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MISC.
JSO
100
This day is exactly a month after Valentine's Day and is a day when males give chocolate to females.
What is White Day?
100
This Japanese word means someone who was born before you, or starting going to school/working before you.
What is senpai?
100
The cute, fuzzy gray character in My Neighbor __________
Who is Totoro?
100
When seeing someone again after a while, you say _______ and make a hand motion directed towards your nether regions. HINT: A Gag of the Week
What is "ohisashiBRIEF"?
100
JSO's instagram is @_________ (which you should follow if you aren't already ☆~(ゝ。∂))
What is @sbujso?
200
This prefecture is made up of several islands and is home to several different indigenous tribes which all have their own unique dialect of Japanese.
What is Okinawa?
200
This Japanese word means underclassman, or someone who started school/work after you.
What is kohai?
200
This book tells the story of a man named Minamoto and is debated as the world's first novel.
What is the Tale of Genji?
200
This is the texting app popular in Japan, similar to KakaoTalk in Korea, or WhatsApp.
What is LINE?
200
JSO's 1st ever__________involved a performance by our volunteers of AKB48's "Koisuru Fortune Cookie".
What is Cosplay Cafe?
300
These two numbers are considered unlucky and associated with death in Japan.
What is four (shi/yon) and nine (ku)?
300
The translation for the word "glasses" in Japanese.
What is "megane"?
300
This was the last film of Miyazaki which was nomianted for an Oscar.
What is The Wind Rises?
300
The full name of the Japanese tennis player who is currently ranked 5th in singles.
Whos is Kei Nishikori?
300
The name of every current eBoard member of JSO:
Who are Phil, Ken, Lindsey, Roslyn, Sayaka, Satoru, Eric, Sana and Lukas?
400
This prefecture is where cows that are used for Kobe beef are raised.
What is Hyogo?
400
Translate this word: kawazu HINT: Last week's kigo icebreaker
What is frog?
400
This is the author behind such works as "Norwegian Wood" and "1Q84"
Who is Haruki Murakami?
400
The names & instruments of the current members in JSO's band J-Jamu are:
Who are Sayaka (vocal), Phil (rapper) Chris (guitar), Corey (drums), Yuka (keyboard/guitar) and Eric (bass)?
400
Name one song played by J-Jamu at their first performance.
What is Kiseki or Haruka Katana?
500
Name four districts of Tokyo.
What is Akihabara, Ikebukuro, Ginza, Shibuya, Shinjuku, Nihombashi, Asakusa, Ueno, Harajuku, Roppongi, Odaiba, Akasaka, Shinagawa, Ebisu, Aoyama, Tsukiji,
500
A word that means telepathy in Japanese.(HINT: a four character compound word) Lol this is impossible.
What is 以心伝心(いしんでんしん、ishindenshin)
500
These three manga (+mangakas) were referred to as the "Big 3" of Shonen Jump.
What is One Piece (Eiichiro Oda), Naruto (Masashi Kishimoto), and Bleach (Tite Kubo)?
500
This is Phil's Japanese name.
What is "Kimura Hiro"
500
The year JSO started.
When is 2009?