woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
woman; female; feminine gender
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
schoolgirl; female student
wife (esp. one's own wife); court lady; female court attache; (arch.) woman (esp. as a love interest)
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
lady attendant; female servant; lady's maid; waiting maid
miko; shrine maiden; young girl or woman (trad. an unmarried virgin) who assists priests at shrines; medium; sorceress; shamaness
female high school student
virgin (usu. female); maiden; virgin (e.g. forest); unspoiled by human activity; debut; maiden (e.g. voyage)
maidservant; housemaid; hostess (in a ryokan); waitress (in a traditional restaurant); (arch.) court lady; (arch.) lady
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
to become an adult woman; to come of age; to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
womanly; ladylike; feminine
court lady; lady-in-waiting
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
feminine; womanly; female
proprietress (of a traditional Japanese inn, restaurant, or shop); landlady; hostess; mistress; female innkeeper
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
(in) her way; peculiar to her
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
elderly woman; senior lady-in-waiting
men and women of all ages
mistress (of the house); hostess; landlady; proprietress
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
female; smaller (of the two); weaker; (arch.) woman; (arch.) wife
adopted daughter; foster daughter
sons and daughters; children; girl
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
woman; girl; Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); feminine noun
lady (of high social status; e.g. scholar, artist, critic, politician); Ms; Mrs; Miss
daughter (esp. of someone of high standing); (another's) daughter
female friend; woman friend
student of a women's college; female university student
missus; missis; proprietress (of a shop, restaurant, etc.); landlady; hostess
schoolgirl; female student
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
power of femininity; woman's level of motivation in fashion, makeup, taste in clothes, etc.; girliness (as a positive quality)
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
female molester; lewd woman; libidinous woman; stupid woman
woman of unmatched beauty; beauty like no other
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
heavenly nymph; celestial maiden; beautiful and kind woman
girls college (esp. in names of Christian schools)
feminine handwriting; woman's hand
beautiful man and woman; handsome couple
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
women's college; women's university
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
young female rice planter; young girl
by gender; according to gender; gender-segregated
young noblewoman; princess
male-female relationships; relations between the sexes; sexual relations
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
heroine; great woman; brave woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
yuki-onna (spirit in Japanese folklore); snow woman
women and children; woman; grown woman; wife
(sexually) attractive older woman; mature woman; MILF
chasing after women; womanizing
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
prostitute; whore; tramp; floozy; slut
women's college; women's university
woman who likes comics depicting male homosexual love
stupid girl; stupid woman
girls' or women's division or section
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
(school) girlish taste (for things that are sweet, cute, romantic, etc.); interest in young girls (rather than adult women)
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
child who has returned to Japan after living abroad; returnee child; (Japanese) person who lived abroad during (part of) their childhood
woman (writer, artist, aviator, etc.)
gender equality; equal rights for both sexes; equality of the sexes
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
demoness; witch; ogress; married woman
one's wife; one's wife and daughter or daughters
philandering; itch for women
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
despite being a woman; woman as she is; (in a way that is) unbecoming to a woman; (in a way that is) uncharacteristic of a woman; in an unladylike way
stupid girl; stupid woman
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
ama; female diver who collects shells, seaweed, etc.
feminine features; having a girl's face (for a man); girly face
w-sitting; duck sit; sitting position with both knees bent outward and buttocks flat on the floor
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
male domination of women; male chauvinism; subjection of women
young female TV announcer (who also frequently functions as a television talent doing on-location fluff pieces for variety shows)
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles
ugly woman; unattractive woman; (arch.) female demon
(romantic) trouble with women; calamities brought upon a man by a woman
leopardess; female leopard; bold and sexy woman
sexual discrimination; sexism
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
ladykiller; ladies' man; murder of a woman; murderer of a woman; femicide
non-virgin woman; woman with sexual experience
proprietress-to-be of a Japanese inn or restaurant
female court attendant; court lady
bad girl; juvenile delinquent
sexual experience (with women)
one daughter; eldest daughter; first-born daughter
female company president; female CEO
student of a girls' school
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
prohibition on women entering (usu. for religious reasons); no female admission
women's bath; women's section in a public bath
sexual assault (of a woman); rape
gynophobia; fear of women
heroine; female protagonist
Beauty and the Beast (fairy tale)
being used to socializing with women (of a man)
woman entertainer; prostitute
male-to-female gender swap (in fan art and fan fiction)
Virgo (constellation); the Virgin
single-handedly (usu. of a female raising children); on one's own; as a single mother
virginity (of a female); maidenhood
misogyny; discrimination against women; sexism
women's language; word used by women
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
loss of virginity (of a female); defloration; deflowering
mistress; kept woman; concubine; (arch.) close female servant
Iron Lady (orig. nickname for Margaret Thatcher)
woman's world; feminine environment
girl (usu. between 7 and 17); young lady; (arch.) female between 17 and 20 years old (ritsuryō period)
Queen of the Night (character in Mozart's Magic Flute)
slit-mouthed woman; malevolent folklore woman with her mouth sliced open from ear to ear
female friend; woman friend
women's basketball; girls' basketball
woman writer; lady writer; authoress
promiscuous woman; wanton girl
woman who brings the rain with her wherever she goes; woman who is constantly unlucky with the weather
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
jorō spider (Trichonephila clavata)
female ghost; female apparition; female monster
women's (of items, articles, etc.); ladies'; for women's use
ex-girlfriend; former girlfriend
Ochanomizu Women's University
noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa
discrimination against women; sexism
High Priestess (Tarot card); Popess
woman who forced her husband into marriage
feminization; feminisation
Sleeping Beauty (ballet by Tchaikovsky)
sporty girl; athletic girl
Girls' Day; Dolls' Festival; Hinamatsuri; menstrual day; menstrual period
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
middle-aged woman who looks very young for her age (as through "magic"); (lit.) beautiful witch
Tokyo Women's Medical University; TWMU
women who assist bathers at hot-springs resorts; (arch.) bathhouse prostitute
woman's handwriting; hiragana
good old wife; one's wife of many years
assistant; right-hand man; subordinate; catcher
womanly; feminine; womanish; effeminate
professional woman shogi player; professional woman go player
queendom; country ruled by a queen
professional female mourner; keener
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
female owner; proprietress; landlady; female head of a household
co-education; mixed education
wife who is older than her husband
heroine; brave woman; spirited woman; woman of strong character; Amazon
The Little Match Girl (1845 short story by Hans Christian Andersen)
female role (e.g. in film); female part; occupation deemed fit for a woman; passive role in a male homosexual relationship
pious men and women; religious people; the faithful
girls' high school (pre-WWII)
woman's beauty or charms; love affair with a woman; lust for women
iron maiden (torture device)
golden lace (Patrinia scabiosifolia); scabious patrinia; yellow patrinia
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men
feminine man; effeminate man; masculine woman; mannish woman
room for female servants; room where there are women; jail for women
fellow women; between women; among women; woman-to-woman
woman who brings good weather with her wherever she goes; woman who is always lucky with the weather
unpopular woman; woman who isn't well-liked by men
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989 animated film)
female prisoner; female convict
joy of being born a woman; good fortune of being born a woman
virgin territory; virgin soil; uncultivated land; unexplored area (of study, research, etc.)
no-good woman; (female) loser
female bandit; female robber; woman (who distracts men's search for truth)
women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
practice of eating sushi or sashimi off an unclad woman's body
woman bestowed with the title "in" (usu. the empress, imperial princesses, etc.)
Frozen (2013 Disney film)
Ladies Professional Golfers' Association of Japan
virtuous woman; faithful wife
one's history of love affairs with women
woman's looks; woman's charm
female servant; maidservant
innocent (esp. of a girl); naive; virgin; maiden; young striped mullet
equal rights among men and women
barren woman; sterile woman
female adulterer; adulteress
street prostitute; streetwalker; lady of the night
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
one's view (opinion) of women
son-in-law; (one's) daughter's husband
gender gap; male-female divide
(someone) acting like a girlfriend even though not in a relationship
carnivorous female; predatory woman; aggressive woman who takes the initiative in relationships with men; woman who likes eating meat
female household; household consisting wholly of women
a woman's heart is as fickle as autumn weather
Gender Equality In Employment Act
masculine woman; mannish woman; feminine man; effeminate man; intersexual; hermaphrodite
graceful young woman; sylph
female servant; maidservant
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
giant woman (in fiction); giantess; tall woman; woman of large build
Empress doll (in display with Emperor doll)
women's organization; women's group; women's movement
maid-in-waiting in the domestic quarters of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
senior proprietress (hostess) of a Japanese inn or restaurant
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
female dominance; female supremacy
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
smelling of woman; womanly; feminine
matrilineal emperor of Japan; emperor descended from the imperial line through the maternal side
woman employed in a restaurant or teahouse, often for entertainment or sexual services
young woman strongly interested in pre-Edo history; young woman making use of speech and mannerisms of pre-industrial Japan; female history buff
virgin birth (esp. of Jesus)
woman who is popular with men
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
female emperor (of Japan)
International Women's Day
Tokyo Woman's Christian University
infatuation (with a woman); obsessing (over a woman); losing one's head (over a woman)
blind female beggar who sings or plays shamisen
shrine maiden's ceremonial dance (in kagura)
onnagata; male actor in female kabuki roles; female partner (in a relationship)
eldest daughter of a married couple; eldest legitimate daughter
(young) girl; maiden; young lady
accompanied by a woman; accompanied by women
Heidi (1881 novel by Johanna Spyri, 1974 anime)
Shouwa Women's University
for women; women's article
women who excel; women in prominent positions
adult film actress; pornstar
gentler of two paths (leading up to a shrine or temple)
Council for Gender Equality
female cook; kitchenmaid; (arch.) woman who served both as a waitress and a prostitute in Osaka teahouses
young woman who has given up on love
matrilineal family; family dominated by women; matriarchal family
for the use of women only
three women make a market; many women, many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
Nüwa (mother goddess of Chinese mythology); Nügua
brothel catering for females
palanquin for high-status women (Edo Period)
sin of having sexual relations with a woman (for a Buddhist priest)
misogyny; woman-hater; misogynist
womanizing; debauchery; philandering
female professional; mistress (in a field)
woman peddler in Kyoto from Ohara (typically with a bundle of sticks, etc. on her head)
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife; set of two (one large, one small); pair (for husband and wife); his and hers (e.g. teacups)
woman's appearance; woman's behaviour; someone dressed as a woman
Jissen Women's University
female household; household consisting wholly of women
Woman of the Year, referring to a woman born in a year with the same Chinese zodiac sign as the current year
no-good woman; (female) loser
Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)
for women; women's article
to disguise oneself as a woman
problems arising from affairs with women; trouble over women
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
demoness inhabiting the underworld
female lay devotee; believer
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
female juvenile delinquent
virgin birth (esp. of Jesus)
woman who forced her husband into marriage
woman who has fantasies involving her favorite characters
after age 7, boys and girls should be kept apart
women's history; history of women
physiognomy indicating ill fortune concerning women
unmanly; weak; irresolute; sissy; acting like a woman
landlocked masu salmon (Oncorhynchus masou masou)
woman's looks; woman's charm
Otsuma Women's University
female sumo wrestling; female sumo wrestler
adult woman; mature woman
female entertainer; geisha
play performed exclusively by women
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (1950 novel by C. S. Lewis)
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
dead fish (woman who is unresponsive during sex); starfish
Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
(male) cross-dresser; transvestite
lascivious woman; lewd woman; (arch.) prostitute
coquette; flirt; vamp; minx; tease
The Subjection of Women (book by JS Mill)
women's beauty improvement; female grooming
perfect woman; woman other women aspire to be like
women's writing; literature written by women
good-looking woman; concubine
Miyagi Gakuin Women's University
unlicensed prostitute (Edo period)
women's liberation; emancipation of women
woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
woman who has produced only daughters
philandering; itch for women
Toyo Eiwa Women's University
female genitalia; female genital organs
Seishin Women's University; University of the Sacred Heart
Mukogawa Women's University
three women make a market; many women, many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
being devoted to one's wife; uxorious
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
(another's) daughter; (another's) wife
woman who uses the usually male personal pronoun "boku" to refer to herself
female fan of yuri comics, etc.
noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa
gentle woman; affectionate woman; beautiful graceful woman
Kawamura Gakuen Woman's University
Kagawa Nutrition University
jail for women (Edo period)
Virgo (6th zodiacal sign); the Virgin
The Tragic History of Female Factory Workers (reportage by Wakizo Hosoi, 1925); The Pathetic Life of Mill Girls
leading female role actor (in kabuki)
women with low disposable incomes; (lit.) poverty girls
Okazaki Women's University
women's liberation movement
glamorous woman; seductive woman
male-to-female crossdresser; male crossdresser; femboy
empowering women; promoting women's contribution; removing obstacles to women's full participation in society and the workplace
prohibition against women entering a sacred area
virgin; maiden pure in heart
three women make a market; many women, many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
square knot (starting with a left loop); double knot; reef knot; granny knot
buying the services of a prostitute; whoring
compassionate and gentle woman (likened to a bodhisattva); saintly woman; (arch.) courtesan; (arch.) prostitute
woman who brings good weather with her wherever she goes; woman who is always lucky with the weather
women's volleyball; girls' volleyball
Tokyo Women's College of Physical Education
woman used as a sexual object; female human toilet
smaller waterfall (of the two)
female hairdresser; coiffeuse
spoony; spooney; having a soft spot for women
goddess of frost and snow; frost and snow
female principal; headmistress
men and women; the whole town
girl who has low self esteem
Koriyama Women's University
palanquin for high-status women (Edo Period)
kanji "woman" radical at left (radical 38)
Japan Women's College of Physical Education
extension of women's rights
Doushisha Women's University
The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress (1966 novel by Robert A. Heinlein)
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
Japanese red pine (Pinus densiflora); Japanese umbrella pine; tanyosho pine
to have carnal knowledge (of a woman)
assistance; help; helper; babe; chick; broad
women's volunteer corps; groups of young female workers organized on Japanese territory during WWII
demoness inhabiting the underworld
female writer; woman writer
son-in-law; (one's) daughter's husband
mountain witch; akebia (Akebia quinata)
otome camellia (Camellia japonica f. otome)
perfect woman; woman other women aspire to be like
mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; women-only location
Gakushuin Women's College
effeminate; unmanly; cowardly; sissy
nymphophilia; sexual fixation on young girls; lolicon
female servant; maidservant
girl's throw; throwing like a girl
mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; women-only location
mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; women-only location
Joshibi University of Art and Design
Chikushi Jogakuen University
Jūmonjigakuen Women's University
secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)
woman who is financially dependent on a man
Kyoritsu Women's University
15th day of the New Year (when women would belatedly do their New Year's greetings or go back to their parents' homes; in Kyoto and Osaka)
Sonoda Women's University
Chukyo Women's University
a woman has no home of her own in this world (because she has to obey her parents when she is young, her husband when she gets married, and her children when she is old)
Hiroshima Jogakuin University
female employee; female worker; working-woman
Empress doll (in display with Emperor doll)
gently sloping mountain (of the less rugged mountain of a pair of mountains)
women's movement activist; feminist activist
A Taxing Woman (1987 film)
lascivious woman; lewd woman; (arch.) prostitute
woman who uses the usually male personal pronoun "boku" to refer to herself
Notre Dame Seishin University
strained back; lower back pain
woman who played music, danced and worked as a prostitute; good-time girl
young lancefish; young sand lance
woman's looks; woman's charm
chaste woman; virtuous woman
Kwassui Women's University
coquette; flirt; vamp; minx; tease
wives and tatami mats are best when new
futakuchi-onna; two-mouthed woman; folklore monster that takes the form of a woman with an additional mouth on the back of her head, hidden underneath her hair
ladylike; in the manner of a lady
dried young anchovies (or sardines)
female narrator in a silent movie theatre
woman who entertains customers with song and dance
(one's) daughter; stupid woman; stupid girl
smaller waves; lesser waves
pious woman; female believer
a woman becoming a Buddha; a woman entering Nirvana
female entertainer; geisha
womanizer; philanderer; playboy
female hairdresser; coiffeuse
female plant (esp. a woody plant); gynoecious plant; indented part of a wooden joint (in construction)
prostitute (esp. Edo period)
Minato girl (young woman who likes spending time in fancy neighbourhoods)
a horrible man will find a horrible wife
Red Queen hypothesis (of evolutionary biology)
Gunma Prefectural Women's University
Kyōritsu Women's Junior College
the best men are from Edo; the best women from Kyoto
wives and tatami mats are best when new
Yamecha; Yame tea; high-quality tea from the Yame area in Fukuoka
womanizer; Lothario; Don Juan; philanderer; lady-killer
female medium who summons spirits by sounding the string of a catalpa bow
barren woman; sterile woman
Aoyama Gakuin Women's Junior College
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)
single woman; unmarried woman
womanizer; philanderer; playboy
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
woman interested in Buddhism and Buddhist images
harlots' kabuki; prostitutes' kabuki
music performed by women; women who performed court Bugaku music and dance
girl's feeling; maiden's mind
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii); salamander
noro; member of a hereditary caste of female mediums in Okinawa
women-only carriage (e.g. on a train)
secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)
Queen Anne's War (1702-1713)
low class licensed prostitute (Edo period)
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
urbane and good-looking woman
opportunity has hair in front, but behind she is bald; opportunity only knocks once
woman entertainer; prostitute
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
wives and tatami mats are best when new
woman who hints at having a boyfriend (on social media)
young female rice planter; young girl
gynecomastia; gynaecomastia
Shin Megami Tensei (immediate successor series to the original Megami Tensei RPG series)
a woman has no home of her own in this world (because she has to obey her parents when she is young, her husband when she gets married, and her children when she is old)
women's language; word used by women
prostitute from the Yoshiwara district of a fairly high rank (Edo period)
Girl's Festival (March 3)
feminine poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)
virgin birth (esp. of Jesus)
(school) admission category for students who have lived abroad
She: a History of Adventure (1887 novel by H. Rider Haggard)
A Little Princess (novel)
wives and tatami mats are best when new
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
female genital cutting; female genital mutilation; female circumcision
mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; women-only location
prostitute of the lowest class (Edo period)
female bragging; female conceit; a man bragging about his wife or mistress
female fox; vixen; she-fox; woman who deceives men
Ootani Women's University
bylaw or ordinance for the purpose of implementing gender equality
Buddha or Bodhisattva appearing in female form; female incarnation; female ghost; female apparition
Kyoto Notre Dame University
woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
National Organization for Women; NOW
female prostitute working at a bathhouse (Edo period)
(Japanese) children living overseas
fairy primrose (Primula Malacoides)
Star Festival (held in July or August); Tanabata; Festival of the Weaver
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
witch hunt (persecution of people accused of witchcraft); witch hunt (persecution of people considered a danger to society)
dried squid; dried cuttlefish; Japanese common squid (Todarodes pacificus); (thing that) grows on one over time
otome game; dating simulation game with a female protagonist and male love interests
leopardess; female leopard; bold and sexy woman
woman who forced her husband into marriage
professional female mourner; keener
wife who is older than her husband
masculine woman; mannish woman; feminine man; effeminate man; intersexual; hermaphrodite
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)
fat greenling (Hexagrammos otakii)
scarcity of eligible women; difficulty for a man to find a woman; woman shortage
woman's looks; woman's charm
barren woman; sterile woman
Ubume; birthing woman ghost in Japanese folklore; woman in late pregnancy; woman on the point of giving birth
three women make a market; many women, many words; (lit.) three women gathering creates a racket
demoness inhabiting the underworld
coquette; flirt; vamp; minx; tease
female weaver; Vega (star in the constellation Lyra); Alpha Lyrae
unmanly; weak; irresolute; sissy; acting like a woman
dead fish (woman who is unresponsive during sex); starfish
Kiki's Delivery Service (1989 animated film) (abbr)
Niwaella delicata (species of loach)
Amaterasu Ōmikami (sun goddess)
secret language of court ladies (Muromachi period)
girl who has low self esteem
daisy (Erigeron annuus); daisy fleabane
daisy (Erigeron annuus); daisy fleabane
woman who played music, danced and worked as a prostitute; good-time girl
feminine poetic style (e.g. in the Man'yōshū)
big-eyed flathead (Suggrundus meerdervoortii)
mythical island inhabited only by women; isle of women; women-only location
otome camellia (Camellia japonica f. otome)
woman who is financially dependent on a man
a woman has no home of her own in this world (because she has to obey her parents when she is young, her husband when she gets married, and her children when she is old)
southern crabgrass (Digitaria ciliaris)
someone who makes their living selling women into prostitution; pimp; procurer
female narrator in a silent movie theatre
smaller waves; lesser waves
woman attracted to Americans (particularly in the military)
urbane and good-looking woman
maid-in-waiting (ritsuryō system)
a woman has no home of her own in this world (because she has to obey her parents when she is young, her husband when she gets married, and her children when she is old)
smew (Mergellus albellus)
small woman; young woman; young maid
Tatsutahime; goddess of autumn; goddess of fall
woman in STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics); female scientist
spiritism; necromancy; sorcery
domestic service; working as a housemaid; domestic help; domestic helper
husband being henpecked; house where the wife is the boss; petticoat government
young girl unused to the ways of the world; woman not serving in the imperial court
female language; feminine expression
men should be brave, women should be affable
feminine spirit; graceful and kind nature
Basic Act for Gender Equal Society
Chinese "Girl" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
actress that frequently does bizarre things
frailty, thy name is woman
frailty, thy name is woman
women will have their wills
no man can resist the lure of a woman
no man can resist the lure of a woman
though the woman is weak, the mother is strong
though the woman is weak, the mother is strong
three women make a market
Victoria Day (Canadian public holiday)
prostitute in a brothel disguised as an archery range
imperial princess; royal princess
female servant who works in the kitchen
low-class prostitute who was kept in a sort of cage at the front of the establishment (Edo period)
bathhouse used for prostitution (Edo period)
prostitute of the second rank (below the tayū; Edo period)
low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
low class prostitute in Yoshiwara (Edo period)
maid working in the domestic quarters of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)
prostitute and entertainer
maid at an inn who served clients and worked as a prostitute (Edo period)
bedroom of a forsaken woman
girls-only drinking party
costume for women serving in the inner palace (Heian period)
hakama for women (esp. hakama worn by female students and teachers in the Meiji period)
female student of Waseda University; Waseda alumna
female student of Waseda University; Waseda alumna
1995 Okinawa rape incident; kidnapping and rape of a 12-year-old Japanese girl by three US servicemen stationed in Okinawa
grown-up woman; adult woman
paper doll to which children pray for good weather
Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryō system)
director of the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryō system)
high-ranking staff member in the Office of Court Ladies (ritsuryō system)
prostitute working in clandestine brothel (Edo period)
various intimate services (e.g. massage) rendered by a female high school student or young woman wearing a high school uniform
frailty, thy name is woman
even a clever woman is bound to mess up; a woman's intelligence only goes so far; female sagacity overreaches itself; (lit.) a clever woman fails to sell a cow
beautiful woman; lady attendant
beautiful woman; lady attendant
men are the strong base to which women cling; (lit.) men are pine trees, women are wisteria vines
the best men are from Kyoto; the best women from Ise
female court physician (Heian era)
even a woman of low birth can gain status by marrying rich (if she has the looks)
mistress; kept woman; concubine
mistress; kept woman; concubine
mistress; kept woman; concubine
Nüshu script; syllabic script derived from Chinese characters
everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone; (lit.) catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
everyone has their favorite; pick the right thing to please someone; (lit.) catnip for cats, gold coins for prostitutes
hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; (lit.) first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare
hide your true strength, and then later swiftly attack the unprepared enemy; (lit.) first be like a (meek) virgin, later like a running hare
business woman; prostitute
(making a) print with a female body
female customer; female guest
virgin snow; untracked snow; untrodden snow
unisex; for use by both men and women
single woman; unmarried woman
literary girl; book-loving girl; bookworm girl
social relations between men and women; mingling between the sexes
unisex; usable by both sexes; suitable for both sexes; coed
women who have sex with women; WSW
woman who feigns intimacy with men for money
woman who feigns intimacy with men for money
nyoshin-san (herbal medicine)
female-pattern baldness; female alopecia; androgenic alopecia
female singer-songwriter who typically uses an acoustic guitar
Yasuda Women's University
Ibaraki Women's Junior College
Okazaki Women's Junior College
Okinawa Women's Junior College
Kaetsu Girls' Senior High School
Kaetsu Women's Junior College
Kaetsu Girls' Junior High School
Gakushuuin Women's Junior College
Gifu Women's Junior College
Tachibana Women's University
Miyazaki Women's Junior College
Kyoto Tachibana Women's University
Kindaitoyooka Women's Junior College
Kanazawa Women's University
Kyūshuu Women's University
Komazawa Women's University
Kumamoto Women's University
Toita Women's Junior College
Koka Women's College (former name)
Hiroshima Women's University
Hiroshima Bunkyo Women's College
Sakurai Women's Junior College
Yamaguchi Women's University
Sanyou Women's Junior College
Shikoku Women's University
Shiga Women's Junior College
Kagoshima Women's College
Jissen Women's Junior College
Shujitsu Women's University
Junshin Women's University
Junshin Women's Junior College
Junshin Women's Junior College
Junshin Women's Junior College
Women's Solidarity Foundation
Shoukei Women's University
Shouin Women's Junior College
Matsuyama Shinonome College
Shouin Women's University
Shouinhigashi Women's Junior College
Ueda Women's Junior College
Shin'ai Women's Junior College
Niimi Women's Junior College
Kobe Kaisei Stella Maris College
Kōbe Women's Junior College
Kobe Shoin Women's University
Kobe Shinwa Women's University
Shinwa Women's University
Sugiyama Jogakuen University
Seiryō Women's Junior College
Seiwa Women's Junior College
Saint Catherine Women's College
Misono Women's Junior College
Souka Women's Junior College
Sagami Women's University
Oogaki Women's Junior College
Osaka International University for Women
Osaka Women's Junior College
Chūō Women's Junior College
Nagasaki Women's Junior College
Tottori Women's Junior College
Teikoku Women's University
Tosa Women's Junior College
Tokyo Kasei Gakuin Tsukuba Women's University
Tsuruga Women's Junior College
Narabunka Women's Junior College
Hagi Women's Junior College
Shirayuri Women's College
Hanjo (noh play by Zeami)
Iida Women's Junior College
Himejigakuin Women's Junior College
Musashi Women's Junior College
Musashino Women's College (abbr)
Musashino Women's College
Fukuokajo Gakuin University
Fukuoka Women's University
Fukuoka Women's Junior College
Fukuyama Women's Junior College
Fukushima Women's Junior College
Bunka Women's Junior College
Bunkyō Women's University
Bunkyō Women's University
Hyōgo Women's Junior College
Yonezawa Women's Junior College
Toyonan Women's Junior College
Japan Women's University (abbr)
Nagoya Women's University
Akenohoshi Women's Junior College
Saint Margaret's Junior College
Reiho Women's Junior College
Seinan Jo Gakuin University
Kyoto Koka Women's University
Kagoshima Immaculate Heart University
Osaka Jogakuin University
Osaka Shoin Women's University
Fukuoka Jo Gakuin Nursing University
Heian Jogakuin University; St. Agnes' University
Tokyo Women's Junior College of Physical Education
Joshibi University of Art and Design Junior College
Junior College of Kagawa Nutrition University
Jissen Women's University Junior College
Komazawa Women's Junior College
Otsuma Women's University Junior College Division
ruddy turnstone (species of sandpiper, Arenaria interpres)
Simon bamboo (Pleioblastus simonii)
Patagonian toothfish (Dissostichus eleginoides); Chilean sea bass
golden web spider (Nephila pilipes)
Adiantum edgeworthii (species of maidenhair fern)
waterhyssop (Bacopa monnieri); brahmi; thyme-leafed gratiola; water hyssop; herb of grace; Indian pennywort
maiden lily (Lilium rubellum)