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| Traditional Japanese form of wrestling, often said to be Japan's national sport | |
| Antiquated term for the Emperor of Japan, and the title of a famous Gilbert & Sullivan opera | |
| Current capital of Japan | |
| Japanese unit of currency | |
| Japanese dish of sliced raw fish | |
| Person with obsessive and often niche interests, especially with regard to anime, manga or video games | |
| Poetic English nickname for Japan | |
| Japanese dish of vegetables or seafood battered and deep-fried | |
| Japanese battle cry | |
| Farewell, goodbye | |
| Japanese 'rice wine' | |
| Japanese massage therapy in which pressure is applied to the body with the thumbs, fingers and palms | |
| Cloth-filled mattress placed on the floor for sleeping, then rolled up and stored when not in use | |
| In Western usage: sexually explicit anime, manga, video games, etc. from Japan | |
| (Zen Buddhism) A nonsensical question or paradox given to a student for meditation | |
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| Hereditary commander of the Japanese army | |
| Ritual suicide by disembowelment, most often committed by disgraced samurai | |
| Japanese art of flower arrangement | |
| Poem in three lines or phrases consisting of five, seven and five syllables (or morae), respectively | |
| Proprietary name of an egg-shaped handheld electronic toy containing a virtual pet, extremely popular in the nineties | |
| Any of various Japanese organized crime syndicates | |
| Proposed fifth basic taste, corresponding to the 'savoury' flavour of monosodium glutamate and related compounds | |
| Plant native to Japan whose spicy root is often served with sushi, etc. | |
| Japanese art of growing dwarf trees and shrubs, or one of the plants themselves | |
| In the Street Fighter series of video games: a blast of chi energy produced by Ryu, Ken, Sakura, etc., canonically executed by inputting ↓↘→ + punch | |
| Bright yellow Namco video game character given to eating dots and avoiding ghosts | |
| Traditional Japanese weapon consisting of two wooden sticks connected with a chain | |
| Covert mercenary of feudal Japan trained in assassination and espionage | |
| Japanese martial art that uses techniques to disable opponents by using their own weight and strength against them | |
| Proprietary brand of Japanese melon liqueur | |
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Commonest English Words 
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Giant Word Ladder I
