GLOSSARY.

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.

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.