Miscellaneous
This is the tallest mountain in Japan at 12,388 feet
Mount Fuji/ 富士山
fujisan
People say this prior to eating
いただきます
itadakimasu
This alcoholic beverage is actually a borrowing from Dutch
ビール
biiru
This sport imported from the United States is the most popular sport in Japan
Baseball/野球
yakyuu
This anime was inspired by creator’s hobby of bug collecting and is currently 19 seasons long
Pokémon/ポケモン
Japan has around 5.5 million of these on every street corner with one being on the top of Mt. Fuji!
Vending machine/自動販売機
jidouhanbaiki
This phrase is said at the end of a first time introduction
よろしくお願いします
yoroshiku onegaishimasu
This borrowing from English is used to mean do your best
ファイト
faito
This is the best known martial arts form to come out of Japan with an estimated 50 million practitioners worldwide
Karate/空手
This is an enormous sea monster that is awakened and empowered by nuclear radiation
Godzilla/ゴジラ
This is Japan’s national flower
Cherry blossom/桜
sakura
People say this when leaving the house
行ってきます
ittekimasu
This wasei-eigo word is the Japanese term for french fries
フライドポテト
furaido poteto
This is Japan’s national sport
Sumo wrestling/相撲
sumou
This anime was originally based on Chinese novel “Journey to the West”
Dragonball/ドラゴンボール
doragon booru
Japanese people eat more of this than any other country in the world, about 17 million tons per year!
Fish/魚
sakana
You say this upon entering someone’s home
お邪魔します
ojamashimasu
This wasei-eigo word means roller coaster in Japanese
ジェットコースター
jetto kosutaa
This martial art involves redirecting an opponent’s momentum
Aikido/合気道
aikidou
This infamous cult film from the year 2000 is often compared to The Hunger Games due to its strikingly similar premise
Battle Royale/バトル・ロワイアル
batoru rowaiaru
Japanese people eat food from this fast food chain during Christmastime
Kentucky Fried Chicken
Roughly translates to “You worked hard today.”
お疲れ様です。
otsukaresama desu
This word meaning salmon roe is actually a loanword from Russian
イクラ
ikura
This martial arts form was imported into Brazil and became one of the most popular forms incorporated into mixed martial arts
Jujitsu/Jujutsu/柔術
Juujutsu
This black and white film from 1954 follows the story of a village of farmers that hire seven ronin to combat bandits who will return after the harvest to steal their crops
Seven Samurai/ 七人の侍
shichinin no samurai