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  1. acupressure
    treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
  2. adzuki bean
    bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds
  3. aikido
    a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo
  4. allspice
    aromatic West Indian tree that produces berries
  5. American wistaria
    an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers
  6. andromeda
    any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers
  7. Asahikawa
    a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area
  8. Astilbe japonica
    a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea
  9. Aucuba
    hardy evergreen dioecious shrubs and small trees from Japan
  10. bacillus
    aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium
  11. bamboo fern
    fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern
  12. bamboo shoot
    edible young shoots of bamboo
  13. banzai
    a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph
  14. banzai attack
    a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties
  15. baron
    a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
  16. barrenwort
    slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover
  17. Bataan
    the peninsula and island in the Philippines where Japanese forces besieged American forces in World War II; United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945
  18. Bignonia
    one species: cross vine
  19. billion-dollar grass
    coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States
  20. black pine
    tall symmetrical pine of western North America having long blue-green needles in bunches of 3 and elongated cones on spreading somewhat pendulous branches; sometimes classified as a variety of ponderosa pine
  21. bonsai
    a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot
  22. Boston ivy
    Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries
  23. bullet train
    a high-speed passenger train
  24. Bushido
    traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living
  25. California privet
    semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers
  26. carat
    a unit of measurement for the proportion of gold in an alloy
  27. Chamaecyparis
    a genus of Chamaecyparis
  28. chanoyu
    an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea
  29. Chimonanthus
    small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet
  30. Chinese scholartree
    handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan
  31. chopstick
    one of a pair of slender sticks used as oriental tableware to eat food with
  32. chrysanthemum
    any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated
  33. classifier
    a person who creates classifications
  34. codetalker
    a secret agent who was one of the Navajos who devised and used a code based on their native language; the code was unbroken by the Japanese during World War II
  35. Coniogramme
    terrestrial ferns of Pacific islands and Asia
  36. daikon
    radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
  37. diet
    the usual food and drink consumed by an organism
  38. Edo
    a member of a west African people living in the tropical forest region of southern Nigeria
  39. eta
    the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet
  40. Eurocurrency
    currency of the major financial and industrial countries held in those countries for the purpose of lending and borrowing
  41. Ezo
    the second largest of the four main islands of Japan
  42. flowering almond
    deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed leaves grown for its pink-white flowers
  43. flowering hazel
    any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves
  44. flowering quince
    Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms
  45. fugu
    a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous
  46. fuji
    shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms
  47. Fukuoka
    a city in southern Japan on Kyushu
  48. fun
    activities that are enjoyable or amusing
  49. futon
    mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting
  50. geisha
    a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
  51. geta
    footwear usually with wooden soles
  52. giant crab
    very large deep-water Japanese crab
  53. giant salamander
    large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia
  54. ginkgo
    a deciduous Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves
  55. globeflower
    any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers
  56. go
    change location
  57. haiku
    an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines
  58. Hall's honeysuckle
    a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine
  59. mania
    an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
  60. Maori
    an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand
  61. hara-kiri
    ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword
  62. harikari
    ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword
  63. harakiri
    ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword
  64. heraldry
    the study, design, and classification of coats of arms
  65. hiba arborvitae
    slow-growing medium-large Japanese evergreen used as an ornamental
  66. hibachi
    a portable heater that burns charcoal and has a grill for cooking
  67. hamelia
    any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia
  68. Hiroshima
    a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan
  69. honcho
    a manager or person who is in charge
  70. hootch
    an illicitly distilled alcoholic liquor
  71. ianfu
    a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II
  72. ibolium privet
    fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium
  73. ira
    belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong
  74. Iwo
    a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)
  75. Izanami
    sister and consort of Izanami
  76. Jap
    offensive term for a person of Japanese descent
  77. jap clover
    an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
  78. japan
    lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient
  79. Japan
    a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago
  80. Japan allspice
    deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers
  81. Japan bittersweet
    ornamental Asiatic vine with showy orange-yellow fruit with a scarlet aril; naturalized in North America
  82. Japan cedar
    tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood
  83. Japanese medlar
    evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan
  84. Japanese quince
    deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white blossoms
  85. Japanese rose
    vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock
  86. Japanese tree lilac
    small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers
  87. Japan Trench
    a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet
  88. Japanese
    of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
  89. Japanese allspice
    deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers
  90. Japanese apricot
    Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits
  91. Japanese banana
    Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan
  92. Japanese barberry
    compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries
  93. Japanese barnyard millet
    coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States
  94. Japanese beech
    a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood
  95. Japanese beetle
    small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia
  96. Japanese black pine
    large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog
  97. Japanese cedar
    tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood
  98. Japanese cherry
    ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms
  99. Japanese chestnut
    a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk
  100. japanese clover
    an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
  101. Japanese deer
    small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers
  102. Japanese flowering cherry
    ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms
  103. Japanese lacquer tree
    small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
  104. Japanese lilac
    lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers
  105. Japanese linden
    medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental
  106. Japanese maple
    ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties
  107. Japanese millet
    coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States
  108. Japanese oak
    oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan
  109. Japanese oyster
    a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay
  110. Japanese pagoda tree
    handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan
  111. Japanese persimmon
    small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit
  112. Japanese plum
    small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor
  113. Japanese privet
    evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet
  114. Japanese red pine
    pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental
  115. Japanese snowbell
    shrubby tree of China and Japan
  116. Japanese spaniel
    breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat
  117. Japanese spurge
    slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover
  118. Japanese tree lilac
    small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers
  119. Japanese umbrella pine
    tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs
  120. Japanese varnish tree
    deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods
  121. Japanese wistaria
    having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue
  122. Japanese yew
    shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States
  123. earlyish
    being somewhat early
  124. japonica
    greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties
  125. Javanese
    of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language
  126. jinrikisha
    a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger
  127. jiujitsu
    a martial artform that involves defending oneself by hand
  128. judo
    a sport adapted from jujitsu and similar to wrestling
  129. jujitsu
    a martial artform that involves defending oneself by hand
  130. Kakemono
    a Japanese wall hanging
  131. kaki
    small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit
  132. Kami
    one the Shinto deities
  133. kamikaze
    a pilot trained and willing to cause a suicidal crash
  134. kanamycin
    antibiotic used to treat severe infections
  135. karaoke
    singing popular songs accompanied by a recording
  136. karate
    a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat
  137. katsura tree
    rapidly growing deciduous tree of low mountainsides of China and Japan; grown as an ornamental for its dark blue-green candy-scented foliage that becomes yellow to scarlet in autumn
  138. Katsuwonidae
    in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos
  139. ken
    range of what one can know or understand
  140. kimono
    a loose robe originating in Japan
  141. kin
    a person related to another or others
  142. Kitakyushu
    a Japanese city on northern Kyushu
  143. koan
    a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution
  144. tofu
    a soft, white, cheeselike food made from soybeans
  145. Korean lawn grass
    lawn grass common in China and Japan
  146. koto
    Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither
  147. kudzu
    a type of fast-growing vine
  148. Kyoto
    a city in central Japan on southern Honshu
  149. lacquer
    a black resinous substance that is used as a natural varnish
  150. lacquer tree
    small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained
  151. leopard plant
    any of various plants of temperate Eurasia
  152. linalool
    a colorless fragrant liquid found in many essential oils
  153. macaque
    a monkey of rocky regions of Asia and Africa
  154. Macrocheira
    giant crabs of Japan
  155. Mahayana
    one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone; the dominant religion of China and Tibet and Japan
  156. Manchurian
    of or relating to or characteristic of Manchuria or its people or their culture
  157. manna lichen
    any of several Old World partially crustaceous or shrubby lecanoras that roll up and are blown about over African and Arabian deserts and used as food by people and animals
  158. marquess
    nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count
  159. marumi kumquat
    shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats
  160. menthol
    a crystalline compound that has the cool and minty taste and odor that occurs naturally in peppermint oil; used as a flavoring and in medicine to relieve itching, pain, and nasal congestion
  161. mikado
    the emperor of Japan
  162. miso
    a fermented soybean paste used in Japanese food
  163. mitomycin
    a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug
  164. Mon
    a member of a Buddhist people living in Myanmar and adjacent parts of Thailand
  165. mountain lily
    Japanese lily with golden rays
  166. Nagasaki
    a city in southern Japan on Kyushu
  167. Nagoya
    an industrial city in southern Honshu
  168. ninja
    a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu
  169. Nipponese
    of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language
  170. Nisei
    a person born in the United States of parents who emigrated from Japan
  171. no
    quantifier
  172. obi
    a wide sash tied around the waist of a Japanese kimono
  173. oriental
    denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia
  174. origami
    the art of folding paper
  175. Osaka
    port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay
  176. pachinko
    a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board
  177. pagoda tree
    tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers
  178. Pearl Harbor
    a harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu
  179. peppermint oil
    oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring
  180. persimmon
    any of several tropical trees of the genus Diospyros
  181. Phyllostachys
    medium and large bamboos
  182. poison sumac
    smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil
  183. prefecture
    the district administered by a prefect
  184. raccoon dog
    small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon
  185. ramie
    tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves
  186. Red Tai
    a branch of the Tai languages
  187. rescript
    the act of rewriting something
  188. rosebud cherry
    shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers
  189. rotenone
    a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube
  190. sake
    the purpose of achieving or obtaining
  191. samisen
    a Japanese stringed instrument
  192. sampan
    an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars
  193. samurai
    feudal Japanese military aristocracy
  194. sand badger
    southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig
  195. sanwa millet
    coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States
  196. sapphire
    a precious transparent stone that is typically a rich blue
  197. Sapporo
    a commercial city in northern Japan on western Hokkaido
  198. sashimi
    very thinly sliced raw fish
  199. satori
    (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment
  200. satsuma
    a variety of mandarin orange
  201. sayonara
    a farewell remark
  202. sen
    a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel
  203. seppuku
    ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword
  204. serow
    short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia
  205. shiatsu
    treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body
  206. shiitake
    edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe
  207. shin
    the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle
  208. Shingon
    a form of Buddhism emphasizing mystical symbolism of mantras and mudras and the Buddha's ideal which is inexpressible
  209. Shinto
    the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors
  210. shogi
    a form of chess played on a board of 81 squares
  211. shogun
    a hereditary military dictator of Japan
  212. shoji
    a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper
  213. sika
    small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers
  214. snowball
    snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)
  215. sodoku
    the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East
  216. Sorbian
    a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany
  217. soy
    the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known
  218. soya
    erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia
  219. soybean
    the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known
  220. spurge
    any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia
  221. star magnolia
    deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold; grown as an ornamental in United States
  222. sugi
    tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood
  223. sukiyaki
    a hot pot dish with beef, vegetables, tofu, and broth
  224. sulfur
    an abundant tasteless odorless multivalent nonmetallic element; best known in yellow crystals; occurs in many sulphide and sulphate minerals and even in native form (especially in volcanic regions)
  225. sumo
    a Japanese form of wrestling
  226. sunburst
    a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds
  227. sushi
    cold rice and vinegar topped or rolled with raw fish
  228. sweetmeat
    a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)
  229. Tai
    of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people
  230. tan
    a light brown the color of topaz
  231. tanka
    a Japanese verse form of 5 lines with 5 or 7 syllables
  232. tara vine
    climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit
  233. tartar
    an incrustation that forms on the teeth and gums
  234. tea
    the name of tea in various languages
  235. tempo
    the speed at which a composition is to be played
  236. tempura
    vegetables and seafood dipped in batter and deep-fried
  237. tenno
    the emperor of Japan
  238. teriyaki
    meat or seafood marinated in soy sauce and grilled or broiled
  239. tetrodotoxin
    a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish
  240. Thujopsis
    one species; has close similarity to genus Thuja
  241. toad lily
    a floating or creeping Indian lettuce having terminal racemes of pale rose flowers; wet areas at high elevations of western North America
  242. tofu
    a soft, white, cheeselike food made from soybeans
  243. Tokyo
    the capital and largest city of Japan
  244. tole
    enameled or lacquered metalware
  245. Toyohashi
    a Japanese city in southern Honshu on the Pacific shore
  246. treaty port
    a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty
  247. trigram
    a word that is written with three letters in an alphabetic writing system
  248. Tsuga
    hemlock; hemlock fir; hemlock spruce
  249. tsunami
    a cataclysm resulting from a destructive sea wave
  250. tsutsugamushi disease
    transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia
  251. tung oil
    a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree
  252. tycoon
    a very wealthy or powerful businessperson
  253. Fuji
    an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages
  254. umbrella pine
    medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds
  255. varnish tree
    large tree native to southeastern Asia
  256. vegetable wax
    a waxy substance obtained from plants
  257. wasabi
    A Japanese plant with a thick green root
  258. water elm
    Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm
  259. water shrew
    any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams
  260. wild lily of the valley
    evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds
  261. wineberry
    raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits
  262. winged spindle tree
    bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern Asia to central China
  263. winter sweet
    aromatic Eurasian perennial
  264. wisteria
    any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
  265. woad
    any of several herbs of the genus Isatis
  266. woodcock
    game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
  267. yellow peril
    the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples
  268. yen
    the basic unit of money in Japan
  269. Yokohama
    port city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan
  270. Zen
    school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan
  271. zori
    a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes
Created on Tue May 18 20:11:52 EDT 2010 (updated Tue May 18 20:21:48 EDT 2010)

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