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This Japanese pinball game has an onomatopoetic name
Pachinko
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This word is from Japanese for "harbor wave", & it's a biiiiig one
tsunami
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If you speak Eigo (& you do), you speak this
English
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Pachinko is a variety of this arcade game that one might find in a Tokyo parlor
pinball
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These include the Hanshin Tigers, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters & Yomiuri Giants
baseball teams
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For sleepover guests, you might consider one of these Japanese mattresses that can double as a sofa
a futon
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Characters for "endure" & "person" combine to make this word for a stealthy warrior
ninja
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Zero is "zero"; ichi is this integer
one
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If you're eating a bento bako meal, you're eating something in this type of container
a bento box
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Though Bunraku theater is attended mainly by adults, the characters are these
puppets
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Tofu, a Japanese word, comes from this type of bean, which is also from the Japanese
soy
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You sing along to a pre-recorded backing track in this form of entertainment with a Japanese name
karaoke
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You can get your necessities at a konbini, adapted from this word found before "store"
a convenience store
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On the New York Times bestseller list, this Japanese word has its own category
manga
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Not just something for battling the bulge, it's also Japan's legislative body
the Diet
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Violent & futuristic anime can be based on these, Japanese for "comic books"
manga
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Characters meaning "before" & "life" combine to make this 6-letter word for a teacher, who would usually be older than you
sensei
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This blossom, also called sakura, is a symbol of Japan
the cherry blossom
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To mark the launch of Pokemon, Kansas' capital was renamed this for a day in 1998
ToPikachu
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Founded in the 7th century, Ikenobo is Japan's oldest school devoted to the art of this
flower arranging
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This botanical art form is "heaven & Earth in one container
bonsai
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Enjoy a latte made from this traditional Japanese green tea powder
matcha
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Tell the cabbie to get you to Narita--it's the kuukou, this place
the airport
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Japanese name of the city-stomping creature who first appeared in a 1954 Japanese film
Gojira
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Japanese for "green", it's also a green melon-flavored liqueur & the name of a famous female violinist
Midori