Japanese words

treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body

bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds

a Japanese martial art employing principles similar to judo

aromatic West Indian tree that produces berries

an eastern United States native resembling the cultivated Japanese wisteria having pale purple-lilac flowers

any of several shrubs of the genus Andromeda having leathery leaves and clusters of small flowers

a city on western Hokkaido that is the center of a fertile agricultural area

a Japanese shrub that resembles members of the genus Spiraea

aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium

fast-growing sturdy Japanese fern

edible young shoots of bamboo

a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph

a mass attack of troops without concern for casualties

slow-growing creeping plant with semi-evergreen leaves on erect wiry stems; used as ground cover

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

one species: cross vine

coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States

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

a dwarfed ornamental tree or shrub grown in a tray or shallow pot

Asiatic vine with three-lobed leaves and purple berries

a high-speed passenger train

traditional code of the Japanese samurai which stressed courage and loyalty and self-discipline and simple living

semi-evergreen Japanese shrub having malodorous flowers

a genus of Chamaecyparis

an ancient ritual for preparing and serving and drinking tea

small genus of Asian deciduous or evergreen shrubs having fragrant flowers: winter sweet

handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan

one of a pair of slender sticks used as oriental tableware to eat food with

any of numerous perennial Old World herbs having showy brightly colored flower heads of the genera Chrysanthemum, Argyranthemum, Dendranthema, Tanacetum; widely cultivated

a person who creates classifications

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

terrestrial ferns of Pacific islands and Asia

radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked

the usual food and drink consumed by an organism

a member of a west African people living in the tropical forest region of southern Nigeria

the 7th letter of the Greek alphabet

currency of the major financial and industrial countries held in those countries for the purpose of lending and borrowing

the second largest of the four main islands of Japan

deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed leaves grown for its pink-white flowers

any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves

Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms

a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous

shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms

a city in southern Japan on Kyushu

activities that are enjoyable or amusing

a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing

footwear usually with wooden soles

very large deep-water Japanese crab

large (up to more than three feet) edible salamander of Asia

a deciduous Chinese tree having fan-shaped leaves

any of several plants of the genus Trollius having globose yellow flowers

change location

a variety of Japanese honeysuckle that grows like a vine

an ethnic minority of Polynesian and Melanesian descent who speak Maori and live in New Zealand

ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword

ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword

ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword

slow-growing medium-large Japanese evergreen used as an ornamental

a portable heater that burns charcoal and has a grill for cooking

any of several flowering tropical or subtropical shrubs of the genus Hamelia

a port city on the southwestern coast of Honshu in Japan

an illicitly distilled alcoholic liquor

a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II

fast-growing and tightly branched hybrid of Ligustrum ovalifolium and Ligustrum obtusifolium

belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong

a bloody and prolonged operation on the island of Iwo Jima in which American marines landed and defeated Japanese defenders (February and March 1945)

sister and consort of Izanami

offensive term for a person of Japanese descent

an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States

lacquer with a durable glossy black finish, originally from the orient

a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago

deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers

tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood

evergreen tree of warm regions having fuzzy yellow olive-sized fruit with a large free stone; native to China and Japan

deciduous thorny shrub native to China having red or white blossoms

vigorously growing rose having clusters of numerous small flowers; used for hedges and as grafting stock

small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers

a depression in the floor of the Pacific Ocean to the northeast of Japan that reaches depths of 30,000 feet

of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language

deciduous Japanese shrub cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers

Japanese ornamental tree with fragrant white or pink blossoms and small yellow fruits

Asiatic banana plant cultivated especially as a foliage plant in Japan

compact deciduous shrub having persistent red berries

coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States

a beech native to Japan having soft light yellowish-brown wood

small metallic green and brown beetle native to eastern Asia

large Japanese ornamental having long needles in bunches of 2; widely planted in United States because of its resistance to salt and smog

tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood

ornamental tree with inedible fruits widely cultivated in many varieties for its white blossoms

a spreading tree of Japan that has a short trunk

an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States

small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers

ornamental tree with inedible fruit widely cultivated in many varieties for its pink blossoms

small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained

lilac of northern China having ovate leaves and profuse early summer rose-lilac flowers

medium-sized tree of Japan used as an ornamental

ornamental shrub or small tree of Japan and Korea with deeply incised leaves; cultivated in many varieties

coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States

oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan

a large oyster native to Japan and introduced along the Pacific coast of the United States; a candidate for introduction in Chesapeake Bay

handsome roundheaded deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan

small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit

small tree of China and Japan bearing large yellow to red plums usually somewhat inferior to European plums in flavor

evergreen shrub of Japan and Korea having small dark leaves and flowers in loose panicles; related to but smaller than Chinese privet

pine native to Japan and Korea having a wide-spreading irregular crown when mature; grown as an ornamental

shrubby tree of China and Japan

breed of toy dogs originating in Japan having a silky black-and-white or red-and-white coat

slow-growing Japanese evergreen subshrub having terminal spikes of white flowers; grown as a ground cover

small tree of Japan having narrow pointed leaves and creamy-white flowers

tall evergreen having a symmetrical spreading crown and needles growing in whorls that resemble umbrellas at ends of twigs

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

having flowers of pink to mauve or violet-blue

shrubby hardy evergreen of China and Japan having lustrous dark green foliage; cultivated in the eastern United States

being somewhat early

greenhouse shrub with glossy green leaves and showy fragrant rose-like flowers; cultivated in many varieties

of or relating to or characteristic of Java or its inhabitants or its language

a small two-wheeled cart for one passenger

a martial artform that involves defending oneself by hand

a sport adapted from jujitsu and similar to wrestling

a Japanese wall hanging

small deciduous Asiatic tree bearing large red or orange edible astringent fruit

one the Shinto deities

antibiotic used to treat severe infections

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

in some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos

a Japanese city on northern Kyushu

a paradoxical anecdote or a riddle that has no solution

lawn grass common in China and Japan

Japanese stringed instrument that resembles a zither

a city in central Japan on southern Honshu

small Asiatic tree yielding a toxic exudate from which lacquer is obtained

any of various plants of temperate Eurasia

a colorless fragrant liquid found in many essential oils

giant crabs of Japan

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

of or relating to or characteristic of Manchuria or its people or their culture

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

nobleman (in various countries) ranking above a count

shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats

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

the emperor of Japan

a complex of antibiotic substances obtained from a streptomyces bacterium; one form (trade name Mutamycin) shows promise as an anticancer drug

a member of a Buddhist people living in Myanmar and adjacent parts of Thailand

Japanese lily with golden rays

a city in southern Japan on Kyushu

an industrial city in southern Honshu

a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu

of or relating to or characteristic of Japan or its people or their culture or language

a person born in the United States of parents who emigrated from Japan

quantifier

a wide sash tied around the waist of a Japanese kimono

denoting or characteristic of countries of Asia

port city on southern Honshu on Osaka Bay

a Japanese pinball game played on a vertical board

tall sparingly branched conical tree having large fragrant yellow flowers with white centers

a harbor on Oahu to the west of Honolulu

oil from the peppermint plant used as flavoring

medium and large bamboos

smooth American swamp shrub with pinnate leaves and greenish flowers followed by greenish white berries; yields an irritating oil

the district administered by a prefect

small wild dog of eastern Asia having facial markings like those of a raccoon

tall perennial herb of tropical Asia with dark green leaves

a branch of the Tai languages

the act of rewriting something

shrub or tree native to Japan cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-pink flowers

a white crystalline insecticide that has low toxicity for mammals; is used in home gardens; extracted from the roots of derris and cube

the purpose of achieving or obtaining

an Asian skiff usually propelled by two oars

southeast Asian badger with a snout like a pig

coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States

a commercial city in northern Japan on western Hokkaido

(Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment

a variety of mandarin orange

a farewell remark

a fractional monetary unit of Japan and Indonesia and Cambodia; equal to one hundredth of a yen or rupiah or riel

ritual suicide by self-disembowelment on a sword

short-horned dark-coated goat antelope of mountain areas of southern and southeastern Asia

treatment of symptoms by applying pressure with the fingers to specific pressure points on the body

edible east Asian mushroom having a golden or dark brown to blackish cap and an inedible stipe

the front part of the human leg between the knee and the ankle

a form of Buddhism emphasizing mystical symbolism of mantras and mudras and the Buddha's ideal which is inexpressible

the ancient indigenous religion of Japan lacking formal dogma; characterized by a veneration of nature spirits and of ancestors

a form of chess played on a board of 81 squares

a translucent screen made of a wooden frame covered with rice paper

small deer of Japan with slightly forked antlers

snow pressed into a ball for throwing (playfully)

the form of ratbite fever occurring in the Far East

a Slavonic language spoken in rural area of southeastern Germany

the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known

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

the most highly proteinaceous vegetable known

any of numerous plants of the genus Euphorbia

deciduous shrubby magnolia from Japan having fragrant white starlike flowers blooming before leaves unfold; grown as an ornamental in United States

tall evergreen of Japan and China yielding valuable soft wood

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)

a Japanese form of wrestling

a sudden emergence of the sun from behind clouds

a sweetened delicacy (as a preserve or pastry)

of or relating to or characteristic of Thailand or its people

a light brown the color of topaz

climbing Asiatic vine having long finely serrate leaves and racemes of white flowers followed by greenish-yellow edible fruit

the name of tea in various languages

the emperor of Japan

a powerful neurotoxin found in the ovaries of pufferfish

one species; has close similarity to genus Thuja

a floating or creeping Indian lettuce having terminal racemes of pale rose flowers; wet areas at high elevations of western North America

the capital and largest city of Japan

enameled or lacquered metalware

a Japanese city in southern Honshu on the Pacific shore

a port in China or Korea or Japan that once was open to foreign trade on the basis of a trading treaty

a word that is written with three letters in an alphabetic writing system

hemlock; hemlock fir; hemlock spruce

transmitted by larval mites and widespread in Asia

a yellow oil obtained from the seeds of the tung tree

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

medium-sized two-needled pine of southern Europe having a spreading crown; widely cultivated for its sweet seeds that resemble almonds

large tree native to southeastern Asia

a waxy substance obtained from plants

Eurasian elm closely resembling the American elm

any of several small semiaquatic shrews usually living near swift-flowing streams

evergreen with rounded leaves and very fragrant creamy-white flowers; widely distributed in northern parts of Old and New Worlds

raspberry of China and Japan having pale pink flowers grown for ornament and for the small red acid fruits

bushy deciduous shrub with branches having thin wide corky longitudinal wings; brilliant red in autumn; northeastern Asia to central China

aromatic Eurasian perennial

any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria

any of several herbs of the genus Isatis

game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe

the threat to Western civilization said to arise from the power of Asiatic peoples

port city on southeastern Honshu in central Japan

school of Mahayana Buddhism asserting that enlightenment can come through meditation and intuition rather than faith; China and Japan

a sandal attached to the foot by a thong over the toes