Word origins

• tsuridonoOne of a set of small pavilions connected to a tainoya by watadonos in the Japanese Court architecture of the Heian Period; used for concerts or garden viewing.
• tsurimeEyes slanted upward on the outside.
• tsuriotoshiA kimarite in which the attacker grips his opponent's mawashi, lifts him, and swings him sideways and down. A lifting bodyslam.
• TsurugaA city in Fukui Prefecture, Japan.
• tsutsugamushiA form of typhus caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi and transmitted by chiggers.
• tsutsumuThe Japanese art of wrapping items in an attractive and appropriate manner.
• tsuyuharaia heralding attendant who walks in front of a yokozuna at his dohyo-iri ceremony
• TsuyukoA female given name from Japanese.
• TV gameAn early type of video game, the predecessor of modern games consoles, consisting of a unit with a built-in controller that plugged into a television set.
• ubasuteA supposed former custom of Japan, whereby an infirm or elderly relative was left in some desolate place to die.
• ubumeA Japanese yokai that appears as a crone with a child in her arms, imploring the passer-by to hold her infant, then disappearing; the child then proves to be a heavy boulder.
• uchiageA party or banquet held in Japanese culture after a performance or sumo competition.
• uchi-deshiIn Japanese martial arts, a live-in student or apprentice who trains under and assists a sensei on a full-time basis.
• uchigakea kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent forward, hooks his opponent's leg with his own, and pulls him over backwards.
• uchigatanaA kind of sword worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan.
• uchi mataA judo throw that uses the thigh to unbalance the opponent.
• uchimusoA kimarite in which the attacker sweeps one of his opponent's legs up by hitting his inner thigh, then pulling him with the other hand.
• uguisubariA wooden floor specifically designed to creak or "chirp" at the slightest pressure, thus warning the inhabitants of any surreptitious approach.
• ukiyo-eA Japanese painting or woodblock print depicting everyday life.
• umeboshiPickled ume fruits.
• UmekoA female given name from Japanese.
• umeshuA Japanese liqueur made by steeping unripe ume fruits in alcohol (or saké) and sugar.
• umpanA cloud-shaped gong rung in a Zen monastery to announce mealtimes, etc.
• unryu-gataThe normal ring-entering ceremony performed by yokozuna, consisting of both offensive and defensive moves.
• unsuiA Zen Buddhist monk who is a postulant or a novice.
• unzokiA type of mandarin (of species Citrus keraji)
• uramakiA form of cylindrical sushi with two or more fillings, and (unlike makimono) having the rice on the outside and the nori inside.
• urushiyeA Japanese lacquer picture.
• UshikuA city in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan.
• ushioniAn ox ogre or demon; an evil ox spirit.
• ushiromotareA kimarite in which the attacker leans into his opponent from behind, forcing him back and out.
• usuba bochoA thin, Japanese-style, straight-edged vegetable knife.
• uta monogatariA Japanese literary genre that originated in the Heian period. A subgenre of tale-literature, it includes works that combine poetry (waka) with fictional prose narrative.
• utcharia kimarite in which the attacker, in a last ditch effort, drops his hips while twisting and pulling his opponent up and past him, sometimes onto his back
• utsugeA Japanese visual novel genre characterized by tragic plots and pervasively bleak tones.
• uwabakiJapanese indoor slippers
• uwatedashinageA kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent forward and down.
• uwatehineriA kimarite in which the attacker twists his opponent in the direction of his outside arm.
• uwatenagea kimarite in which the attacker heaves his opponent down as he turns away
• UyeharaA surname.
• vipperA participant in the Japanese 2channel (ni-channeru) board /vip/.
• virtual YouTuberAn Internet personality (video creator or streamer) who operates using a virtual avatar, as a fictional or fictionalized character.
• wabi-sabiA Japanese aesthetic that derives from imperfection and transience.
• wagashiTraditional Japanese confectionery in various forms, often served with tea.
• waifuA female fictional character from non-live-action visual media (typically an anime, manga, or video game) or non-fictional persona to whom one is romantically attracted and/or whom one considers one's wife.
• waka gashiraA yakuza member ranking beneath the oyabun and responsible for seeing that his orders are carried out correctly.
• wakaimonogashiraA retired wrestler who works with new recruits
• wakamezakeThe fetishistic practice of drinking, from a woman's mons pubis, saké poured down thereto from her chest.
• wakasagiJapanese smelt, Hypomesus nipponensis, a fish native to Japan and introduced in the United States
• wakashuA Japanese boy after early childhood but before his coming-of-age ceremony.
• WakatsukiA surname from Japanese.
• wakipaiArmpits, especially regarded as erotic.
• warabiBracken, used as a vegetable in Japanese cuisine.
• warabimochiA Japanese confection made from bracken starch covered or dipped in sweet toasted soybean flour.
• waribashidisposable chopsticks
• warichiThe redistribution of arable land that became common during the early modern era (seventeenth to nineteenth centuries) in Japan.
• waridashiA kimarite in which the attacker grabs his opponent's arm at the biceps and pushes him back and out.
• wasei kangoWords coined in Japanese that are based on Chinese characters.
• WashiyamaA surname from Japanese.
• washletA bidet shower, bidet seat, or similar bathroom product meant to cleanse the user.
• washokuJapanese cuisine, traditional Japanese food.
• watashikomiA kimarite in which the attacker, while driving his opponent forward, grabs his leg and pulls it, forcing him over.
• yabusameA Japanese form of mounted archery
• YachimataA city in Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
• YaekoA female given name from Japanese.
• yaguraA high wooden tower in front of a sumo arena from which a yobidashi beats the taiko drum each day before and after each tournament.
• yaguranageA kimarite in which the attacker pulls his opponent towards him, places his knee against his opponent's inner thigh and drives the leg upwards while forcing him over.
• yakataThe structure, suspended over the sumo dohyo, that resembles the roof of a Shinto shrine.
• yakimonoGrilled or broiled dishes in Japanese cuisine.
• yakinikuMeat grilled on a barbecue Japanese-style.
• yakisobaA Japanese stir-fried dish made of fried wheat flour noodles, pork, vegetables, and a sweet sauce.
• yakisugiA method of preserving wood by slightly charring its surface.
• yakuA condition that scores points when met, usually in the form of a specific combination of tiles or cards.
• yakumanA hand valued at 13 or more han, awarded the maximum possible points (48,000 for dealers, 32,000 for other players)
• YakushimaOne of the Ōsumi Islands in Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan.
• yamabushiA Japanese ascetic hermit who dwells on a mountain.
• YamagamiA surname from Japanese.
• yamaganeunrefined copper
• YamagawaA surname from Japanese.
• yamaimoDioscorea japonica, an edible Japanese yam.
• YamakuchiA surname from Japanese.
• yamanbaA mountain hag in Japanese folklore.
• YamanoueA surname from Japanese.
• Yamato-eA classical Japanese style of painting, characterized by many small figures, detailed depictions of buildings and other objects, an oblique view from above showing interiors, and partial depictions with the remaining area ignored or covered by a cloud.
• yami kawaiiAn aesthetic combining cute imagery with depictions of physical and mental illness.
• yandereA character, usually a girl, who has an obsessive and possessive side regarding their crush, ready to use violent (if not murderous) means to maintain an exclusive bond.
• yangireA type of yandere, lacking romantic motivation for their violence.
• yaochomatch fixing in Japan
• yashikiA residence or estate of a daimyo
• YasugiA city in Shimane Prefecture, Japan.
• YasutoshiA male given name from Japanese.
• yataiA small mobile stall or cart selling street food in Japan.
• YemishiDated spelling of Emishi.
• YezoDated spelling of Ezo.
• yobaiAn ancient Japanese custom in which a young unmarried man would go out at night and silently enter the house of a young unmarried woman for sexual intercourse, sometimes as a prelude to marriage.
• yobidashiAny of the functionaries whose tasks include building the dohyo, making announcements, singing the shikona of each rikishi and advising them of preparation time.
• yobimodoshiA kimarite in which the attacker first pulls his opponent forward, then suddenly releases his grip and pushes him back and down.
• yojijukugoA Japanese lexeme composed of four kanji characters.
• yoko-tobi-geriA karate kick performed while leaping sideways.
• yokukansanAn Asian herbal traditional medicine, used to treat restlessness and agitation.