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. machi ishi, machi-ishi 町医師 doctor of the town - Medicine in Edo .

. makie, maki-e 蒔絵 gold-silver laquer work .

. makuwa melon 真桑瓜 makuwa uri .

. maku-yu 幕湯 hot spring curtain .


. mamori, o-mamori まもり -　お守り　amulets and talismans.

Manekineko, beckoning cat

Manhole (manhooru)

Manners of Edo

Manure, shoveling manure, raking manure

. manzai 万歳 Manzai performance .

marionetto マリオネット marionette, puppet

Marishiten, Marishi-Ten

. Mars, the planet 火星 kasei .

. masu 枡　 measuring box .

- - - - - - - - . masu 枡　container for ritual sake .


matsu - pine



. Maya 摩耶 Mother of Buddha and Maya Temple .

. mayuhaki, mayu haki 　眉刷毛　 eyebrow brush .




Meditation, Zen Meditation

. megane 眼鏡 glasses, spectacles - Brille .

. meido めいど【冥土 / 冥途】 nether world .

. men 面　- 能面 Noh mask .

Mentaiko, marinated roe of pollok

Meoto tablewear for couples

meshi - cooked rice

Metaphor in Haiku


Midnight (mayonaka)

Mikoshi - festival float, palanquin

Minaret  - a feature of Islamic mosques

. mingei 民芸 folk art and 民芸館 Museum .

minomushi - bagworm

. mino to kasa 蓑と笠　Mino raincoat and rain hat .

Mirror (kagami)

Misery, human misery, pity

. miyako 都 the capital of Kyoto　京都　 .

. miyamori 宮守 shrine warden .


mokugyo - fish gong for prayers

. momi suru 籾する hulling rice, polishing rice .

. Monday's Child .

. Moon pie and Royal Crown Cola .


. "Morning Glory" cloud formation . 　

Morning market (asa ichi)

Morning star, evening star, venus

Mortality (shi ni yuku)

Mountain (yama) Peak (gake) hill (oka)


. - mu 無 emptiness - nothingness - kyo 虚 emptiness .


Museum, Exhibition, Gallery

. mushiro 筵 portable floor mat .

Music (ongaku)
My country, my province (waga kuni)

. myoobu, myōbu 命婦 Myobu, Heian court lady and kitsune　狐 fox messengers .




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. Persons, Personal Names - ABC List .

. Place Names - Utamakura - ABC List .


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