| Definition | Word |
|---|
| Japanese bullet train | |
| Musical entertainment involving singing along to popular songs | |
| Large ocean wave caused by an earthquake or volcanic eruption | |
| Wealthy business magnate | |
| Dish of vinegared rice topped with raw fish or other seafood | |
| Fictional giant monster that first appeared in an eponymous 1954 film | |
| Throwing star or blade used especially in ninjutsu | |
| Traditional female Japanese entertainer trained in classical music, dance, etc. | |
| Japanese pilot trained for suicide attacks during World War II | |
| Logic puzzle that involves filling a 9x9 grid with the numbers 1-9 under certain rules | |
| Japanese art of paper folding | |
| A leader or chief, as in the military | |
| Stylized Japanese comic books and graphic novels | |
| Mutant seedless mandarin orange native to Japan | |
| White foodstuff produced by coagulating soybean milk | |
| Japanese system of unarmed self-defense which focuses on striking sensitive areas with the fists and feet | |
| Proprietary video cassette format released by Sony in the 1970s, later superseded by VHS | |
| Exceptionally fast-growing climbing vine, now considered a pest weed in the West | |
| A two-wheeled cart powered by a bicycle or runner | |
| School of Mahāyāna Buddhism particularly prevalent in Japan | |
| Member of a feudal Japanese warrior caste | |
| Traditional long-sleeved Japanese robe, often ornately decorated | |
| (colloquial) A little bit, a touch | |
| Blur prevalent in out-of-focus areas of a photograph | |
| Small breed of Japanese dog, the subject of a certain recent 'Puppy Cam' craze | |
