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銃砲刀剣類所持等取締法

see styles
 juuhoutoukenruishojitoutorishimarihou / juhotokenruishojitotorishimariho
    じゅうほうとうけんるいしょじとうとりしまりほう
{law} Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons

Variations:
門前払い
門前払

 monzenbarai
    もんぜんばらい
(noun, transitive verb) (1) turning someone away (at the front door); refusing a visitor; shutting the door in someone's face; refusal of admission; (2) rejecting without consideration; denying without substantial investigation; (3) (hist) (See 奉行所) being chased away from a magistrate's office's gate (lightest punishment during the Edo period)

Variations:
間違いなく
間違い無く

 machigainaku
    まちがいなく
(adverb) clearly; unmistakably; certainly; without a doubt

Variations:
間髪おかず
間髪置かず

 kanhatsuokazu; kanpatsuokazu(ik)
    かんはつおかず; かんぱつおかず(ik)
(expression) (colloquialism) (See 間髪を入れず) immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay

Variations:
霞を食う
かすみを食う

 kasumiokuu / kasumioku
    かすみをくう
(exp,v5u) (idiom) to live on air; to live on nothing; to live without a means of income

Variations:
頸動脈小体
頚動脈小体

 keidoumyakushoutai / kedomyakushotai
    けいどうみゃくしょうたい
carotid body; carotid glomus

Variations:
飛び込み
飛込み

 tobikomi
    とびこみ
(1) jump; plunge; dive; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced; cropping up suddenly

Variations:
飽かす
厭かす(iK)

 akasu
    あかす
(transitive verb) (1) to bore; to tire; to weary; to stultify; (transitive verb) (2) (often intransitively as 〜に飽かして) to use lavishly (and without regret)

Variations:
飽かず
厭かず(rK)

 akazu
    あかず
(exp,adv) without tiring (of something); without getting bored; without losing interest

Variations:
鵜呑み
鵜のみ(sK)

 unomi
    うのみ
(1) swallowing without chewing; (2) swallowing (e.g. a story); accepting without questioning

Variations:
うろうろ
ウロウロ

 urouro(p); urouro / uroro(p); uroro
    うろうろ(P); ウロウロ
(adv,adv-to) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) restlessly; aimlessly; without purpose; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See 彷徨く) to loiter; to drift; to hang about doing nothing; to wander aimlessly; to be restless; (noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) to be restless; to fuss; to be in a fidget

Variations:
きっちり
キッチリ

 kicchiri(p); kicchiri
    きっちり(P); キッチリ
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) exactly; precisely; punctually; on the dot; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) closely; tightly; (fitting) perfectly; (adv,adv-to,vs) (3) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) properly; without fail

Variations:
さっさと
サッサと

 sassato(p); sassato
    さっさと(P); サッサと
(adverb) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) quickly; promptly; immediately; without delay; briskly; hurriedly; hastily; (adverb) (2) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) indifferently; coldly

シュレーディンガー方程式

see styles
 shureedingaahouteishiki / shureedingahoteshiki
    シュレーディンガーほうていしき
{physics} Schrödinger equation

Variations:
すっきり
スッキリ

 sukkiri(p); sukkiri
    すっきり(P); スッキリ
(adv,adv-to,vs) (1) (onomatopoeic or mimetic word) (See さっぱり・1) refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; pleasantly; (a weight) off one's shoulder; (adv,adv-to,vs) (2) shapely; neatly; refinedly; (adv,adv-to,vs) (3) cleanly; without trouble; (adv,adv-to,vs) (4) (See はっきり・1) clearly; plainly; distinctly; (adv,adv-to,vs) (5) (See すっかり) completely; thoroughly; (adv,adv-to,vs) (6) (See さっぱり・5) not at all (with negative sentence); not even slightly

Variations:
スムーズ
スムース

 sumuuzu(p); sumuusu / sumuzu(p); sumusu
    スムーズ(P); スムース
(adjectival noun) smooth (i.e. without problems)

Variations:
ゼロゲーム
ゼロ・ゲーム

 zerogeemu; zero geemu
    ゼロゲーム; ゼロ・ゲーム
losing without scoring a point (wasei: zero game); being skunked

Variations:
ソフトブラ
ソフト・ブラ

 sofutobura; sofuto bura
    ソフトブラ; ソフト・ブラ
soft bra; bra without pads, wires or hooks

Variations:
に渡って
に亘って

 niwatatte
    にわたって
(expression) (kana only) (See 渡る・2) throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...

Variations:
ノー
ノウ

 noo(p); nou(ik) / noo(p); no(ik)
    ノー(P); ノウ(ik)
(interjection) (1) (See イエス) no; (prefix) (2) no; without; not needed; not allowed

Variations:
ノープラン
ノー・プラン

 noopuran; noo puran
    ノープラン; ノー・プラン
(noun - becomes adjective with の) having no plan (wasei: no plan); acting without a plan; acting impulsively

Variations:
ノールック
ノー・ルック

 noorukku; noo rukku
    ノールック; ノー・ルック
(n,adj-f) (1) (usu. as 〜で) (while) not looking (eng: no look); (doing) without looking; (2) (buying) sight unseen; not seeing in person

Variations:
ベアメタル
ベア・メタル

 beametaru; bea metaru
    ベアメタル; ベア・メタル
{comp} bare metal (storage without software or data installed)

Variations:
ボーダレス
ボーダーレス

 boodaresu; boodaaresu / boodaresu; boodaresu
    ボーダレス; ボーダーレス
(adjectival noun) (See 無国境) borderless; without borders

Variations:
ラブゲーム
ラブ・ゲーム

 rabugeemu; rabu geemu
    ラブゲーム; ラブ・ゲーム
{sports} love game (in tennis, badminton, etc.); game won without the opponent scoring

Variations:
ロシュ限界
ロッシュ限界

 roshugenkai(roshu限界); rosshugenkai(rosshu限界)
    ロシュげんかい(ロシュ限界); ロッシュげんかい(ロッシュ限界)
Roche limit; Roche's limit (closest that a natural satellite can come to the center of a planet without disintegrating due to tidal forces)

Variations:
一から十まで
一から十迄

 ichikarajuumade / ichikarajumade
    いちからじゅうまで
(expression) from A to Z; without exception; in every particular

Variations:
万歳
万才(rK)

 banzai(p); banzai
    ばんざい(P); バンザイ
(int,n,vs,vi) (1) (celebratory cheer; trad. shouted while raising both arms in the air) banzai; hurray; hurrah; hooray; (2) something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; (n,vs,vi) (3) giving up; throwing one's hands up; (4) eternal life and prosperity

Variations:
世界中
世界じゅう

 sekaijuu / sekaiju
    せかいじゅう
(adj-no,n) around the world; throughout the world

Variations:
丸洗い
まる洗い(sK)

 maruarai
    まるあらい
(noun, transitive verb) (See 解き洗い) washing (a kimono, futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole

Variations:
事無く
事なく
こと無く

 kotonaku
    ことなく
(adverb) (1) (kana only) without accident; uneventfully; (suffix) (2) (kana only) (after verb) without ...

人非生而知之者,孰能無惑


人非生而知之者,孰能无惑

rén fēi shēng ér zhī zhī zhě , shú néng wú huò
    ren2 fei1 sheng1 er2 zhi1 zhi1 zhe3 , shu2 neng2 wu2 huo4
jen fei sheng erh chih chih che , shu neng wu huo
Knowledge is not innate to man, how can we overcome doubt?; We are not born with knowledge, how does one achieve maturity? (i.e. without guidance from a teacher - Tang dynasty essayist Han Yu 韓愈|韩愈[Han2 Yu4])

Variations:
何となく
何と無く

 nantonaku(p); nanitonaku
    なんとなく(P); なにとなく
(adverb) (kana only) somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why

Variations:
何卒
何とぞ

 nanitozo(p); nanisotsu(何卒)(ik)
    なにとぞ(P); なにそつ(何卒)(ik)
(adverb) (1) (humble language) (See どうぞ・1) please; kindly; I beg of you; if it pleases you; (adverb) (2) (See どうぞ・2) by all means; without fail

Variations:
借りっぱなし
借りっ放し

 karippanashi
    かりっぱなし
borrowing without returning

共焦点レーザ走査型顕微鏡

see styles
 kyoushoutenreezasousagatakenbikyou / kyoshotenreezasosagatakenbikyo
    きょうしょうてんレーザそうさがたけんびきょう
confocal laser scanning biological microscope

Variations:
包帯
繃帯(rK)

 houtai / hotai
    ほうたい
(noun, transitive verb) bandage; dressing

Variations:
口を滑らす
口をすべらす

 kuchiosuberasu
    くちをすべらす
(exp,v5s) to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking

Variations:
喚く
叫く(rK)

 wameku
    わめく
(v5k,vi) (kana only) to shout; to cry (out); to yell; to scream; to clamour

大型ハドロン衝突型加速器

see styles
 oogatahadoronshoutotsugatakasokuki / oogatahadoronshototsugatakasokuki
    おおがたハドロンしょうとつがたかそくき
Large Hadron Collider; LHC

Variations:
天辺押し
天辺押(io)

 teppeioshi / teppeoshi
    てっぺいおし
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (archaism) pressing forward without giving a chance to explain

Variations:
孤児

みなし子

 koji(孤児)(p); minashigo
    こじ(孤児)(P); みなしご
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) orphan; (2) (こじ only) person without friends

学びて思わざれば則ち罔し

see styles
 manabiteomowazarebasunawachikurashi
    まなびておもわざればすなわちくらし
(expression) (proverb) (from The Analects of Confucius) to study and not think is a waste; learning without thinking is useless

Variations:
寸分違わず
寸分たがわず

 sunbuntagawazu
    すんぶんたがわず
(expression) without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch

幽霊の正体見たり枯れ尾花

see styles
 yuureinoshoutaimitarikareobana / yurenoshotaimitarikareobana
    ゆうれいのしょうたいみたりかれおばな
(expression) (proverb) fear makes the wolf bigger than he is; things are not as scary as they seem; the ghost, when examined closely, is withered silver grass

Variations:
彼(rK)
彼れ(rK)

 are(p); are(sk)
    あれ(P); アレ(sk)
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) (indicating something distant from both speaker and listener (in space, time or psychologically), or something understood without naming it directly) (See これ・1,それ・1,どれ・1) that; that thing; (pronoun) (2) (kana only) (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors) that person; (pronoun) (3) (kana only) then; that time; (pronoun) (4) (kana only) that place (over there); (5) (colloquialism) (euph) (kana only) (oft. written as アレ) down there (i.e. one's genitals); (6) (colloquialism) (euph) (kana only) (oft. written as アレ) period; menses

Variations:
思いあぐねる
思い倦ねる

 omoiaguneru
    おもいあぐねる
(transitive verb) to rack one's brains without getting anywhere; to mull over endlessly; to be unable to make up one's mind

Variations:
招待
請待(rK)

 shoutai(p); shoudai(ok) / shotai(p); shodai(ok)
    しょうたい(P); しょうだい(ok)
(noun, transitive verb) invitation

Variations:
日本中
日本じゅう

 nihonjuu(p); nipponjuu / nihonju(p); nipponju
    にほんじゅう(P); にっぽんじゅう
(noun - becomes adjective with の) throughout Japan

Variations:
是非
是否(sK)

 zehi
    ぜひ
(adverb) (1) certainly; without fail; (2) right and wrong; pros and cons

Variations:
消灯
消燈(oK)

 shoutou / shoto
    しょうとう
(n,vs,vi) (See 点灯) putting out the lights; turning off the lights

火のない所に煙は立たない

see styles
 hinonaitokoronikemurihatatanai
    ひのないところにけむりはたたない
(expression) (proverb) there's no smoke without fire

火の無い所に煙は立たない

see styles
 hinonaitokoronikemurihatatanai
    ひのないところにけむりはたたない
(expression) (proverb) there's no smoke without fire

Variations:
無下(ateji)
無気

 muge
    むげ
(noun or adjectival noun) (1) (usu. 〜に) (See 無下に) without a doubt; completely; (noun or adjectival noun) (2) something out of the question; something outrageous; something that can't be brought up; (noun or adjectival noun) (3) being utterly inferior; being helpless; (noun or adjectival noun) (4) misery; wretchedness; a deplorable state; (adj-nari,adj-no) (5) (archaism) to an extreme degree; to a terrible extent

Variations:
無傷
無疵(rK)

 mukizu
    むきず
(adj-no,adj-na,n) (1) unhurt; uninjured; unwounded; unscathed; unharmed; (adj-no,adj-na,n) (2) flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; undamaged; perfect (condition); (adj-no,adj-na,n) (3) spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance); perfect (record); without failure; without defeat

Variations:
煙突
烟突(rK)

 entotsu
    えんとつ
(1) chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); stovepipe; (2) (slang) carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter

Variations:
玉砕
玉摧(rK)

 gyokusai
    ぎょくさい
(n,vs,vi) (1) honorable death; death without surrender; honorable defeat; (n,vs,vi) (2) (colloquialism) trying but being utterly beaten; being completely rejected when professing one's love

Variations:
疎通
疏通(rK)

 sotsuu / sotsu
    そつう
(n,vs,vi) (1) (mutual) understanding; communication; (n,vs,vi) (2) passing without obstruction

Variations:
素うどん
素饂飩(rK)

 suudon / sudon
    すうどん
{food} (See 掛けうどん) udon noodles without trimmings

Variations:
藪から棒に
やぶから棒に

 yabukarabouni / yabukaraboni
    やぶからぼうに
(exp,adv) out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly

Variations:
言うも愚か
言うもおろか

 iumooroka
    いうもおろか
(expression) to go without saying

Variations:
辺り構わず
あたり構わず

 atarikamawazu
    あたりかまわず
(exp,adv) indiscriminately; without consideration; irrespective of the occasion; paying no attention to the feelings or expectations of those nearby

Variations:
遊び人
あそび人(sK)

 asobinin
    あそびにん
(1) playboy; libertine; profligate; debauchee; (2) (professional) gambler; (3) person without a steady job; idler; freeloader

道路交通情報通信システム

see styles
 dourokoutsuujouhoutsuushinshisutemu / dorokotsujohotsushinshisutemu
    どうろこうつうじょうほうつうしんシステム
{comp} VICS; Vehicle Information and Communication Systems

Variations:
違いない
違い無い

 chigainai
    ちがいない
(exp,adj-i) (oft. as に違いない) sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt

Variations:
釜揚げうどん
釜揚げ饂飩

 kamaageudon / kamageudon
    かまあげうどん
{food} (See うどん) straight-from-the-pot udon; udon noodles pulled straight from the pot and served in the hot water used for boiling (traditionally without being soaked in cold water), eaten by dipping in sauce

門前の小僧習わぬ経を読む

see styles
 monzennokozounarawanukyouoyomu / monzennokozonarawanukyooyomu
    もんぜんのこぞうならわぬきょうをよむ
(exp,v5m) (proverb) you learn, without realising it, from what is around you; a shop-boy near the temple gate will recite sutras untaught

Variations:
雲ひとつない
雲一つない

 kumohitotsunai
    くもひとつない
(exp,adj-i) cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)

Variations:
食わず嫌い
食わずぎらい

 kuwazugirai
    くわずぎらい
(expression) (1) disliking a certain food without having tried it; (expression) (2) disliking something without having tried it; being prejudiced against; having an instinctive aversion to

高度情報通信社会推進本部

see styles
 koudojouhoutsuushinshakaisuishinhonbu / kodojohotsushinshakaisuishinhonbu
    こうどじょうほうつうしんしゃかいすいしんほんぶ
(org) Advanced Information and Telecommunication Society Headquarters; Headquarters for Promotion of Advanced Information and Communications Society; (o) Advanced Information and Telecommunication Society Headquarters; Headquarters for Promotion of Advanced Information and Communications Society

Variations:
いい子になる
好い子になる

 iikoninaru / ikoninaru
    いいこになる
(exp,v5r) to make oneself popular without any regard to others; to take all the credit to oneself; to turn out well (of a child)

Variations:
ウォークイン
ウオークイン

 wookuin; uookuin
    ウォークイン; ウオークイン
(noun - becomes adjective with の) (1) walk-in (person who goes to a hotel, restaurant, etc. without a reservation); (2) (abbreviation) (See ウォークインクローゼット) walk-in closet

Variations:
がなり立てる
我鳴り立てる

 ganaritateru
    がなりたてる
(Ichidan verb) (See がなる) to yell; to shout

Variations:
ズル休み
ずる休み
狡休み

 zuruyasumi(zuru休mi); zuruyasumi(zuru休mi, 狡休mi)
    ズルやすみ(ズル休み); ずるやすみ(ずる休み, 狡休み)
(noun/participle) skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky

Variations:
ただ働き
タダ働き
只働き

 tadabataraki(tada働ki, 只働ki); tadabataraki(tada働ki)
    ただばたらき(ただ働き, 只働き); タダばたらき(タダ働き)
(n,vs,vi) working without pay; free service; work for nothing

Variations:
ただ食い
タダ食い
只食い

 tadagui(tada食i, 只食i); tadagui(tada食i)
    ただぐい(ただ食い, 只食い); タダぐい(タダ食い)
(noun/participle) eating without paying; eating for free

Variations:
ちゃう
じゃう

 chau(p); jau(p)
    ちゃう(P); じゃう(P)
(aux-v,v5u) (1) (contraction of ..て or で plus しまう) to do completely; (aux-v,v5u) (2) to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do

Variations:
トントン拍子
とんとん拍子

 tontonbyoushi / tontonbyoshi
    とんとんびょうし
(adj-na,adj-no,n) (most frequently used adverbially as 〜に) (See トントン・2) easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick

Variations:
なるべく早く
成るべく早く

 narubekuhayaku
    なるべくはやく
(exp,adv) (See 成るべく・なるべく) as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP

Variations:
のべつ幕なし
のべつ幕無し

 nobetsumakunashi
    のべつまくなし
(adverb) (kana only) without a break; without stopping; incessantly; ceaselessly

Variations:
ババ抜き
ばば抜き
婆抜き

 babanuki(baba抜ki); babanuki(baba抜ki, 婆抜ki)
    ババぬき(ババ抜き); ばばぬき(ばば抜き, 婆抜き)
(1) old maid (card game); (2) (slang) living without one's mother-in-law

Variations:
ぶち抜き
打ち抜き(rK)

 buchinuki
    ぶちぬき
(1) removing a partition (wall); (adverb) (2) (colloquialism) straight through without interruption

Variations:
ぶっ続け
打っ続け(rK)

 buttsuzuke
    ぶっつづけ
(adj-no,n) (oft. adverbially as 〜で or 〜に) continuous; without a break

Variations:
一品料理
1品料理(sK)

 ippinryouri / ippinryori
    いっぴんりょうり
(1) service à la carte; (2) {food} single dish eaten by itself (without side dishes)

Variations:
丸儲け
丸もうけ
まる儲け

 marumouke / marumoke
    まるもうけ
(n,vs,vt,vi) clear profit; great profit (without any investment)

人無橫財不富,馬無夜草不肥


人无横财不富,马无夜草不肥

rén wú hèng cái bù fù , mǎ wú yè cǎo bù féi
    ren2 wu2 heng4 cai2 bu4 fu4 , ma3 wu2 ye4 cao3 bu4 fei2
jen wu heng ts`ai pu fu , ma wu yeh ts`ao pu fei
    jen wu heng tsai pu fu , ma wu yeh tsao pu fei
(saying) a person cannot become wealthy without windfall profits (or ill-gotten gains etc), just as a horse cannot get fat without night feed

Variations:
仕舞うた屋
仕舞屋(io)

 shimoutaya / shimotaya
    しもうたや
store that has been gone out of business; household that lives without carrying on a business

Variations:
傍若無人
旁若無人(rK)

 boujakubujin / bojakubujin
    ぼうじゃくぶじん
(n,adj-na,adj-no) (yoji) behaving outrageously as though there were no one around; acting without consideration for others; arrogance; audacity; insolence

共焦点レーザー走査型顕微鏡

see styles
 kyoushoutenreezaasousagatakenbikyou / kyoshotenreezasosagatakenbikyo
    きょうしょうてんレーザーそうさがたけんびきょう
confocal laser scanning biological microscope

Variations:
十薬
毒痛み
蕺草(oK)

 dokudami; juuyaku(十薬); dokudami / dokudami; juyaku(十薬); dokudami
    どくだみ; じゅうやく(十薬); ドクダミ
(kana only) chameleon plant (Houttuynia cordata)

學而不思則罔,思而不學則殆


学而不思则罔,思而不学则殆

xué ér bù sī zé wǎng , sī ér bù xué zé dài
    xue2 er2 bu4 si1 ze2 wang3 , si1 er2 bu4 xue2 ze2 dai4
hsüeh erh pu ssu tse wang , ssu erh pu hsüeh tse tai
To learn without thinking is confusing, to think without learning is dangerous (Confucius)

Variations:
影も形も無い
影も形もない

 kagemokatachimonai
    かげもかたちもない
(expression) disappear without a trace; nowhere to be seen

Variations:
彼等(rK)
彼ら(rK)

 arera
    あれら
(pronoun) (1) (kana only) (indicating things distant from both speaker and listener, or things understood without naming them directly) (See あれ・1) those; they; (pronoun) (2) (archaism) (used to refer to one's equals or inferiors) they (of people)

Variations:
思わず知らず
思わずしらず

 omowazushirazu
    おもわずしらず
(adverb) without noticing; before one realizes; before one is aware of

Variations:
意気衝天
意気昇天(iK)

 ikishouten / ikishoten
    いきしょうてん
(yoji) in high spirits

Variations:
招待にあずかる
招待に与る

 shoutainiazukaru / shotainiazukaru
    しょうたいにあずかる
(exp,v5r) (rare) to receive an invitation

Variations:
掛け声
かけ声
掛声

 kakegoe
    かけごえ
(noun/participle) shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")

Variations:
掛け違い
かけ違い
掛違い

 kakechigai
    かけちがい
(1) putting (up) in the wrong place; hanging in the wrong place; doing up (buttons) incorrectly; (2) disagreement; conflict; discrepancy; mismatch; inconsistency; (3) crossing paths without meeting; missing each other

Variations:
松涛館流
松濤館流(oK)

 shoutoukanryuu / shotokanryu
    しょうとうかんりゅう
{MA} Shotokan (style of karate)

Variations:
消し飛ぶ
消しとぶ(sK)

 keshitobu
    けしとぶ
(v5b,vi) to scatter away; to fly away; to blow away; to be removed without trace; to vanish

Entries with 2nd row of characters: The 2nd row is Simplified Chinese.

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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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