This site will be taken down March 31st, 2026.

This was not an easy decision to make. For the last couple years, I have been struggling to find motivation for this site and to keep up with basic maintenance and security updates. With the rise of AI and more sophisticated tools, the usefulness of sites like this is questionable and traffic has nose-dived. I just don't have it in me to keep doing this. Thank you all for 10 years of support!

Zach

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目掛け、目掛、側女、側妻
めかけ、そばめ、おんなめ
mistress; kept woman; concubine
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わらわ
I; me
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愛妾

あいしょう
beloved concubine; favourite concubine (e.g. of the shogun)
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外妾

がいしょう
foreigner's mistress
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妻妾

さいしょう
one's wife and mistress(es)
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妾出

しょうしゅつ
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
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妾宅

しょうたく
house in which a mistress is kept
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妾腹

しょうふく、めかけばら
illegitimate (e.g. born to a mistress)
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男妾

だんしょう
male paramour
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蓄妾

ちくしょう
keeping a mistress (concubine)