Indigo

Famous event in which three soldiers blew themselves up while breaching the enemy lines in battle

Cheer or war cry

Code of honor that emphasizes self-discipline, courage, and loyalty; the idealized conception of samurai behavior

Sleeveless jacket

Crinkly silk crepe

Lanterns

Loyalty, faithfulness

Loyalty, bravery, and courage

Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

Greater East Asian War

World War II

Decorative ceremonial cloth square used to cover a gift

Square wrapping cloth; the equivalent of string or cloth carrying bags in the West and the precursor of plastic bags

Court doll

Army

Military song

Warship; battleship

Military dog (sometimes gun’yōken)

Soldier

Military god

Smooth silk cloth with a fine weave

“Eight corners of the world under one roof,” a popular wartime slogan in Japan

Literally “flower trains”; usually flower-bedecked streetcars used for victory parades

Decorative neckcloths worn with kimono

An informal short jacket

A short outer jacket worn over kimono

“Best” clothes

Decorative lining for haori

“Emergency Japan,” a wartime slogan

The Japanese flag, depicting a round red sun on a plain white ground (literally, “sun circle”)

National marching song

A Japanese syllabary

Standard attire for women in wartime Japan

Chic

Comfort bags (packages with books, sweets, cards, socks, and other items to “comfort” a soldier at the front)

Papier-mâché dogs

“Development of human understanding”

Artificial silk

Undergarments

Samurai helmets

Navy

Literally, “divine wind”; also name of a Japanese plane that made a record-setting trip from Tokyo to London in 1937 and the name used in the West for suicide pilots late in the war

Government army

Japanese writing system that uses Chinese characters for words

Ikat; cloth in which patterns are madeby reserving sections of warp or weft threads from the dye

A Japanese syllabary

Yūzen done with a stencil-dyed method

National anthem

Term that can be used for clothing generally or for a traditional long outer garment

Gold

“Golden Boy”; folk tale character

Patterns for textiles used for children’s clothing

Imperial army

Holiday or ceremonial banners shaped like fish (koi); usually flown for the Boys’ Day celebration

The national civilian uniform for men from 1939 to 1945

Small repetitive patterns done by stenciling

Short-sleeved kimono

A warp-printed textile intended to resemble kasuri

“Peach Boy”; folk tale character

Loose trousers based on traditional farm women’s clothing that many Japanese women wore in wartime

A long undergarment worn beneath kimono

A warp-printed textile intended to mimic kasuri; made of cotton or wool

Traditional Japanese dolls

“Japan first,” a popular wartime slogan

Popular comic strip by Tagawa Suihō about a stray dog that joins the Imperial army

Outer sash for a kimono

Garment worn for the first shrine visit for a newborn child

Novelty designs (literally, interesting designs or patterns)

Cartoonlike pictures or caricatures influenced by the British magazine Punch

Lightweight silk fabric woven to give a ribbed effect

“Thousand-stitch” sash; a length of cloth containing stitches made by many different people, presented as a token of protection and appreciation

Wartime designs or patterns

Japanese tie-dye technique

Seven-Five-Three Festival for children seven, five, and three years of age

Reformed Western dress

A textile made of staple fiber; a very poor quality rayon

Yūzen done with a brush-painted method

Pacific War

Standard bolt of kimono fabric, about 12 yards long by 14 inches wide

The emperor

Long narrow cloths that could serve as headbands, washcloths, or kerchiefs

Gateway to a Shinto shrine

Traditional Japanese clothing

Padded or quilted garments, usually cotton

Western-style clothing

Informal unlined kimono, usually made of cotton

Popular stencils and paste-resist dyeing technique developed in Kyoto in the late seventeenth century

Floor cushions

“Parlor” or private room with a tatami mat

“Parlor” performance