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1. adzuki, n. View full entry 1727
...More fully adzuki bean. The dark red edible bean of the leguminous plant Vigna angularis, a bushy annual cultivated in China and Japan; such beans collectively (now ...
2. ah so, int. View full entry 1927
...Used in representations or imitations of Japanese and (by misidentification) Chinese speech, esp. to express affirmation, acknowledgement, understanding, or realization: ‘Ah!’; ‘So!’; ‘I see!’...
3. aikido, n. View full entry 1955
...A Japanese form of self-defence and martial art, developed from ju-jitsu, in which locks, holds, throws, and the opponent's own momentum are used to gain advantage....
4. aikijutsu, n. View full entry 1955
...A Japanese system of martial arts techniques, which was later simplified to become aikido: see aikido...
5. aikuchi, n. View full entry 1875
...A dagger or short sword manufactured without a hilt-guard, so that the hilt fits flush with the scabbard....
6. Ainu, n. and adj. View full entry 1811
...A member of (the people descended from) an aboriginal people of northern Japan, formerly also living in neighbouring islands and parts of the adjacent Russian mainland....
7. aka-matsu, n. View full entry 1862
...The Japanese red pine, Pinus densiflora, a valuable ornamental and timber tree with reddish wood; the timber itself. Cf. o-matsu...
8. akoya, n. View full entry 1727
...Any of several small marine oysters of the genus Pinctada, esp. P. fucata, cultivated in Japan, China, and elsewhere for the production of cultured pearl. Also: a pearl...
9. ama, n. View full entry 1954
...A Japanese woman diver, who dives for shellfish and edible seaweed, usu. without breathing apparatus....
10. amado, n. View full entry 1880
...One of a set of shutters on the outer side of a Japanese house. Freq. collect....
11. andosol, n. View full entry 1958
...A mineral-rich soil derived largely from material ejected from volcanoes and typically having a dark surface layer. Cf. Andisol...
12. 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...
13. aucuba, n. View full entry 1819
...A well-known hardy evergreen diœcious shrub (Aucuba Japonica, family Cornaceæ), with laurel-like leaves usually blotched with pale yellow, grown for ornamental purposes....
14. awabi, n. View full entry 1889
...The Japanese abalone or sea-ear (Haliotis gigantea)....
15. bai-u, n. View full entry 1910
...(A season of) rainfall in Japan in early or midsummer (see quots.)....
16. banzai, int. View full entry 1893
...A shout or cheer used by the Japanese in greeting the emperor or in battle. Also as ...
17. baren, n. View full entry 1895
...A pad used in wood-block printing....
18. basho, n. View full entry 1940
...A Sumo wrestling tournament....
19. bekko, n. View full entry 1889
...Tortoise-shell....
20. bento, n. View full entry 1616
...A Japanese or Japanese-style packed lunch traditionally consisting of rice, vegetables, and Japanese specialities such as sashimi and teriyaki, and served in a lacquered or decorated wooden box. Freq. attrib.,...
