GLOSSARY.
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In the following
list of Japanese words used in this work an opportunity is given to
correct a number of mistakes which crept into, or rather walked
boldly into, the text. The author lays no claim to a knowledge of the
Japanese language beyond what any foreigner might naturally acquire
in being thrown among the people for some time. As far as possible he
has followed Hepburn's Japanese Dictionary for orthography and
definition, and Brunton's Map of Japan for geographical names.
Brunton's map, as well as that published by Rein, spells Settsu with
one t. For the sake of uniformity I have
followed this spelling in the text, though it is contrary to the best
authorities. It may be added that Oshiu and Totomi should be printed
with a long accent over each o.
The words Samurai,
Daimio, Kioto, Tokio, and several others, are now so commonly seen in
the periodical literature of our country that this form of spelling
for these words has been retained. For rules concerning the
pronunciation of Japanese words the reader is referred to the
Introduction in Hepburn's Dictionary.
| Agari-ba |
The floor for standing upon in coming
out of the bath. |
| Age-yen |
A platform that can be raised or
lowered. |
| Amado |
Rain-door. The outside sliding doors
by which the house is closed at night. |
| Andon |
A lamp. |
| Asagao |
A colloquial name for a porcelain
urinal, from its resemblance to the flower of the
morning-glory. |
| Benjo |
Privy. Place for business. |
| Biwa |
A lute with four strings. |
| Biyo-bu |
A folding screen. |
| Cha-dokoro |
Tea-place. |
| Cha-ire |
Tea-jar; literally, “tea-put in.” |
| Cha-no-yu |
A tea-party. |
| Chigai-dana |
A shelf, one half of which is on a
different plane from the other. |
| Chōdzu-ba |
Privy; literally, “hand water-place.” |
| Chōdzu-bachi |
A convenience near the privy for
washing the hands. |
| Chu-nuri |
Middle layer of plaster. |
| Dai-jū-no |
A pan for holding burning charcoal,
used in replenishing the hibachi. |
| Daiku |
A carpenter. |
| Daimio |
A feudal lord. |
| Dodai |
The foundation-sill of a house. |
| Dodai-ishi |
Foundation stone. |
| Do-ma |
Earth-space. A small unfloored court
at the entrance the house. |
| Fukuro-dana. |
Cupboard; literally, “pouch-shelf.” |
| Fumi-ishi |
Stepping-stone. |
| Furo |
A small culinary furnace, also a
bath-tub. |
| Furosaki biyō-bu. |
A two-fold screen placed in front of
the furo. |
| Fusuma |
A sliding screen between rooms. |
| Fū-tai |
The bands which hang down in front of
a kake-mono; literally, “wind-band.” |
| Futon |
A quilted bed-cover. |
| Ge-dan |
Lower step. |
| Genka |
The porch at the entrance of a
house. |
| Geta |
Wooden clogs. |
| Goyemon buro |
A form of bath-tub. |
| Habakari |
Privy. |
| Hagi |
A kind of rush. |
| Hashira |
A post. |
| Hashira kakushi |
A long narrow picture to hang on post
in room; literally, “post-hide.” |
| Hibachi |
A brazier for holding hot coals for
warming the apartments. |
| Hibashi |
Metal tongs. |
| Hikite |
A recessed catch in a screen for
sliding it back and forth. |
| Hi-no-ki |
A species of pine. |
| Hisashi |
A small roof projecting over a door or
window. |
| Hon-gawara |
True tile. |
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| Ichi-yo-dana |
A kind of shelf. |
| Iri-kawa. |
The space between the verandah and
room. |
| Ishi-dōrō. |
A stone lantern. |
| Ji-bukuro. |
Cupboard. |
| Jin-dai-sugi |
“Cedar of
God's age.” |
| Jinrikisha |
A two-wheeled vehicle drawn by a
man. |
| Ji-zai |
A hook used for hanging pots over the
fire. |
| Jō-dan |
Upper step. Raised floor in
house. |
| Kago |
Sedan chair. |
| Kaikōsha |
Name of a private school of
architecture. |
| Kake-mono |
Hanging picture. |
| Kaki |
Fence. |
| Kamado |
Kitchen range. |
| Kami-dana |
A shelf in the house for Shin-tō
shrine. |
| Kami-no-ma |
Higher room. |
| Kamoi |
Lintel. |
| Kara-kami |
Sliding screen between rooms. |
| Kawarake |
Unglazed earthen ware. |
| Kaya |
A kind of grass used for thatch. |
| Kaya |
Mosquito netting. |
| Kazari-kugi |
Ornamental headed nails. |
| Kaze-obi |
The bands which hang down in front of
the kake-mono; literally, “wind-band.” |
| Keshō-no-ma |
Toilet-room. |
| Keyaki |
A kind of hard wood. |
| Kō-ka |
Privy; literally, “back frame.” |
| Koshi-bari |
A kind of paper used for a dado. |
| Kuguri-do |
A small, low door in a gate. |
| Kura |
A fire-proof store-house. |
| Kuro-moji-gaki |
A kind of ornamental fence. |
| Ma-bashira |
Middle post. |
| Mado |
Window. |
| Ma-gaki |
A fence made of bamboo. |
| Magari-gane |
A carpenter's iron square. |
| Maki-mono |
Pictures that are kept rolled up, not
hung. |
| Maki-mono-dana |
Shelf for make-mono. |
| Makura |
Pillow. |
| Miki-dokkuri |
Bottle for offering wine to gods. |
| Mochi |
A kind of bread made of glutinous
rice. |
| Mon |
Badge, or crest. |
| Mune |
Ridge of roof. |
| Naka-tsubo |
Middle space. |
| Nan-do. |
Store-room. Pantry. |
| Neda-maruta |
Cross-beams to support floor. |
| Nedzumi-bashira |
Cross-beam at end of building;
literally, “rat-post.” |
| Nikai-bari |
Horizontal beam to support
second-story floor. |
| Noren |
Curtain. Hanging screen. |
| Nuki |
A stick passed through mortised holes
to bind together upright posts. |
| Nuri-yen |
A verandah unprotected by amado. |
| Ochi-yen |
A low platform. |
| Oshi-ire |
Closet; literally, “push, put in.” |
| Otoshi-kake |
Hanging partition. |
| Ramma |
Open ornamental work over the screens
which form the partitions in the house. |
| Ro |
Hearth, or fire-place, in the
floor. |
| Ro-ka |
Corridor. Covered way. |
| Sake |
Fermented liquor brewed from
rice. |
| Samisen |
A guitar with three strings. |
| Samisen-tsugi |
A peculiar splice for joining
timber. |
| Samurai |
Military class privileged to wear two
swords. |
| Sashi-mono-ya |
Cabinet-maker. |
| Setsu-in |
Privy; literally, “snow-hide.” |
| Shaku |
A wooden tablet formerly carried by
nobles when in presence of the Emperor. |
| Shaku |
A measure of ten inches. Japanese
foot. |
| Shichirin |
A brazier for cooking purposes. |
| Shikii |
The lower grooved beam in which the
door or screens slide. |
| Shin-tō |
The primitive religion of Japan. |
| Shita-nuri |
The first layer of plaster. |
| Shō-ji |
The outside door-sash covered with
thin paper. |
| Sode-gaki |
A small ornamental fence adjoining a
house. |
| Sudare |
A shade made of split bamboo or
reeds. |
| Sugi |
Cedar. |
| Sumi-sashi |
A marking-brush made of wood. |
| Sumi-tsubo |
An ink-pot used by carpenters in lieu
of the chalk-line. |
| Sun |
One tenth of a Japanese foot. |
| Sunoko |
A platform made of bamboo. |
| Tabako-bon |
A box or tray in which fire and
smoking utensils are kept. |
| Tamari-no-ma |
Anteroom. |
| Tansu |
Bureau. |
| Taruki |
A rafter of the roof. |
| Tatami |
A floor-mat. |
| Ten-jō |
Ceiling. |
| Te-shoku |
Hand-lamp. |
| To-bukuro |
A closet in which outside doors are
stowed away. |
| Tokkuri |
A bottle. |
| Toko |
The floor of the tokonoma. |
| Toko-bashira |
The post dividing the two bays or
recesses in the guestroom. |
| Tokonoma |
A bay, or recess, where a picture is
hung. |
| Tori-i |
A portal, or structure of stone or
wood, erected in front of a Shin-tō temple. |
| Tsubo |
An area of six feet square. |
| Tsugi-no-ma |
Second room. |
| Tsui-tate |
A screen of one leaf set in a
frame. |
| Tsume-sho. |
A servant's waiting-room. |
| Usukasumi-dana |
A name for shelf; literally,
“thin mist-shelf,” |
| Uwa-nuri |
The last layer of plaster. |
| Watari |
A passage; literally, “to cross over.” |
| Yane |
Roof. |
| Yane-shita |
Roof-beams. |
| Yashiki |
A lot of ground upon which a house
stands. An enclosure for a Daimio's residence. |
| Yedo-gawara |
Yedo tile. |
| Yen |
A coin; equals one dollar. |
| Yen-gawa |
Verandah. |
| Yen-riyo |
Reserve. |
| Yen-zashiki |
End-parlor. |
| Yō-ba |
Privy; literally, “place for business.” |
| Yoshi |
A kind of reed. |
| Yoshi-do |
A screen made of yoshi. |
| Yu-dono |
Bath-room. |
| Yuka-shita |
The beams supporting the first
floor. |
