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1. amado, n. View full entry 1880
...One of a set of shutters on the outer side of a Japanese house. Freq. collect....
2. fusuma, n. View full entry 1880
...A sliding screen, covered with paper on both sides, used to separate room from room in a Japanese house....
3. kimchi, n. View full entry 1898
...A raw strongly-flavoured vegetable pickle, the Korean national dish....
4. kura, n. View full entry 1880
...In Japan, a fire-proof store-house....
5. makimono, n. View full entry 1880
...A Japanese scroll containing a narrative, usually in pictures and with explanatory writing, designed to be examined progressively from right to left as it is unrolled....
6. myon, n.2 View full entry 1898
...A Korean administrative unit consisting of a small rural district or township; a subdivision of a county or district....
7. sashimi, n. View full entry 1880
...A Japanese dish consisting of thin slices of raw fish served with grated radish or ginger and soy sauce. Also attrib. or as ...
8. shoji, n. View full entry 1880
...In Japanese architecture, a sliding outer or inner door made of a latticed screen covered usu. with white paper....
9. sijo, n. View full entry 1898
...A type of Korean vocal music....
10. yangban, n. View full entry 1898
...The former ruling class in Korea....
