Word origins

• OtaniA surname from Japanese.
• yukoThe score for a throw that lands the opponent on his or her side.
• mitsubaAn East Asian herb grown, especially in Japan, for its flavorful leaves, Cryptotaenia japonica.
• TamakiA unisex given name from Japanese.
• shiitakeA wide, brown variety of edible mushroom, Lentinula edodes.
• KenichiA male given name from Japanese.
• HojoA surname from Japanese.
• AkikoA female given name from Japanese.
• SakuraiA surname from Japanese.
• ImaiA surname from Japanese.
• goboA screen (often in disc form) placed between a light and an illuminated actor or object in order to diffuse the glare.
• TomitaA surname from Japanese.
• HandaA city in Aichi Prefecture, Japan.
• konoA traditional Maori woven basket.
• KanekoA surname from Japanese.
• HirataA surname from Japanese.
• NorikoA female given name from Japanese.
• rakuA style of Japanese pottery, considered the traditional style for the pottery used in the Japanese tea ceremony; (especially capitalized) such pottery made by the Raku family.
• SugaA female given name from Japanese.
• ShimaA surname from Japanese.
• KoichiA male given name from Japanese.
• YokotaA surname from Japanese.
• SugiyamaA surname from Japanese.
• HiroseA surname from Japanese.
• YasudaA surname from Japanese.
• OtsukaA surname from Japanese.
• netsukeA small, often collectible, artistic carving characterized by an opening or two small holes (紐通し (himotōshi)), most commonly made of wood or ivory, used as a fob at the end of a cord attached to a suspended pouch containing pens, medicines, or tobacco. Netsuke originated in feudal Japan in the late 16th and 17th centuries.
• NakataA surname from Japanese.
• JunichiA male given name from Japanese.
• kudoA compliment or praise.
• taikoA category of Japanese wooden drums of different shapes, sizes, and purposes.
• FukuyamaA surname from Japanese.
• sobaA Japanese buckwheat noodle.
• MatsuuraA surname from Japanese.
• TajimaA surname from Japanese.
• shinobiA male ninja.
• OzakiA surname from Japanese.
• TaguchiA surname from Japanese.
• TakayamaA surname from Japanese.
• DaisukeA male given name from Japanese.
• FujimotoA surname from Japanese.
• OshimaA surname from Japanese.
• MasahiroA male given name from Japanese.
• MasudaA surname from Japanese.
• TaniguchiA surname from Japanese.
• shimadaA traditional type of formal hairstyle for unmarried women in Japan, whereby the hair is gathered together and fastened to the top of the head.
• NodaA surname from Japanese.
• gaijinA non-Japanese person.
• ikebanaThe Japanese art of flower arrangement.
• YuiA unisex given name from Japanese.
• KyokoA female given name from Japanese.
• AoyamaA surname from Japanese.
• YokoyamaA surname from Japanese.
• kenpoAny of various Japanese martial arts.
• kitsuneA Japanese fox spirit, often but not exclusively female, said to have powers such as shape-shifting, and whose power is symbolized by increase in number of tails.
• HamamatsuA city in Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan.
• TetsuoA male given name from Japanese.
• mookA disagreeable or incompetent person.
• TokugawaA surname from Japanese.
• AkiyamaA surname from Japanese.
• YamakawaA surname from Japanese.
• hamadaA high, desert landscape from which most of the sand has been removed by wind erosion
• HarajukuA district of Shibuya ward, Tokyo, Japan.
• kaijuA fictional giant monster, particularly of the kind found in Japanese science fiction films and other media, like Godzilla, King Kong or Gamera.
• netaA politician.
• KitamuraA surname from Japanese.
• KiyoshiA male given name from Japanese.
• NagataA surname from Japanese.
• MiyukiA female given name from Japanese.
• FurukawaA surname from Japanese.
• komiA member of an ethnic group chiefly consisting of Komi speakers and descendants of Komi speakers who don't speak the language.
• SeijiA male given name from Japanese.
• IidaA surname from Japanese.
• KurodaA surname from Japanese.
• OyamaA surname from Japanese.
• sikaCervus nippon, a deer found in the forests of East Asia
• desuUsed at the end of a sentence as an assertive particle.
• YukioA male given name from Japanese.
• maitakeGrifola frondosa, an edible polypore mushroom that grows in clusters at the bases of trees.
• KamakuraA city in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan.
• OgataA surname from Japanese.
• KureA port city in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.
• YoshinoA surname from Japanese.
• IwasakiA surname from Japanese.
• NishimotoA surname from Japanese.
• decoraA Japanese fashion style of the late 20th century, characterized by bold, bright colours and numerous accessories such as hair clips and bows.
• MegumiA female given name from Japanese.
• jujitsuA Japanese martial art and method of self-defence, typically unarmed, emphasizing manipulating an opponent’s force against themselves rather than directly opposing it with force, and using a wide variety of holds, throws, and defensive techniques.
• TakeiA surname from Japanese.
• ArakawaA special ward of Tokyo prefecture, Japan that is surrounded by (clockwise from north) Adachi, Sumida, Taitō, Bunkyō and Kita special wards.
• MasaoA male given name from Japanese.
• NichirenA Buddhist sect of Japan based on the teachings of the Buddhist priest Nichiren (1222-1282), who claimed that the Lotus Sutra contained the only way to salvation.
• TakeoA male given name from Japanese.
• YoshikawaA surname from Japanese.
• 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, may unlock mechanisms in the Zen student’s mind leading to satori.
• genkiA playful, hyperactive girl.
• ayuA sweetfish, an amphidromous game fish of East Asia of species Plecoglossus altivelis, prized for its sweet-tasting flesh and subject to extensive aquaculture.
• NishidaA surname from Japanese.
• KawaguchiA surname from Japanese.
• MatsushimaA surname from Japanese.