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This page is a glossary of Japanese arts and crafts terms translated into English. These terms are not always found in standard dictionaries, and often take some effort to figure out. This article provides a useful translation guide for those wishing to do help out this project and its descendants in this way.

Terms

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Terms are listed alphabetically according to romanization.

Japanese Rōmaji English Notes References
春木作り haruki zukuri chopping firewood Firewood is called haruki in Hida, Gifu. [1]
槫へぎ kure hegi lumber slicing, thin board slicing For example, for roofing boards [2][3][4][5]
曲げ師 mageshi magewappa maker [6]
前挽鋸 maebikinoko rip saw [7]
桶屋 okeya cooper
指物大工 sashimono daiku joinery carpenter, joiner
柄屋 tsukaya handle/knob/hilt maker Maker of wooden handles, including sword hilts
入浜 irihama naturally flooded salt farm below the high-tide mark; filled during high tide
揚浜 agehama artificially flooded salt farm above the high-tide mark; needs to be filled by manual labour
楢詰 taruzume Barrel, pour into barrel something related to soy sauce production [8]
澄場 sumashiba Place to settle on the lees something related to soy sauce production [9][10]