Word origins

• onIn the state of being active, functioning or operating.
• noNot any.
• soAs a result; for that reason; therefore; because of this; due to this.
• hThe eighth letter of the English alphabet, called aitch and written in the Latin script.
• IIA surname from Japanese.
• sunA star, especially when seen as the centre of any single solar system.
• monThe former currency of Japan until 1870, before the yen.
• mamother, mama
• waitTo delay movement or action until some event or time; to remain neglected or in readiness.
• reachTo extend, stretch, or thrust out (for example a limb or object held in the hand).
• waA traditional proa-style outrigger canoe of the Caroline Islands.
• CMA member of the Order of Canada.
• hentaiA work of anime or manga (or any similar medium) that contains heavily sexual or pornographic art.
• animeAn animated work that originated in Japan, regardless of the artistic style.
• danA title of honour or respect similar to "master" or "Sir", used of historical and legendary figures of the past.
• opAn amateur radio operator.
• chosenpicked; selected
• ToshibaA computer manufactured by the Japanese Toshiba company.
• hondaA closed loop or eyelet at one end of a lariat or lasso, through which the other end of the rope is passed to form a much larger loop.
• NintendoA Nintendo Entertainment System, or other video game system made by Nintendo.
• kenTo give birth, conceive, beget, be born; to develop (as a fetus); to nourish, sustain (as life).
• ranYarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.
• ToyotaA car of the brand Toyota
• ronheroin
• avhave
• mangaA comic originating in Japan.
• giA martial arts uniform.
• aiA pale-throated sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), endemic to forests of southern Venezuela, the Guianas, and northern Brazil.
• gotoAny construct which produces an unstructured jump in the flow of execution.
• MitsubishiA car manufactured by the Mitsubishi company (originally of Japan, but now with branches abroad).
• CVaircraft carrier (“Cruiser Voler”), a diesel-powered warship launching and landing heavier than air flying vehicles (a nuclear-powered one is a CVN)
• YamahaA product manufactured by Yamaha, particularly a motorcycle.
• joDarling, sweetheart.
• SuzukiThe second most common Japanese surname from Japanese.
• sageWise.
• HitachiA Hitachi Magic Wand or similar magic wand vibrator.
• boAn exclamation used to startle or frighten.
• tsunamiA very large and destructive wave, generally caused by a tremendous disturbance in the ocean, such as an undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption; often a series of waves (a wave train).
• pierceTo puncture; to break through.
• fujiA plain spun silk fabric.
• uniSea urchin eaten as sushi.
• olOpen line (open circuit, no continuity).
• muThe 12th letter of the Modern Greek alphabet.
• koA local shape to which the ko rule applies; a ko shape.
• maiA female given name, a rare spelling variant of Mae/May, or borrowed from Scandinavia, with the same ultimate origin.
• AbuA common part of Arabic-derived names, meaning "father of" in Arabic.
• SubaruA Japanese automotive manufacturer.
• senSelf.
• segaAny of various video game consoles manufactured by Sega, a Japanese video game developer and publisher and manufacturer of arcade games and formerly of video game consoles.
• jkA high-school girl; a schoolgirl.
• atariA move that threatens the immediate capture of one or more stones.
• sodaSodium bicarbonate.
• samuraiIn feudal Japan, a soldier who served a daimyo.
• hanSorrowful resentment, as a part of the Korean cultural identity.
• JediOne of a fictional order of beings from the Star Wars universe who are gifted with heightened awareness of the Force.
• sushiA Japanese dish made of small portions of sticky white rice flavored with vinegar, usually wrapped in seaweed and filled or topped with fish, vegetables or meat.
• IdaAn industrial development agency.
• tateOf video games, a vertical mode.
• kappaThe tenth letter of the Greek alphabet.
• amaA traditional Japanese pearl diver, usually female, who mainly dives for seafood, typically without any tool for breathing.
• doraTiles that provide bonus score multiplier points (飜 (han)) in a winning hand, indicated by one or multiple face-up tiles in the dead wall.
• etaThe seventh letter of the Modern Greek alphabet, the eighth in Old Greek.
• sudokuA type of pencil puzzle played on a square grid, requiring each of the columns, each of the rows, and each of the subregions (called "boxes" or "regions") to contain the lowest whole numbers up to the dimension of the puzzle, usually 1 to 9, once each. The subregions are rectangular or square except in variants.
• tycoonA wealthy and powerful business person.
• abeA five-dollar bill.
• NaomiThe mother-in-law of the Biblical figure Ruth.
• kinRace; family; breed; kind.
• amiA town in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
• jinA portion of dead wood on a branch or at the top of the trunk of a bonsai tree, whether formed naturally or deliberately to suggest age and hardship.
• UMAAny of the horse girl characters from Umamusume.
• kanA Japanese unit of weight, approximately 3.75 kg or 8.267 lb.
• SakaiA member of a certain people of Malaya.
• reikiA Japanese form of pseudomedicine that involves transferring chi through one's palms.
• toriA protective, epidermal thickening derived from the stratum corneum and found in high friction areas (such as the foot sole of a dog).
• moeStrong interest in, and especially fetishistic attraction towards, fictional characters in anime, manga, video games, and/or similar media.
• chuThe sound of a kiss.
• bonsaiA tree or plant that has been miniaturized by planting it in a small pot, restricting its roots, and by careful pruning.
• boingA representation of the sound of something bouncing.
• unoA term said when the number of cards in player’s hand is reduced to one. If another player says this before the one whose hand contains only one card, the player who failed to say 'uno' must draw two cards.
• okiA surname from Japanese.
• mondoA dialogue between master and student designed to obtain an intuitive truth.
• TDKa mainlander from mainland China; mainland Chinese (to differentiate from a Chinese Filipino raised in the Philippines or other Overseas Chinese).
• MurakamiA surname from Japanese.
• narutoA type of kamaboko.
• ItoA surname from Japanese. The 6th most common surname in Japan.
• toroA traditional Japanese lantern.
• GodzillaAnything that is an extremely large or dramatic example of its type.
• sakuracherry tree
• AkiraA male given name from Japanese.
• araThe great blue and yellow macaw (Ara ararauna).
• MoriA surname from Japanese.
• futonA thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.
• shoA Japanese free reed musical instrument similar to the Chinese sheng.
• koiOrnamental domesticated varieties of the Amur carp (Cyprinus rubrofuscus), of Japan and eastern Asia with red-gold or white coloring.
• KatoA particular group of Native American people in the United States.
• kamaA sickle-like weapon, originally used as a tool for cutting weeds.
• onogood-tasting, delicious.
• shakenMoved rapidly in opposite directions alternatingly.
• sotoA traditional Indonesian soup mainly composed of broth, meat, and vegetables
• obiA sash worn with a kimono.