The Japanese language is bestrewn with the corpses of terms unable to resist the onslaught of Western loan words. In this space I shall post belated obituary notices of obsolete Japanese. The index will be updated periodically. Contributions are welcome.
辻自動車： (tsujijidousha) literally, "self-moving vehicle at the street corner", better known as taxi
百貨店：（hyakkaten) "shop of a hundred items", now called depaato, from department store
庭球：(teikyuu) "garden ball", now tennis
玉突き（tamatsuki) "the striking of balls", or billiards
白墨(hakuboku) "white India ink", or chalk
受像機（juzoki) "image receiving machine", or television
写真機(shashinki) "reality-copying device", or camera
羽球（ukyuu) "feather ball", or badminton
受話器（juwaki) "conversation-receiving apparatus", or head-phones
配球(haikyuu) the game of "delivering the ball", or volleyball
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