uchiki~shy
ude~arm
umi~sea [Heh, heh. It’s also the word for pus… ^_^;;]
umibe~seaside, seashore
ummei~luck, destiny
ura~reverse
urusai/urusee~annoying (literally, but is used as “Shut up!”)
uso~lie (Miaka says this a lot – “uso! uso yo!” and it translates to “it’s a lie! it’s a lie!)
uta~song, poem
uzu~whirlpool
wakarimashita~Yes, I see/Yes, I will (comply)
wakarimasen/wakarinai~I don’t get it/I don’t understand
warui~terrible/bad/evil
watashi~I, me (a formal way for both genders)
watakushi~I, me (Another formal way of saying those words; may be only for women, as I’ve only heard girls use it, but it could possibly be used by men, as well.)
Ubasute – (aka obasute) the legendary practice of taking old people to the top of a mountain or remote spot to die.
Uchi – belonging, one’s own house; compare soto.
Uchikake – white wedding kimono with a white headdress. The headdress is big and bulky and is said to hide the bride’s “horns” as a symbol of submission to her husband.
Uchimizu – spraying water outside a house or shop often in the summer to cool down the local area.
Udatsu – often ornate plaster upper wall extensions that protrude out from beneath the eaves to act as fire breaks between traditional wooden houses. Read more about udatsu.
Udon – thick Japanese buckwheat noodles.
Ume – plum.
Umeboshi – sour, pickled plums often eaten with rice.
Unten-menkyo – driving licence.
Ukiyo-e – lit. ‘pictures of the floating world’; traditional Japanese woodblock prints dating from the Edo period (1603-1867).
Usu – a mortar for pounding rice to make mochi.
Utai – Noh chant.
Wa – harmony also prefix to denote Japanese.
Wabi Sabi – a basic concept of Japanese aesthetics, stressing unpretentiousness, plainness, earthiness, and satisfaction with imperfection.
Wabori – Japanese-style tattoo (see Yakuza).
Waka – 31 syllable poem.
Wakame – a type of seaweed, usually found in Miso soup.
Waki-Honjin – Edo Period lodging for lesser feudal lords (daimyo) and their retainers.
Waraji – woven straw sandals.
waraji products
Waribashi – disposable chopsticks.waribashi – Read more
Warikan – share the bill.
Wasabi – green horseradish, often eaten with Sushi.
Washi – Japanese rice paper. washi paper products
Washo – chant of encouragement at Shinto festivals.
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