Made from closely woven fabric that is rain resistantĪma Geta: Japanese, thong toed sandals with wooden soles with two diagonal pieces of wood, making them somewhat stilt-like. A classic motif consisting of various selections of flowers and autumn grasses traditionally includes hagi (bush clover), kiku (chrysanthemum), susuki (pampas grass), kikyo (Chinese bellflower)Īma Coat: A Japanese coat, in the style of a michiyuki, designed to be worn over the kimono and obi, to help keep off rain. It shows a subtle and dignified manner, as not to express something directly in an obtrusive or bold wayĪkemashite Omedetou Gozaimasu: A very happy new yearĪjiro: Woven matting of wood or bamboo strips, used as covers for ceiling or fences.Īkigusa: Also called akikusa: autumn flowers and grasses. It refers to a vague, indirect or unclear description. Commonly believed, cloth dyed in indigo will resist insect damageĪimai: One of the six elements of Japanese beauty. Medicinal properties are ascribed to both plant and dye. Various shades are achieved by repeated immersions interspersed with periods of drying (allows dye to oxidize and darken). Hyphenated words are often written with no hyphen, either as two words or together as one word for example, ko furisode may also be seen as ko-furisode or kofurisode.Ībare-Noshi: A rough bundle of decorative stripsĪi: Indigo blue dye derived from the indigo plant. Note that English spellings vary a lot, for example zori may also be spelled zoori or zouri, homongi may be spelled houmongi etc. Another handy tip is to use the Page Up & Page Down keys on your keyboard, to scroll easily up and down any page. There will also be a Next button or arrow to let you check through the entire page. In IE a search box will open, in Firefox the search box appears on a grey bar on the very bottom left of the browser window and in Google Chrome it is at the top right of the window. Handy Search Tip for computer users - you can search for any word or phrase in this glossary by going to Edit/Find in your browser's menu (shortcut Ctrl F).
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