Vocabulary List

1. Words: Hidaka (2011)
sarariiman - salaried, white-collar employee of a
private-sector organization
daikoku bashira central supporting pillar of the home, the
man who is the center of the family
hentai seiyoku queer desires
kigyou senshi corporate warriors
waakahorikku workaholic / workaholism
karoushi death by overwork
koseki family register
chounan first-born son
kamiza seat of honor
irori the open hearth in the home
teishukanpaku domineering husband
otokorashisa manliness
otokorasahii
manly
ryousai kenbo good wife, wise mother
Words: Dasgupta (2003)
sarariiman - salaried, white-collar employee of a
private-sector organization
kigyou senshi corporate warrior
otoko rashii
manly, masculine
onna rashii
womanly, feminine
shakaijin responsible adult
ryousai kenbo good wives, wise mothers
gekkyuu tori someone who receives a monthly salary
koshi-ben low-ranking samurai bureaucrats
dan’yaku, otokoyaku male role
nimaime male movie actors specialising in
playing weak, indecisive, roles
mobo “modern boy”
moga “modern girl”
keigo honorific language
bousouzoku biker gang