Japan

13 07 2018

Dōjō

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Japanese: 道場 dō: Way, path jō: Place A dōjō is a Japanese term which literally means "place of the way".   See also: Koryū

4 03 2025

Fundoshi

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Japanese: 褌 A traditional Japanese undergarment for males and females, made from a length of cotton.   See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fundoshi

13 07 2018

Furoshiki

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Japanese: 風呂敷 Although possibly dating back as far as the middle of the Nara period, the name, meaning "bath spread", derives from the Edo period practice of using them to bundle [...]

13 07 2018

Hashira (shibari)

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Japanese: 柱縛り Hashira (柱): A generic term for any type of pillar, column, post, pier and strut; the basic members of Japanese timber architecture.     Ki (木) : tree [...]

13 07 2018

Hentai

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Japanese: 変態 Hen (変): Strange, out of the ordinary. Tai (態): ?? Used as naming a pervert or their fetishes/kinks/perversions.

31 03 2021

Honorifics

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Honorifics are terms or titles used to address a person, describe a person or address the position a person uses. In the west we normally use the Honorific title as [...]

13 07 2018

Houchi

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Japanese: 放置 In the context of Japanese rope bondage this describes leaving the model tied to enjoy/suffer in the bondage predicament. 

13 07 2018

Kakejiku

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A Kakejiku is a hanging scroll painting with rods on top and bottom which allow it to be carried safely and at the same time to be hung well spread [...]

13 07 2018

Kamoi & Shiki-i

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Kamoi (鴨居)  Shiki-i (敷居) Kamoi refers to the upper part of a wooden frame that is grooved to fit fittings such as sliding doors (fusuma) and paper windows (shoji). A [...]

13 07 2018

Noren

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Noren (pronounce by stressing the "e") are traditional Japanese curtains made of  cloth used to separate areas. They function as a subtle divider between public and  private areas. The print [...]

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