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G
LOSSARY OF
J
APANESE
T
ERMS

ama		nun, also a term for female divers noted for holding their breath for many minutes
amae		child-like dependence on others
animé		animated cartoons
aware		see mono no aware
bakufu		military government, sh gunate
bunraku		puppet drama
burakumin		‘hamlet people’, social outcasts
bushi		warrior, often samurai
bushid		way of warrior/ samurai
but netsu		‘dance fever’, applied to early Meiji cabinet
ch nin		townspeople
ch ninmono		tales of merchant success in Tokugawa period
ch zen naikaku		‘transcendental cabinets’ of Meiji government
daimy		feudal lord, esp. in Tokugawa period
endaka		‘high yen’ of late 1980s
enjo k sai		‘financially assisted relationship’ between young teenage girl and older male
eta		‘great filth’, nowadays burakumin
fudai		daimy traditionally loyal to Tokugawa house
fukoku ky hei		‘rich nation, strong army’, slogan popular in early Meiji period
fur sha		drifters
geisha		‘artistic person’, originally male but now exclusively female, who entertains clients and at times also functions as a prostitute
genr		‘original elder’, oligarchs of early Meiji government
gunki monogatari		medieval warrior tales
gy sei kanri		administrative guidance, esp. of economy by government