1. Words: Hidaka (2011)
sarariiman サラリ-マン salaried, white-collar employee of a
private-sector organization
daikoku bashira 大黒柱 central supporting pillar of the home, the
man who is the center of the family
hentai seiyoku 変態性欲 queer desires
kigyou senshi 企業戦士 corporate warriors
waakahorikku ワーカホリック workaholic / workaholism
karoushi 過労死 death by overwork
koseki 戸籍 family register
chounan 長男 first-born son
kamiza 上座 seat of honor
irori 囲炉裏 the open hearth in the home
teishukanpaku 亭主関白 domineering husband
otokorashisa 男らしさ manliness
otokorasahii 男らあしい manly
ryousai kenbo 良妻賢母 good wife, wise mother
2. Words: Dasgupta (2003)
sarariiman サラリ-マン salaried, white-collar employee of a
private-sector organization
kigyou senshi 企業戦士 corporate warrior
otoko rashii 男らしい manly, masculine
onna rashii 女らしい womanly, feminine
shakaijin 社会人 responsible adult
ryousai kenbo 良妻賢母 good wives, wise mothers
gekkyuu tori 月給取り someone who receives a monthly salary
koshi-ben 腰弁 low-ranking samurai bureaucrats
dan’yaku, otokoyaku 男役 male role
nimaime 二枚目 male movie actors specialising in
playing weak, indecisive, roles
mobo モボ “modern boy”
moga モガ “modern girl”
keigo 敬語 honorific language
bousouzoku 暴走族 biker gang
3. Words: Taga (2011)
sarariiman サラリ-マン salaried, white-collar employee of a
private-sector organization
sengyou shufu 専業主婦 full-time housewife
ichininmae ni naru 一人前になる to “become men”
teishu kanpaku 亭主関白 the husband treating his wife in an
authoritarian manner
danjo kyoudou sankaku shakai
男女共同参画社会 gender equal society
karoushi 過労死 death from overwork
danson johi 男尊女卑 male chauvinism
4. Words: Mathews (2014)
sengyou shufu 専業主婦 full-time housewife
omoiyari ga nai 思いやりがない to be inconsiderate
ikigai 生きがい life purpose, center of your life
