Word origins

• yutori educationA Japanese education policy that reduced the hours and content making up primary education, with the aim of lowering stress among students.
• yuzukoshoA fermented Japanese condiment made from chili peppers, yuzu peel, and salt.
• zabutonA Japanese cushion for sitting.
• zafuA round cushion used for sitting during meditation.
• zaikaiCollectively, the powerful and influential businesspeople and tycoons of Japan.
• zaisuA traditional Japanese chair with no legs but a normal back.
• zaitechApplication of financial engineering techniques in Japanese financial markets since their deregulation in 1984.
• zanbarahair that is loose and dishevelled and too short to be arranged into a chonmage
• zatsudanAn idle chatting livestream.
• zenpaithe act of losing every bout in a tournament
• zensho yushothe act of winning a tournament and not losing a single bout
• zoganThe Japanese technique of inlaying ivory or metal.
• zosuiA thin Japanese soup made from pre-cooked rice and dashi or water, seasoned with soy sauce or miso, and cooked with other ingredients such as meat, seafood, mushrooms, and vegetables.
• zubuneriA kimarite in which the attacker buries his head in the opponent's chest, locks his arm, and spins him down using the head as fulcrum.
• zuihitsuA Japanese literature genre consisting of loosely connected essays and fragmented ideas