White Butterfly glossary
Glossary
Ameratsu - The Sun goddess of Shinto
Aneki - older sister
Bara- Roses
Bikiko - Hel
Buchou - Captain
Dairai - imperial court
Daimyo - a landowner or lord.
Danna - a patron
Doitsujin - German person
Dono - a suffix indicating high respect, rank above -sama
Dorei - a slave particularly a rope slave
Ecchi - pervert
Edo - another name for Tokyo
Fundoshi - a wrapped loincloth worn by men
Gaiden - legend
Gaijin - Foreigner
Gei - art
Genkan - small area in front of the door where shoes are kept
Genki - chipper
Geta - a type of sandal, named for the sound they make
Goban - a go board
Hakama - split culottes
Hanzubon - shorts
Heika - affectionate name for the emperor
Hikarin - Schoen
-Hime - suffix for a princess
Horimono - Japanese tattooing
Iki - sense of style.
Izanami of the House of Windowless Rooms - Goddess of the underworld
Juni Hitoe - Lit twelve layers
Kaasan - Mother
Kamen - mask
Kawaii - an exclamation of something’s cuteness.
Kimi - she who is without equal
Kimono - a decorated robe
Konketsu - half-breed.
Korobi - roll over as in Korobi geisha - a geisha who will sleep with her customer
Kyu - the lowest ranking in Go
Meijin - the court champion at Go
Minarai - a time of learning by imitation
Miko - a shrine maiden
Mizuage - a deflowering ceremony
Moku - two corresponding lines in go - marks one area
Monogatori - lit: story of a person; romances or stories
Nagajubon - a light white kimono worn under the more ornate robes
Natto - fermented soybeans
Nawa - rope
Nawashi - a rope artist
Neesan - Sister
Nigiri - a pressed rice ball
Niisan - brother
Nihonjin - Japanese person
Noh - a type of drama performed with masks
Obi - the wide belt used to fasten a kimono
Okaasan - mother
Omemie - Neu
Omusubi - wrapped rice balls
Oni - demon, see also youma
Onmyoji - sorcerer
Ouji-sama - your highness.
Seien - a formal banquet
Seppuku - ritual suicide by disembowelling
Seppun - the act of pressing mouths together- the worst of all perversions
Shibari - the art of rope tying
Shidou-go - a training game of go
Shinobi - a ninja
Sumimasen - the most formal way of apologising
Tabi - split toed socks
Takoyaki - fried balls of octopus and flour
Tansu - a Japanese chest. This is a distinct style
Tanto - a short bladed sword, usually used by women, part of a set
Tatami - a mat, rooms are measured by tatami
Tayu - a very high-class courtesan, also called an Oiran
Trionfi - a very old form of tarot
Usagi - Todt
Yukuta - a light cotton kimono worn for sleeping or festivals
Zesshai - a small feast
Ameratsu - The Sun goddess of Shinto
Aneki - older sister
Bara- Roses
Bikiko - Hel
Buchou - Captain
Dairai - imperial court
Daimyo - a landowner or lord.
Danna - a patron
Doitsujin - German person
Dono - a suffix indicating high respect, rank above -sama
Dorei - a slave particularly a rope slave
Ecchi - pervert
Edo - another name for Tokyo
Fundoshi - a wrapped loincloth worn by men
Gaiden - legend
Gaijin - Foreigner
Gei - art
Genkan - small area in front of the door where shoes are kept
Genki - chipper
Geta - a type of sandal, named for the sound they make
Goban - a go board
Hakama - split culottes
Hanzubon - shorts
Heika - affectionate name for the emperor
Hikarin - Schoen
-Hime - suffix for a princess
Horimono - Japanese tattooing
Iki - sense of style.
Izanami of the House of Windowless Rooms - Goddess of the underworld
Juni Hitoe - Lit twelve layers
Kaasan - Mother
Kamen - mask
Kawaii - an exclamation of something’s cuteness.
Kimi - she who is without equal
Kimono - a decorated robe
Konketsu - half-breed.
Korobi - roll over as in Korobi geisha - a geisha who will sleep with her customer
Kyu - the lowest ranking in Go
Meijin - the court champion at Go
Minarai - a time of learning by imitation
Miko - a shrine maiden
Mizuage - a deflowering ceremony
Moku - two corresponding lines in go - marks one area
Monogatori - lit: story of a person; romances or stories
Nagajubon - a light white kimono worn under the more ornate robes
Natto - fermented soybeans
Nawa - rope
Nawashi - a rope artist
Neesan - Sister
Nigiri - a pressed rice ball
Niisan - brother
Nihonjin - Japanese person
Noh - a type of drama performed with masks
Obi - the wide belt used to fasten a kimono
Okaasan - mother
Omemie - Neu
Omusubi - wrapped rice balls
Oni - demon, see also youma
Onmyoji - sorcerer
Ouji-sama - your highness.
Seien - a formal banquet
Seppuku - ritual suicide by disembowelling
Seppun - the act of pressing mouths together- the worst of all perversions
Shibari - the art of rope tying
Shidou-go - a training game of go
Shinobi - a ninja
Sumimasen - the most formal way of apologising
Tabi - split toed socks
Takoyaki - fried balls of octopus and flour
Tansu - a Japanese chest. This is a distinct style
Tanto - a short bladed sword, usually used by women, part of a set
Tatami - a mat, rooms are measured by tatami
Tayu - a very high-class courtesan, also called an Oiran
Trionfi - a very old form of tarot
Usagi - Todt
Yukuta - a light cotton kimono worn for sleeping or festivals
Zesshai - a small feast