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1. bushido, n. View full entry 1898
...In feudal Japan, the ethical code of the Samurai or military knighthood....
2. futon, n. View full entry 1876
...A Japanese bed-quilt....
3. haori, n. View full entry 1877
...A short loose coat worn in Japan....
4. happi-coat, n. View full entry 1880
...A Japanese loose outer coat of various materials; a similar fashion garment....
5. hechima, n. View full entry 1883
...The sponge-gourd (see sponge3c)....
6. heimin, n. View full entry 1875
...In Japanese society of the feudal period, the common people, including the peasantry, craftsmen, and traders, as contrasted with the court aristocracy and samurai (the warrior class)....
7. judo, n. View full entry 1889
...A refined form of ju-jitsu introduced in 1882 by Dr. Jigoro Kano, using principles of movement and balance, and practised as a sport or form of physical exercise. Also ...
8. Nashiji, n. View full entry 1881
...A Japanese lacquer containing gold or silver flakes. Also: the technique of decorating with this lacquer....
9. omi, n.1 View full entry 1891
...In early imperial Japan: (a hereditary title for) the head of clan or family that claimed imperial ancestry, who usually also served as a high-ranking official in the Yamato court. Also: an...
10. rikka, n. View full entry 1889
...A style of traditional Japanese flower arranging, typified by large arrangements intended to evoke landscape or the splendour of nature; (occas.) a flower arrangement in this style. Cf. Nageire...
11. tanto, n.2 View full entry 1885
...A short sword or dagger worn in the sash, esp. by warriors....
12. tofu, n. View full entry 1880
...A curd made in Japan and China from mashed soya beans; bean curd....
13. togidashi, n. View full entry 1881
...A kind of Japanese lacquering in which several coats of lacquer, applied over gold or silver designs, are rubbed and ground down to let the underlying picture appear as if floating below...
14. tsukemono, n. View full entry 1885
...(See quots.)...
15. ukiyo-e, n. View full entry 1879
...A Japanese art-form consisting of wood-block prints or paintings of scenes from everyday life simply treated; a picture belonging to this art-form. Usu. attrib....
16. Yamato, n. View full entry 1879
...The style or school of art in Japan which culminated in the 12th and 13th centuries and dealt with Japanese subjects in a distinctively Japanese (rather than Chinese) way. Usu. as ...