肩衣 | [かたぎぬ, kataginu] (n) (1) (See 素襖) sleeveless ceremonial robe for samurai (replacing the Muromachi period suou); (2) (arch) sleeveless robe worn by commoners [Add to Longdo] |
雑徭 | [ぞうよう;ざつよう, zouyou ; zatsuyou] (n) forced labour (labor) imposed upon commoners (ritsuryo period) [Add to Longdo] |
斬り捨て御免;切り捨て御免;斬捨て御免;切捨て御免;斬捨御免(io);切捨御免(io) | [きりすてごめん, kirisutegomen] (n) right of samurai to kill commoners for perceived affronts (Edo period) [Add to Longdo] |
士庶 | [ししょ, shisho] (n) (1) samurai and commoners; (2) normal people (as opposed to people of a high social standing) [Add to Longdo] |
私年号 | [しねんごう, shinengou] (n) (obsc) era name selected by commoners (as opposed to the imperial court) [Add to Longdo] |
寺請制度 | [てらうけせいど, teraukeseido] (n) system used during the Edo era where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith [Add to Longdo] |
寺檀制度 | [じだんせいど, jidanseido] (n) (See 寺請制度) system used during the Edo era where commoners had to register with a temple in order to prove their Buddhist faith [Add to Longdo] |
新平民 | [しんへいみん, shinheimin] (n) (arch) (vulg) "new commoners" (name given to the lowest rank of the Japanese caste system after its abolition) [Add to Longdo] |