Japanese
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- tycoon
- a very wealthy or powerful businessman
- origami
- the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)
- kuruma
- car
- sumo
- a Japanese form of wrestling
- samurai
- feudal Japanese military aristocracy
- banzai
- a Japanese cheer of enthusiasm or triumph
- satori
- (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment
- hibachi
- a portable brazier that burns charcoal and has a grill for cooking
- tsunami
- a huge destructive wave (especially one caused by an earthquake)
- Kabuki
- style of popular Japanese drama
- karaoke
- singing popular songs accompanied by a recording of an orchestra (usually in bars or nightclubs)
- sushi
- rice (with raw fish) wrapped in seaweed
- tatami
- Japanese mat woven out of straw and sometimes made out of styrofoam, they are made in different shapes, colors and sizes
- karate
- a traditional Japanese system of unarmed combat
- geisha
- a Japanese woman trained to entertain men with conversation and singing and dancing
- sukiyaki
- thin beef strips (or chicken or pork) cooked briefly at the table with onions and greens and soy sauce
- geta
- wooden-soled shoe worn by the japanese
- Romaji
- a system of writing Japanese using the letters of the Latin alphabet.
- ninja
- a class of 14th century Japanese who were trained in martial arts and were hired for espionage and assassinations
- kami
- one the Shinto deities (including mythological beings, spirits of distinguished men, forces of nature)
- koan
- a paradoxical annecdote or a riddle that has no solution
- kudzu
- fast-growing vine from eastern Asia having hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long many-seed hairy pods and tuberous starchy roots
- sayonara
- a farewell remark
- nisei
- person born to parents who emigrated to US from japan
- issei
- Japanese immigrant
- wasabi
- asian horseradish
- kibei
- a term often used in the 1940s to describe Japanese Americans born in the United States who returned to America after receiving their education in Japan. These people were thought of as likely threats against the U.S. because they were con
- honcho
- a person who exercises control over workers
- sansei
- grandchildren of people who emigrated to america from japan
- futon
- mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame
- sashimi
- very thinly sliced raw fish
- haiku
- an epigrammatic Japanese verse form of three short lines
- ramen
- a bowl of clear soup containing noodles, vegetables, and often bits of meat.
- teriyaki
- beef or chicken or seafood marinated in spicy soy sauce and grilled or broiled
- tofu
- cheeselike food made of curdled soybean milk
- odori
- a japanese dance
- Meiji
- A turning point in Japanese history in 1868 when the last shogun was overthrown and the emperor assumed direct control over the nation.
- shogun
- a hereditary military dictator of Japan
- mikado
- the emperor of Japan
- miso
- A sauce that is made from cooked soybeans, salt and rice or barley. It's important because many Japanese people use it on their food