A History of Japan: From Stone Age to Superpower (123 page)

Authors: Kenneth Henshall

BOOK: A History of Japan: From Stone Age to Superpower

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tokuju		special procurements for Japanese products from US forces fighting in Korean War
t y no d toku,		‘eastern ethics, western science’, slogan popular in late
seiy no gakugei		Tokugawa period
tozama		‘outer’ daimy not traditionally loyal to Tokugawa house
uchi		home or inside
ukiyo		‘floating world’, originally a reference to transience of life but from Tokugawa period a reference to human relations, inc. sexual.
ukiyo-e		prints of life and people of Tokugawa period, often sexually explicit
ukiyo-z shi		sexually titillating books of Tokugawa period
ura		rear or that below surface
wabi		aesthetic value of subdued taste
wakon y sai		‘Japanese spirit, western learning’, slogan popular in early Meiji period
y gaku		western learning
yomihon		popular tales of romance in Tokugawa period
y gen		aesthetic value of elegant and tranquil otherworldliness
yutari no aru ky iku		‘education with latitude’
zaibatsu		large financial combine or company