 1920s through 1930s
Historical term
temporary stay of a daimyo with his retainers and vassals in the Edo domain, under the Sankin-kōtai system during the Edo period
Historical term
Miracle on the Han River (rapid economic growth in South Korea following the Korean War)
Obsolete term
widespread fires in Edo (often after earthquakes); flowers of Edo
the public; the world
Orig. meaning
rivers and lakes
Archaic
secluded place; hermit's residence
Edo geisha; geisha living and working inside Edo (not one of the red-light districts on its outskirts)
Derogatory; Proverb
merchants from Ise and Ōmi do not waste their money (unlike Edoites); robbers from Ōmi, beggars from Ise
