胡座

あぐら

sitting cross-legged (i.e. Indian style)

胡

こ

barbarian tribes surrounding ancient China

胡麻をする

ごまをする

to butter up, to try to get on the good side of

座を持つ

ざをもつ

to entertain one's guests, to keep a group entertained

座を立つ

ざをたつ

to leave one's seat

座を外す

ざをはずす

to withdraw from someone's presence, to leave the room

胡同

フートン

hutong, narrow street or alley, esp. in Beijing

二胡

にこ

erhu (2-stringed Chinese instrument played with a bow), erh hu

胡琴

こきん

huqin (any Chinese string instrument played with a bow)

四胡

しこ

sihu (4-stringed Chinese musical instrument played with a bow)

胡椒

こしょう コショウ

pepper

胡桃

くるみ

walnut

柴胡

Bupleurum root; Radix Bupleuri

胡蝶

こちょう

butterfly

胡地

barbarian territory

胡国

ここく えびすこく

North China barbarian nations

胡簶

やなぐい ころく

quiver (worn on the right hip; post-Nara period)

胡散

うさん

suspicious

胡弓

こきゅう

kokyu (3 or 4-stringed bowed Japanese musical instrument)