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ADZUKI, -S the edible seed of an Asian plant [ 小豆 azuki]3
AIKIDO, -S a Japanese art of self-defense [ 合気道 aikidō]
ARAME, -S an edible seaweed [ 荒布 arame (Eisenia bicyclis)]4
AZUKI, -S the edible seed of an Asian plant [ 小豆 azuki]4
BANZAI, -S a Japanese battle cry [ 万歳 banzai]
BENTO, -S obento, a Japanese meal packed in a box [ 弁当 bento]4
BONSAI a potted shrub that has been dwarfed [ 盆栽 bonsai]
BONZE, -S a Buddhist monk [ 坊主 bōzu]
BUNRAKU, -S a Japanese puppet show [ 文楽 bunraku]2
BUSHIDO, -S the code of the samurai [ 武士道 bushidō]
CHANOYU, -S a Japanese tea ritual [ 茶の湯 chanoyu]4
DAIKON, -S a Japanese radish [ 大根 daikon]2
DAIMIO, DAIMYO, -S a former Japanese nobleman [ 大名 daimyō]
DAN, -S a level of skill in martial arts [ 段 dan]4
DASHI, -S a fish broth [ 出し dashi (broth, stock, sauce)]
DOJO, -S a school that teaches judo or karate [ 道場 dōjō]
ENOKI, -S a small mushroom [ エノキ enoki]3
FUGU, -S a toxin-containing fish [ 河豚 fugu]2
FUJI, -S a silk fabric [ 富士 fuji]
FUSUMA a sliding partition in a Japanese house [ 襖 fusuma]4
FUTON, -S a cotton-filled mattress for use as a bed [ 布団 futon]2
GAGAKU, -S ancient court music of Japan [ 雅楽 gagaku]4
GAIJIN a foreigner in Japan [ 外人 gaijin]3
GEISHA, -S a Japanese girl trained to entertain [ 芸者 geisha]
GENRO, -S a group of elder statesmen in Japan [ 元老 genrō]
GETA, -S a Japanese wooden clog [ 下駄 geta]2
GO, -S a Japanese board game [ 碁 go]4
GOBAN, GOBANG -S a Japanese game [ 碁盤 goban]
GYOZA, -S a stuffed and fried pocket of dough [ 餃子 gyōza]4
HABU, -S a poisonous snake [ ハブ habu (Trimeresurus flavoviridis)]
HAIKU a Japanese poem [ 俳句 haiku]
HANIWA Japanese clay sculptures [ 埴輪 haniwa]3
HIBACHI, -S a cooking device [ 火鉢 hibachi]
HIRAGANA, -S a Japanese cursive script [ ひらがな hiragana]
HOKKU haiku [ 発句 hokku]
HONCHO, -ED, -ING, -S to take charge of [ 班長 hanchō (section leader)]
IKEBANA, -S the Japanese art of flower arranging [ 生け花 ikebana]
INRO a Japanese ornamental container [ 印籠 inrō (medicine case, pill-box)]2
ISSEI, -S a Japanese immigrant to the United States [ 一世 issei]
JIUJITSU, JIUJUTSU, -S a Japanese art of self-defense [ 柔術 jūjitsu]
JOMON adj. pertaining to a Japanese cultural period [ 縄文 jōmon]4
JUDO, -S a form of jujitsu [ 柔道 jūdō]
JUDOIST, -S one skilled in judo [ 柔道 jūdō+ist]
JUDOKA, -S a Judoist [ 柔道家 jūdōka]
JUJITSU, JUJUTSU, -S a Japanese art of self-defense [ 柔術 jūjitsu]
JUKU, -S an additional school in Japan for preparing students for college [ 塾 juku]4
KABUKI, -S a form of Japanese theater [ 歌舞伎 kabuki]
KAKEMONO, -S a Japanese scroll [ 掛け物 kakemono]
KAKI, -S a Japanese tree [ 杮 kaki (persimmon tree)]
KAKIEMON, -S a Japanese porcelain [ 杮右衛門 kakiemon]3
KAMI a sacred power or force [ 神 kami (god, deity, spirit)]
KAMIKAZE, -S a plane to be flown on a suicide crash on a target [ 神風 kamikaze (divine wind)]
KANA, -S the Japanese syllabic script [ 仮名 kana]
KANBAN, -S a manufacturing strategy wherein parts are delivered only as needed
 [ 看板 kamban (signboard, in-business sign)]3
KANJI, -S a system of Japanese writing [ 漢字 kanji]
KARAOKE, -S a musical device to which a user sings along
[ カラオケ karaoke (<kara=empty+(Eng) orchestra)]3
KARATE, -S a Japanese art of self-defense [ 空手 karate]
KARATEIST, -S one skilled in karate [ 空手 karate+ist]
KATA, -S an exercise of set movements [ 型 kata (shape, pattern)]3
KATAKANA, -S a Japanese syllabic symbol [ カタカナ katakana]
KATSURA, -S a deciduous tree of Japan and China [ 桂 katsura]4
KEIRETSU, -S a coalition of business groups in Japan [ 系列 keiretsu]4
KENDO, -S a Japanese sport [ 剣道 kendō]
KI, -S the vital force in Chinese thought [ 気 ki (spirit, mind, heart)]4
KIBEI, -S one born in America of immigrant Japanese parents and educated in Japan [ 帰米 kibei]2
KIMONO, -S a loose robe; KIMONOED, adj. [ 着物 kimono]
KIRIGAMI, -S the Japanese art of folding [ cutting] paper [ 切紙 kirigami (paper-cutting)]
KOAN, -S a paradox meditated on by Buddhist monks [ 公案 kōan]
KOI a large and colorful fish [ 鲤 koi (carp)]3
KOJI, -S a fungus used to start fermentation [ 麹 kōji]4
KOMBU, -S kelp used in Japanese cooking [ 昆布 konbu]4
KOTO, -S a musical instrument [ 琴 koto]
KUDZU, -S an Asian vine [ 葛 kuzu]
MAHJONG, MAHJONGG, -S a game of Chinese origin [ 麻雀 mājan (<Chinese)]
MAKIMONO, -S a Japanese ornamental scroll [ 巻き物 makimono]
MANGA, -S a Japanese graphic novel [ 漫画 manga]4
MEDAKA, -S a Japanese fish [ 目高 medaka (killifish)]
MIKADO, -S an emperor of Japan [ 帝 御門 mikado]
MIRIN, -S a sweet Japanese cooking wine [ 味醂 mirin]4
MISO, -S a type of food paste [ 味噌 miso]
MIZUNA, -S a Japanese mustard [ 水菜 mizuna]4
MONDO, -S a rapid question and answer technique employed in Zen Buddhism [ 問答 mondō]
MOXA, -S a Chinese plant [ 艾 mogusa]
MURA, -S a Japanese village [ 村 mura]
NANDIN, -S an evergreen shrub [ 南天 nanten (a sacred bamboo, Nandina domestica)]
NANDINA, -S an Asian shrub [ 南天 nanten (a sacred bamboo, Nandina domestica)]3
NETSUKE, -S a button-like fixture on Japanese clothing [ 根付け netsuke]
NINJA, -S a feudal Japanese warrior [ 忍者 ninja]
NISEI, -S one born in America of immigrant Japanese parents [ 二世 nisei]
NOH the classical drama of Japan [ 能 nō]
NORI, -S dried seaweed pressed into sheets [ 海苔 nori]3
NUMCHUCK, -S nunchaku [ ぬんちゃく nunchaku]4
NUNCHAKU, -S a Japanese weapon [ ぬんちゃく nunchaku]2
OBENTO, -S a Japanese meal packed in a box [ お弁当 o-bento]4
OBI, -S (a long, broad sash, worn over a kimono) [ 带 obi]
ORIGAMI, -S the Japanese art of paper folding [ 折り紙 origami]
PACHINKO, -S a Japanese pinball game [ パチンコ pachinko]
RAKU, -S a form of Japanese glazed pottery [ 楽焼 raku-yaki]4
RAMEN, -S Japanese noodles in broth with bits of meat and vegetables [ ラーメン rāmen]4
RICKSHA, -S a small, two-wheeled passenger vehicle [ 人力車 jinrikisha]3
RICKSHAW, -S a small, two-wheeled passenger vehicle [ 人力車 jinrikisha]
RIKISHA, RIKSHA, RIKSHAW, -S rickshaw [ 人力車 jinrikisha]
ROMAJI, -S a system of transliterating Japanese into the Latin alphabet [ ローマ字 rōmaji]4
ROSHI, -S the spiritual leader of a group of Zen Buddhists [ 老師 rōshi]4
RYOKAN, -S a Japanese inn [ 旅館 ryokan]2
SAKI, -S a Japanese liquor [ 洒 sake]
SAMISEN, -S a Japanese stringed instrument [ 三味線 shamisen]
SAMURAI, -S a Japanese warrior [ 侍 samurai]
SANSEI, -S a grandchild of Japanese immigrants to the US [ 三世 sansei]
SASHIMI, -S a Japanese dish of sliced raw fish [ 刺身 sashimi]
SATORI, -S the illumination of spirit sought by Zen Buddhists [ 悟り satori]
SATSUMA, -S a variety of orange [ 蕯摩 Satsuma (place name)]2
SAYONARA, -S goodbye [ さようなら sayōnara]
SEN a monetary unit of Japan [ 銭 sen]
SENSEI, -S a teacher of Japanese martial arts [ 先生 sensei (teacher)]4
SENRYU a Japanese poem [ 川柳 senryū]2
SEPPUKU, -S a Japanese form of suicide [ 切腹 seppuku]
SHAMISEN, -S a Japanese stringed instrument [ 三味線 shamisen]4
SHIATSU, SHIATZU, -S a massage using finger pressure [ 指圧 shiatsu]2
SHIITAKE, SHITAKE, -S a dark Oriental mushroom [ 椎茸 shiitake]3
SHOGI, -S a Japanese game like chess [ 将棋 shōgi]4
SHOGUN, -S a former military leader of Japan,
SHOGUNAL adj, SHOGUNATE, -S n, [ 将軍 shōgun]
SHOJI, -S a paper screen used as a partition or door in a Japanese house [ 障子 shōji]
SHOYU, -S soy sauce [ 醬油 shōyu]2
SIKA, -S s small deer native to Asia [ 鹿 shika]4
SKOSH, -ES a small amount [少し sukoshi (few; a small amount)]3
SOBA, -S a Japanese noodle made from buckwheat flour [ そば [蕎麦] soba]4
SUKIYAKI, -S a Japanese dish [ 鋤焼き sukiyaki]
SUMO, -S a Japanese form of wrestling [ 相撲 sumō]
SURIMI an inexpensive fish product [ 擂り身 surimi]3
SUSHI, -S a dish of cold rice cakes topped with strips of raw fish [ 寿司 sushi]2
TAMARI, -S a Japanese soy sauce [ 溜まり tamari]2
TANKA, -S a Japanese verse form [ 短歌 tanka]
TANUKI, -S the fur of a raccoon dog [ 狸 tanuki (raccoon dog)]3
TATAMI, -S straw matting used as a floor covering [ 畳 tatami]
TEMPURA, -S a Japanese dish [ 天婦羅 tempura]
TERIYAKI, -S a Japanese food [ 照り焼き teriyaki]
TOFU, -S a soft Oriental cheese made from soybean milk [ 豆腐 tōfu]
TOKONOMA, -S a small alcove in a Japanese house [ 床の間 tokonoma]
TORII the gateway of a Japanese temple [ 鳥居 torii]
TSUBA a part of a Japanese sword [ 鍔 tsuba]
TSUNAMI, -S a very large ocean wave TSUNAMIC adj [ 津波 tsunami]
TYCOON, -S a wealthy and powerful business person [ 大君 taikun (liege, shogun)]
UDO, -S a Japanese herb [ ウド udo]
UDON, -S a Japanese noodle made with wheat flour [ うどん [饂飩] udon]4
UMAMI, -S a taste characteristic of monosodium glutamate [ うまみ [旨味] umami]4
URUSHIOL, -S a toxic liquid [ ウルシオール < 漆 urushi (lacquer)]
WAKAME, -S a brown seaweed native to Asia [ 若布, 和布 wakame (Undaria pinnattifida)]4
WASABI, -S a pungent herb [ 山葵 wasabi (Japanese horseradish)]2
YAKITORI, -S marinated chicken pieces on skewers [ 焼き鳥 yakitori]2
YAKUZA an alliance of Japanese criminal organizations [ やくざ yakuza]4
YOKOZUNA, -S a champion sumo wrestler [ 横綱 yokozuna]2
ZAIBATSU a powerful family combine in Japan [ 財閥 zaibatsu]
ZAIKAI, -S the business community of Japan [ 財界 zaikai]2
ZAZEN, -S meditation in Zen Buddhism [ 坐禅 zazen]2
ZORI, -S a type of sandal [ 草履 zōri]
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