Glossary

Japanese: 真珠 Pearl. Shinju is used to refer euphemistically to the nipple.

Literally translated, “shokunin” are artists and craftsman who feel a deep obligation to ensure the best possible work. However this does not express the deeper, cultural, meaning. Some keywords that [...]

Japanese: すけべ縄 Pervert rope

Japanese: 駿河問い A torture technique from the 16th-century Tokugawa where the wrists and ankles are closely bound behind the back of the subject, then pulled up, resting the subject on the [...]

Japanese: 高手小手縛り Takate (高手) kote (小手): see below Shibari (縛り): tie   “Takatekote” is a whole word that means “binding the arms behind the back”. I specifically mention “whole word” [...]

Tying someone using a bamboo pole.

Japanese: 狸縛り Tanuki (狸): Racoon dog / badger Shibari (縛り):  Tie Named after the racoon dog  from many Japanese legends. Originally tying the wrist and ankles close together in front of [...]