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. yado fuda, yadofuda, shukusatsu 宿札 - visitor sign of a lodging .

. yagumogoto, yagumo-goto 八雲琴 two-string zither .

. Yggdrasill, ygdrasil - Norse mythological tree, .


. yakko 奴 Yakko servant .

. yamabushi 山伏　 mountain ascetics .

. yamagatsu 山賤(やまがつ) forest workers, woodcutters .


. yana 梁 fish trap, weir - kudariyana 下り梁 downstream .


. yanagi　柳　willow tree .



. yanagigoori 柳行李 wicker trunk . - koori, katani 行李片荷 carrying boxes for travellers


. yarido 遣り戸, 鑓戸, 槍戸 wooden sliding door .


. yashikigata, yashiki-gata 屋敷方 living in a samurai residence (yashiki) .


Yoga

. yogi - Bedtime quilt (yogi 夜着) .


. yojoohan 四畳半　four and a half tatami room .

. yoki hi よき日 a good day - Zen saying : nichi nichi kore yoki hi 日々是好日 Every Day is a Good Day .


. yomi 黄泉 "the yellow springs" netherworld .


. yomo 四方 The Four Directions 東西南北 .


. yoroi　鎧 armour, armor of a samurai .
gusoku 具足 armour


. yotsu goki 四つ五器 4 or 5 bowls for wandering monks
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Yuba, soy milk skin

. yubune, yokusoo 湯船 "bath boat" bath tub .

. Yuima 維摩 Vimalakirti .

. yuujo, yūjo 遊女 whore, whores, prostitute .
- - - - - Geisha, Oiran and more 芸者,花魁

yuuzen 友禅 Yuzen kimono-dyeing


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. zashiki 座敷　"sitting room", visitor's room
- natsu zashiki 夏座敷 sitting room in summer .


. zatoo 座頭 blind person, blind people .


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. zoori 草履 straw sandals .

. Zuni rain prayer and frog, North America .


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