Word origins

• TokyoA prefecture and capital city of Japan.
• KyotoA prefecture on the island of Honshu, Japan.
• 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 theme.
• tofuA protein-rich food made from curdled soy milk.
• banzaiThrill-seeking; wild.
• bushidoAn ethical code of the samurai that was prevalent in feudal Japan that advocated unquestioning loyalty to the master at all costs and obedience in all deeds, valuing honor above life.
• daimyoA lord during the Japanese feudal period.
• rikishiA sumo wrestler.
• zaibatsuA large business conglomerate founded under the Empire of Japan, generally controlled by a single family or individual.
• shochuA Japanese alcoholic beverage, most commonly distilled from barley, sweet potato or rice. Typically it is 25% alcohol by volume, making it weaker than whisky, but stronger than wine and sake.
• juryoThe second highest division in sumo wrestling, below makuuchi and above makushita; rikishi at this point receive a salary.
• tennoThe emperor of Japan as head of state and the head of the Japanese imperial family.
• dakutenA diacritic (゛) used with Japanese kana to mark a consonant as voiced.
• handakutenA semi-voiced diacritic (゜) used with Japanese kana to change a /h/ to a /p/.
• jungyoA regional tour, undertaken between honbashos, during which the rikishi give exhibition matches.
• KjetSynonym of Jie (“Jie people”).
• QuinsayHangzhou