Onza

Japanese: 穏座 - おんざ

〘noun〙① (━suru) To relax and settle down. Also, that place. A place where you can feel at ease. ※Doihon Shui Sho (1477) vol. 5 "You can't sit peacefully at the beginning of the sixth hour." [Su Shi - Poem of a New Residence at the Gao Pavilion]② A place where, at Imperial Court banquets and grand banquets for vassals , after the formal offering of sake , people change seats and hold entertainment such as drinking parties, music performances, and dance performances. Also, that thing. Onnoza. ⇔Ennoza. ※Engishiki (927) vol. 11 "After the Sanken-nin Sangi had left _{the eastern} _corridor , _{he entered} the _northern _door at that time and sat _peacefully again."③ Food served at the end of a meal (Nippo _Jisho (1603-04)). ④ Derived from ③, it means something that is past its prime. Especially fruits and vegetables that are past their peak. Also, the time of year. → The first fruits of Onza. [Nippo Jisho (Japanese-Portuguese Dictionary) (1603-04)]

On-no-za -on... [Onza]

〘Noun〙 = Onza (gentle seat)②

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Japanese:

〘名〙① (━する) くつろぎ、落ち着くこと。また、その場所。安心できる場所。※土井本周易抄（1477）五「初六は穏座せぬなりぞ」〔蘇軾‐遷居臨皐亭詩〕② 朝廷の節宴、臣下の大饗(たいきょう)などの時、正式の勧杯(けんぱい)のあとで席を改め、酒宴、奏楽、演舞などの興を催す所。また、そのこと。おんのざ。⇔宴座(えんのざ)。※延喜式（927）一一「三献訖参議已上出着_二東廊_一。頃之入_レ自_二北戸_一。更着_二穏座_一」③ 食事の最後に出る食べ物（日葡辞書（1603‐04））。④ ③から転じて、物の盛りの過ぎたもの。特に、果物、野菜などの盛りの時期を過ぎたもの。また、その時期。→おんざ（穏座）の初物。〔日葡辞書（1603‐04）〕