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• yen; Japanese monetary unit
• circle - orig. meaning

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• bento; Japanese box lunch ➜ お弁当

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• hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.) ➜ 片仮名

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• fusuma; Japanese sliding screen

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• katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords ➜ 平仮名

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• zori; Japanese sandals

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• ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
• fresh flower; natural flower ［せいか］

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• geta; Japanese wooden clogs
• turn (in set-type proofing); upside-down character - later printed as 〓, resembling the teeth of a geta ➜ 伏せ字【ふせじ】

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• kana; Japanese syllabary (i.e. hiragana, katakana) ➜ 真名

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• udon; thick Japanese wheat noodles

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• tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)

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• karuta; traditional Japanese playing cards - From Portuguese "carta"

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• tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem ➜ 長歌【ちょうか】

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• particle; postpositional word in Japanese grammar that functions as an auxiliary to a main word - Linguistics term

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• uchiwa; type of traditional Japanese handheld fan

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• kabuki; Japanese classical drama

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• katsura (Cercidiphyllum japonicum); Japanese Judas tree

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• ryotei; traditional Japanese restaurant (esp. a luxurious one)

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• sake; Japanese rice wine

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• oak; daimyo oak; Japanese emperor oak; Quercus dentata

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• enka; traditional-style Japanese popular ballad
• troubadour ［艶歌］

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• washi; Japanese paper ➜ 洋紙

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• waka; classic Japanese poem, esp. a tanka, often 31 morae ➜ 短歌

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• shochu; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.

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• yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue - Food term
• roasted meat; grill - Food term