NounChinese smoked and salted ham

Ichidan verb, Intransitive verbto be elegant (usu. of a woman); to be graceful; to be refined · to become well-experienced; to mature

Nouncourt lady; noblewoman

Nouncourt ladies of the middle rank serving in the inner palace (Heian period) · female servant for a samurai family · lady-in-waiting working in the inner palace of the Edo castle (Edo period)

Nounlong time; long years of service

Nounprostitute (esp. Edo period)

Nounmaid working in the domestic quarters of a shogun or daimyo (Edo period)