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Noun
1.
elderly woman
Noun
2.
senior lady-in-waiting
Historical term
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老女 【ろうじょ】
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老女がトボトボと歩いています。
The elderly woman is walking slowly.
能用のこの高齢の女性のお面を老女と言います。
This mask of an elderly woman used for noh (theater) is called an old woman.
武家の奥向きに仕えた侍女の長は老女と呼ばれます。
The head of the maidens attending the household affairs of samurai families is called the senior lady-in-waiting. (senior court lady)
火事で逃げ遅れた体の不自由な老女が焼死してしまったのだとか…。
It is said that a disabled elderly woman was tragically burned to death because she was unable to escape in time during a fire.
デパートで気品のある老女を見かけ、こんな歳の取り方をしたいと思った。
I saw a dignified elderly woman at the department store and thought to myself, 'I want to age like this.'
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