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Hyphenated Japanese terms are listed as single words.

The inclusion of an anime or manga title in these entries is not a recommendation of that title see my Recommended Anime and Manga page for a list of my recommendations

LADIES' COMICS see: redikomi (ladies' comics)

LADIES OF THE NIGHT see: fūzokujo (sex industry workers)

LADY see: redii (lady bikers)

LADY, YOUNG see: ojōsan (young lady)

LAKE BIWA see: Biwako (The Anime Companion 2 p.10)

LAKE SUWA see: Suwako (The Anime Companion 2 p.94)

LANCE see: naginata (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.91)

LAND GRABBER see: jiageya

LAND SHARK see: jiageya (land shark)

LANTERN FESTIVAL see: bon (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.12)

LANTERN, FOUR LEGGED STANDING see: kaku andon (The Anime Companion 2 p.38)

LANTERN WITH A FACE see: bura-bura

LANTERN WITH SHŌJI COVERING, STANDING see: kaku andon (The Anime Companion 2 p.38)

LANTERNS HANGING, METAL see: tsuri-dōrō (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.141)

LANTERNS, HANGING PAPER see: chōchin (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.19)

LANTERNS, RED see: aka-chōchin (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.4)

LANTERNS, STONE see: ishi-dōrō (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.51)

LARGE HEADED MAN IN FORMAL DRESS KEELING see: Fukusuke (man of good fortune)

LAUNDRY POLE see: saodake

LAVER see: nori (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.97)

LAW OF ONE CASTLE PER PROVINCE see: Ikkoku Ichijō Rei

LDP see: Jiyū Minshutō (Liberal Democratic Party) (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.55)

LECHEROUSNESS see: sukebe

LEEK see: negi (The Anime Companion 2 p.61)

LEGISLATURE see: Kokkai (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.72)

LEGLESS CHAIRS see: zaisu (The Anime Companion 2 p.120)

LESBIAN see:
yuri (lesbian [slang])
rezubian (The Anime Companion 2 p.73)

LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY see: Jiyū Minshutō (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.55)

LICENSED QUARTER see: Yoshiwara

LID THAT FITS INSIDE POT see: otoshibuta (The Anime Companion 2 p.70)

LILY see: yuri (lily)

LILY [SLANG] see: yuri (lesbian [slang])

LIP-SERVICE see: ferachio (fellatio)

LITTLE FINGER see: Gestures (sidebar) (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p. 148)

LIVE SASHIMI see: ikizukuri

LIVING HUMAN DEITY see: ikigami (living human deity)

LIZARD'S TAIL (PLANT) see: dokudami (The Anime Companion 2 p.16)

LOAN WORDS see: gairaigo (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.33)

LOIN CLOTH see: fundoshi (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.30)

LOLICON see: rorikon (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.107)

LOLITA COMPLEX see: rorikon (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.107)

LONG NECKED WOMAN see: rokurokubi

LONG SLEEVES see: furisode

LORD see: daimyō (The Anime Companion 2 p.15)

Lotte Co, Ltd ロッテ (The Anime Companion 2 p.54): Sources:
Japan: An Illustrated Encyclopedia p.902
Tokyo City Atlas [2nd ed.] - Lotte (H.O.) 26 A6

LOTUS see hasu (lotus)

LOTUS ROOT see: renkon (The Anime Companion 2 p.73)

LOTUS SECT see: Nichirenshū (Nichiren sect)

LOVE HOTELS see: rabu hoteru (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.105)

LOVERS' SUICIDE see: shinjū (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.119)

LOW TABLE see: chabudai (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.17)

LOWER-GRADE SAMURAI RANK see: dōshin (lower-grade samurai rank)

LOYAL RETAINERS OF AKŌ see: Akō Jiken (Akō incident)

LOYALISTS see: shishi (The Anime Companion 2 p.86)

LUCKY RAKE FAIR see: tori no ichi (The Anime Companion 2 p.106)

LUNCH BOX see: bentō (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.10)

LUTE see: biwa (The Anime Companion [vol.1] p.11)