miso dumpling for the dog days
Historical term for a dumpling cooked in miso and served at the imperial court during the hottest summer days (doyō). Extremely rare outside historical contexts.
It is said that at the imperial court there was a custom of eating miso dumplings on the day of the ox during the dog days.
side dishes; accompaniments for rice
Archaic court-lady term for okazu (side dishes). Used in the secret language of court ladies; not found in modern Japanese.
See also: おかず
wooden pestle
Archaic court-lady term for a surikogi (wooden pestle). Part of the secret language of court ladies; obsolete.
See also: すりこぎ
Archaic euphemism for menstruation. No longer in use.
In court-lady language, side dishes were called 御廻.
It was the court ladies who called a wooden pestle 御廻.
In the past, menstruation was sometimes euphemistically called 御廻.
Historical kanji spelling; the word is now extremely rare and mostly known from court records.
Variant kanji spelling; equally rare.
Variant kanji spelling with okurigana; equally rare.
The honorific prefix 御 (o) combined with 廻 (meguri, 'going around'), but the exact derivation is uncertain. The word was used in the secret language of court ladies for various everyday items and concepts.