GLOSSARY OF JAPANESE WORDS
Reading edition
AkamboInfant
BentoLuncheon Box Sold at Railway Stations
BushidoCode of Honourable Conduct
DaimyoA Noble of Old Japan
FuroshikiLarge Handkerchief Used for Carrying Various Objects and Packages
GeishaTrained Entertainers, Singing and Dancing Girls
GetaClogs
HeiExpression of Affirmation
HibachiBrazier for Holding Charcoal
IiyeNo
KebukaiHairy
KireiBeautiful
KishaLocal Train
Ne-sanLiterally “Elder Sister,” Maid
ObiGirdle for Kimono
O-hayoGood-morning
RamuneCarbonated, Bottled Lemonade
RoninUnattached, Wandering Samurai
SakéRice Wine
SamuraiMilitary Class; Retainers of Daimyo (Feudal)
SayoFormal “Yes”
Seiyo-jinForeigner
SenStandard Small Coin Equalling One-half Cent
ShogiSliding Screen
TabiA Cloth Compromise Between Shoes and Stockings
Yado-yaNative Inn
YenCurrency Standard, Equalling Fifty Cents
O-yasumi-nasaiGood-night