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