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1. anime, n.3 View full entry 1985
...A genre of Japanese or Japanese-style animated film or television entertainment, characterized by a distinctive visual style involving stylized action sequences and usually featuring characters with distinctive large, staring eyes, and typically...
2. batman, n.1 View full entry 1583
...An oriental weight varying greatly in value according to the locality....
3. Betamax, n. View full entry 1975
...A proprietary name for the videocassette format also known as Beta (beta)....
4. dotchin, n. View full entry 1696
...The name in the south of China for the small hand-steelyard there used....
5. karaoke, n. View full entry 1979
...A form of entertainment, originating in Japan, in which a person sings the vocal line of a popular song to the accompaniment of a pre-recorded backing tape, and the voice is electronically...
6. keitai, n. View full entry 1998
...In Japan: a mobile phone....
7. ken, n.3 View full entry 1727
...A Japanese unit of length equal to six shaku; equivalent to approximately 71·5 inches (1·82 metres)....
8. koku, n. View full entry 1727
...A Japanese unit of capacity equal to ten to, used for liquids and solids (esp. of rice as a monetary measure); equivalent to approximately 39·7 gallons (180 litres) or 4·96...
9. li, n.1 View full entry 1588
...The ordinary Chinese itinerary measure (see quot. 1886)....
10. liang, n. View full entry 1827
...A Chinese weight, about 1⅓ oz. avoirdupois; this weight in silver as a money of account. Also called tael....
11. momme, n. View full entry 1727
...A Japanese unit of weight equal to 3.75 grams (approx. 0.132 oz)....
12. mou, n.2 View full entry 1836
...A Chinese unit of area, varying according to locality but usually equivalent to about 670 square metres (approx. 800 square yards)....
13. otaku, n. View full entry 1992
...Originally in Japan: a person extremely knowledgeable about the minute details of a particular hobby (esp. a solitary or minority hobby); spec. one who is skilled in the use of...
14. pic, n.1 View full entry 1584
...A unit of length used in parts of the eastern Mediterranean and the Middle East (principally in measuring cloth), varying between about 46 and 76 cm (approx. 18 to 30 inches)....
15. ri, n. View full entry 1817
...A traditional East Asian unit of length now equal to approx. 3.93 kilometres (2.44 miles) in Japan and Korea (in Korea before the 20th cent. approx. 450 metres)....
16. shaku, n. View full entry 1727
...A Japanese measure of length, equal to 11·9 inches (30·3 cm.); (see also quot. 1974)....
17. shang, n.2 View full entry 1887
...A unit of land measurement in China, equivalent to approximately 15 mu in most areas of the northeast, and 3 or 5 mu in the northwest (1 ...
18. sho, n.1 View full entry 1876
...A Japanese unit of capacity equal to ten go; equivalent to approximately 3·18 pints (1·80 litres)....
19. sun, n.2 View full entry 1727
...A Japanese unit of length, equivalent to approximately 1·19 inches (3·03 centimetres)....
20. tan, n.3 View full entry 1871
...A Japanese unit of arable land or forest, equal to 300 bu; in modern use equivalent to approximately 0·245 acres (9·92 ares)....
