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- ANEMOPHOBIAA fear of or aversion from wind.
- BANZAIThrill-seeking; wild.
- BONSAIA tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
- BRAINWASHA distorting effect upon one's memory, belief, or ideas, as by propaganda.
- BUTSUDANA Buddhist shrine, comprising a wooden cabinet with doors that enclose and protect a religious icon.
- CHOPHOUSEAn inexpensive restaurant that specializes in chops or steaks; a steakhouse.
- CHOWFood, especially snacks.
- CONGOUA kind of Chinese black tea.
- DAIMYOA lord during the Japanese feudal period.
- DONGThe currency of Vietnam, 100 xus. Symbol: ₫
- ERHUA type of bowed spike fiddle having two strings, originating in China as part of the huqin family of string instruments.
- FUTONA thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.
- GAIJINA non-Japanese person.
- GEISHAA Japanese female entertainer skilled in various arts such as tea ceremony, dancing, singing and calligraphy.
- HAIKUA Japanese poem in three lines, the first and last consisting of five morae, and the second consisting of seven morae, usually with an emphasis on the season or a naturalistic them
- KAIZENA Japanese business practice of continuous improvement in performance and productivity.
- KANAThe hiragana and katakana syllabaries. These are made up of characters that represent individual syllables, which are used to write Japanese words and particles. Kana are derived f
- KANGA traditional long platform of brick, clay or concrete, used for heating in colder parts of China and suitable for sleeping on at night.
- KARATEAn Okinawan martial art involving primarily punching and kicking, but additionally, advanced throws, arm bars, grappling and all means of fighting.
- KENDOA Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo.
- KENDOSA Japanese martial art using "swords" of split bamboo.
- KIMCHIA Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.
- KOANA story about a Zen master and his student, sometimes like a riddle, other times like a fable or parable, which has become an object of Zen study, and which, when meditated upon, m
- LIANGSynonym of tael, a former Chinese unit of weight (about 40 g) and a related unit of silver currency.
- MANGAA comic originating in Japan.
- PELASynonym of Chinese wax.
- PIDGINAn amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and havi
- REDCAPA member of the Royal Military Police a unit in the British army.
- RICKSHAWA two-wheeled carriage pulled along by a person.
- RYOKANA traditional Japanese inn with communal baths and other public areas.
- SHOGUNThe supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.
- SHURIKENA dart or throwing blade, sometimes with multiple points, used as a weapon by ninja (or samurai).
- TANGRAMA Chinese puzzle made of a square that is cut up into different triangular pieces which can then be reassembled to make designs.
- TANKAA form of Japanese verse in five lines of 5, 7, 5, 7, and 7 morae.
- TANTOA traditional Japanese small sword or knife; often used as a secondary weapon to a katana.
- TOFUA protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.
- TONKAn illegal immigrant of any country.
- TUCHUNA Chinese military governor or warlord.
- TWANKAYA variety of green tea.
- UDONA Japanese wheat noodle.
- WAGYUAny of several Japanese breeds of cattle genetically predisposed to intense marbling and to producing a high percentage of oleaginous unsaturated fat.
- WAKAA kind of classical Japanese poem.
- YANGA principle in Chinese and related East Asian philosophies associated with bright, hot, masculine, etc. elements of the natural world.
- YULANMagnolia denudata, a species of magnolia with large white blossoms that open before the leaves.
- ZAIBATSUA large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual.