Japanese-English shibari glossary: Kobetsu (個別). A private shibari session in Japanese professional erotic services: use and wording.

Kobetsu (個別) literally means “individual”.

In the context of Japanese SM clubs or professional erotic services, it is used on social media or in “classified ads” to refer to a private session.

The phrase normally used is kobetsu o-shibari no irai (個別御縛りの依賴), which includes the idea of a “request”, an element required by the Japanese legislation that regulates this sector.

Other common wordings are kobetsu o-shibari sesshon (個別御縛りセッション, “private shibari session”) and the more informal puraibeto o-shibari (プライベート御縛り).