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Variations:
卓袱料理
しっぽく料理(sK)

 shippokuryouri / shippokuryori
    しっぽくりょうり
Japanese-Chinese cuisine, served family-style (large dishes, diners help themselves), specialty of Nagasaki; Chinese table cuisine

Variations:
大日本帝国海軍
大日本帝國海軍

 dainipponteikokukaigun / dainippontekokukaigun
    だいにっぽんていこくかいぐん
(hist) Imperial Japanese Navy (1872-1945)

Variations:
平仮名
ひら仮名(sK)

 hiragana
    ひらがな
(kana only) (See カタカナ) hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)

Variations:
日本ザリガニ
日本蝲蛄(rK)

 nihonzarigani; nihonzarigani
    にほんざりがに; ニホンザリガニ
(kana only) (See アメリカザリガニ) Japanese crayfish (Cambaroides japonicus)

Variations:

酢桃(rK)
酸桃(rK)

 sumomo; sumomo
    すもも; スモモ
(kana only) Japanese plum (Prunus salicina); Chinese plum

Variations:
枕詞
枕言葉
枕ことば(sK)

 makurakotoba
    まくらことば
(1) {ling} pillow word; decorative word used prefixally in classical Japanese literature; (2) preface; introduction

株式会社日本レジストリサービス

see styles
 kabushikigaishanihonrejisutorisaabisu / kabushikigaishanihonrejisutorisabisu
    かぶしきがいしゃにほんレジストリサービス
{comp} Japanese Internet Domain Registration Service; JPRS; (o) Japanese Internet Domain Registration Service; JPRS

Variations:
檜風呂
ひのき風呂
ヒノキ風呂

 hinokiburo(檜風呂, hinoki風呂); hinokiburo(hinoki風呂)
    ひのきぶろ(檜風呂, ひのき風呂); ヒノキぶろ(ヒノキ風呂)
(See ひのき) Japanese cypress wood bathtub; hinoki tub

Variations:
甲虫
カブト虫
かぶと虫
兜虫

 kabutomushi(甲虫, kabuto虫, 兜虫); kabutomushi(kabuto虫); kabutomushi
    かぶとむし(甲虫, かぶと虫, 兜虫); カブトむし(カブト虫); カブトムシ
(kana only) rhinoceros beetle (esp. the Japanese rhinoceros beetle, Trypoxylus dichotomus)

Variations:
稲森草(rK)
稲盛草(rK)

 inamorisou; inamorisou / inamoriso; inamoriso
    イナモリソウ; いなもりそう
(kana only) Japanese madder (Pseudopyxis depressa)

Variations:
足袋
単皮(ateji)

 tabi
    たび
tabi; Japanese socks (with split toe)

鐃楯¥申鐃縦マワ申鐃緒申鐃緒申

 鐃楯¥申鐃縦mawa申鐃緒申鐃順u鐃巡ku
    鐃楯¥申鐃縦マワ申鐃緒申鐃順う鐃巡く
(hist) Treaty of Portsmouth (ending the Russo-Japanese War, 1905)

Variations:
馬鹿囃子
馬鹿ばやし
ばか囃子

 bakabayashi
    ばかばやし
orchestra present at Japanese festival; festival music (may be sung from a festival float)

Variations:
イエローキャブ
イエロー・キャブ

 ierookyabu; ieroo kyabu
    イエローキャブ; イエロー・キャブ
(derogatory term) (slang) Japanese woman who readily sleeps with foreign men (eng: yellow cab)

Variations:


 ga(p); ka(sk); ke(sk)
    が(P); ヶ(sk); ケ(sk)
(particle) (1) indicates the subject of a sentence; (particle) (2) (literary in modern Japanese; usu. written as ヶ in place names) indicates possession; (conj,prt) (3) but; however; (and) yet; though; although; while; (particle) (4) and; (particle) (5) used after an introductory remark or explanation; (particle) (6) (after the volitional or -まい form of a verb) regardless of ...; whether ... (or not); no matter ...; (particle) (7) indicates a desire or hope; (particle) (8) (at sentence end) softens a statement; (particle) (9) (at sentence end) indicates doubt; (particle) (10) (after a noun at the end of an interjection) indicates scorn

Variations:
シチュー
シチュウ

 shichuu(p); shichuu(sk) / shichu(p); shichu(sk)
    シチュー(P); シチュウ(sk)
{food} (See クリームシチュー) stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)

Variations:
スパイスカレー
スパイス・カレー

 supaisukaree; supaisu karee
    スパイスカレー; スパイス・カレー
{food} Japanese curry made using spices instead of roux (wasei: spice curry)

Variations:
スマートボール
スマート・ボール

 sumaatobooru; sumaato booru / sumatobooru; sumato booru
    スマートボール; スマート・ボール
Japanese ball game similar to pinball (wasei: smart ball)

Variations:
セブンブリッジ
セブン・ブリッジ

 sebunburijji; sebun burijji
    セブンブリッジ; セブン・ブリッジ
{cards} Seven Bridge (Japanese rummy game) (wasei:)

Variations:
たらの木
楤の木
楤木
タラの木

 taranoki(tarano木, 楤no木, 楤木); taranoki(tarano木); taranoki
    たらのき(たらの木, 楤の木, 楤木); タラのき(タラの木); タラノキ
(exp,n) (kana only) devil's walking stick (Aralia elata); Japanese angelica tree

Variations:
ナ変
奈変(ateji)(rK)

 nahen
    ナへん
(abbreviation) (See ナ行変格活用) irregular conjugation of verbs ending in "nu" (in written Japanese)

Variations:
ニューネッシー
ニュー・ネッシー

 nyuunesshii; nyuu nesshii / nyunesshi; nyu nesshi
    ニューネッシー; ニュー・ネッシー
"New Nessie" (unidentified sea creature discovered by Japanese trawler Zuiyo Maru in 1977)

Variations:
ぶなの木
椈の木
橅の木(oK)

 bunanoki
    ぶなのき
(See 椈) Japanese beech (Fagus crenata); Siebold's beech

Variations:
マス目
升目
ます目
桝目
枡目

 masume(masu目); masume(升目, masu目, 桝目, 枡目)
    マスめ(マス目); ますめ(升目, ます目, 桝目, 枡目)
(1) measure; (2) square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); (3) box (e.g. on a form)

Variations:
ラ変
良変(ateji)(rK)

 rahen
    ラへん
(abbreviation) (See ラ行変格活用) irregular conjugation of a limited number of verbs ending in "ru" (in written Japanese)

Variations:
三十一文字
みそひと文字(sK)

 misohitomoji; sanjuuichimoji(sk); misojihitomoji(sk) / misohitomoji; sanjuichimoji(sk); misojihitomoji(sk)
    みそひともじ; さんじゅういちもじ(sk); みそじひともじ(sk)
(See 短歌) tanka; 31-mora Japanese poem

Variations:
上頸
上頚
盤領
上げ頸
上げ頚

 agekubi
    あげくび
neckband; round upright collar (on some traditional Japanese clothing)

Variations:
侘び寂び
侘寂
詫び寂び(iK)

 wabisabi; wabisabi
    わびさび; ワビサビ
(kana only) wabi-sabi; aesthetic sense in Japanese art centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection

Variations:
全日本ろうあ連盟
全日本聾唖連盟

 zennihonrouarenmei / zennihonroarenme
    ぜんにほんろうあれんめい
(org) Japanese Federation of the Deaf; JFD

Variations:
夷鯛
恵比須鯛
恵美須鯛(rK)

 ebisudai; ebisudai
    エビスダイ; えびすだい
(kana only) Japanese soldierfish (Ostichthys japonicus)

Variations:
山吹
款冬(rK)
棣棠(rK)

 yamabuki; yamabuki
    やまぶき; ヤマブキ
(1) kerria (Kerria japonica); Japanese yellow rose; (noun - becomes adjective with の) (2) (山吹 only) amber; bright golden yellow; (3) (山吹 only) gold coin (formerly used in Japan)

Variations:
山葵
和佐比(ateji)

 wasabi(p); wasabi
    わさび(P); ワサビ
(kana only) wasabi (Wasabia japonica); Japanese horseradish

Variations:
御代替わり
御世替わり
御代替り

 miyogawari
    みよがわり
(Japanese) imperial succession

Variations:
提灯
挑灯(rK)
提燈(sK)

 chouchin / chochin
    ちょうちん
(1) paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; (2) (colloquialism) (See 鼻ちょうちん) snot bubble

Variations:
提灯
提燈(oK)
挑灯(rK)

 chouchin / chochin
    ちょうちん
(1) paper lantern; Chinese lantern; Japanese lantern; (2) (提灯 only) (kana only) (colloquialism) (See 鼻ちょうちん) snot bubble

Variations:
日本人
ニッポン人(sK)

 nihonjin(p); nipponjin
    にほんじん(P); にっぽんじん
Japanese person

Variations:
水澄まし
水澄し
水澄
水すまし

 mizusumashi; mizusumashi
    みずすまし; ミズスマシ
(1) (kana only) whirligig beetle (any insect of family Gyrinidae, esp. the Japanese whirligig beetle, Gyrinus japonicus); (2) (See 水馬・あめんぼ) pond skater; water strider

Variations:
科の木
しなの木
級の木
榀の木

 shinanoki; shinanoki
    しなのき; シナノキ
(kana only) Japanese linden (Tilia japonica)

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犢鼻褌(ateji)(rK)

 fundoshi; fudoshi(ok); tafusa(ok); tousagi(ok); tokubikon(犢鼻褌)(ok) / fundoshi; fudoshi(ok); tafusa(ok); tosagi(ok); tokubikon(犢鼻褌)(ok)
    ふんどし; ふどし(ok); たふさ(ok); とうさぎ(ok); とくびこん(犢鼻褌)(ok)
(1) (kana only) fundoshi; loincloth; traditional Japanese men's undergarment made from a length of cotton; (2) (ふんどし, ふどし only) (See 腰巻) kimono underskirt; (3) (ふんどし, ふどし only) {sumo} wrestler's ornamental apron

Variations:
赤蛙
赤ガエル
赤がえる(sK)

 akagaeru; akagaeru
    あかがえる; アカガエル
(1) (kana only) any brown or reddish-brown frog of the family Ranidae; (2) (kana only) (See ニホンアカガエル) Japanese brown frog (Rana japonica)

Variations:
逆さクラゲ
逆さ海月
逆さくらげ

 sakasakurage(逆sakurage); sakasakurage(逆sa海月, 逆sakurage); sakasakurage
    さかさクラゲ(逆さクラゲ); さかさくらげ(逆さ海月, 逆さくらげ); サカサクラゲ
(1) (kana only) upside-down jellyfish (Cassiopea ornata); jellyfish of the genus Cassiopea; (2) (colloquialism) (dated) (due to the resemblance between the hot spring symbol and an upside-down jellyfish) (See 連れ込み宿) traditional love hotel; traditional Japanese inn specially for couples

Variations:
飛び魚
飛魚

とび魚(sK)

 tobiuo; tobiuo
    とびうお; トビウオ
(kana only) flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)

Variations:
そば切り
蕎麦切り
蕎麦切
そば切

 sobakiri
    そばきり
(See 蕎麦・2) soba; Japanese buckwheat noodles

Variations:
だし巻き
出し巻き
だし巻
出し巻

 dashimaki
    だしまき
(abbreviation) {food} (See 出し巻き卵) rolled Japanese-style omelette

フィッツジェラルド舞行龍ジェームズ

see styles
 fittsujerarudomaikerujeemuzu
    フィッツジェラルドまいけるジェームズ
(person) Michael James Fitzgerald (1988.9.17-; New Zealand-born Japanese soccer player)

Variations:
七味唐辛子
七味とうがらし(sK)

 shichimitougarashi / shichimitogarashi
    しちみとうがらし
blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)

Variations:
七色唐辛子
七色とうがらし(sK)

 nanairotougarashi / nanairotogarashi
    なないろとうがらし
(See 七味唐辛子) blend of seven spices (cayenne, sesame, Japanese pepper, citrus peel, etc.)

Variations:
上溝桜
上不見桜
宇和水桜(iK)

 uwamizuzakura; uwamizozakura(上溝桜); uwamizuzakura
    うわみずざくら; うわみぞざくら(上溝桜); ウワミズザクラ
(kana only) Japanese bird cherry (Prunus grayana); Gray's bird cherry; Gray's chokecherry

Variations:
引揚者
引き揚げ者
引揚げ者

 hikiagesha
    ひきあげしゃ
returnee (esp. Japanese person repatriated to Japan proper from its former colonies after WWII); repatriate

Variations:
曲がり尺
曲り尺
曲がり金
曲り金

 magarigane; magarijaku(曲gari尺, 曲ri尺)
    まがりがね; まがりじゃく(曲がり尺, 曲り尺)
(1) (See 曲尺) carpenter's square; (2) common Japanese foot

Variations:
盤双六
盤すごろく
盤雙六(rK)

 bansugoroku
    ばんすごろく
ban-sugoroku; traditional Japanese board game similar to backgammon

Variations:
糸巻エイ
糸巻えい
糸巻鱝
糸巻鱏

 itomakiei(糸巻ei); itomakiei(糸巻ei, 糸巻鱝, 糸巻鱏); itomakiei / itomakie(糸巻e); itomakie(糸巻e, 糸巻鱝, 糸巻鱏); itomakie
    いとまきエイ(糸巻エイ); いとまきえい(糸巻えい, 糸巻鱝, 糸巻鱏); イトマキエイ
(kana only) spinetail devil ray (Mobula japonica); Japanese devil ray

Variations:

蟇蛙
蟾蜍
蝦蟇

蝦蟆

 hikigaeru(蟇, 蟇蛙, 蟾蜍); hiki(蟇, 蟾, 蟆); gamagaeru(蟇, 蝦蟇); gama(蟇, 蝦蟇, 蝦蟆); kama(蟇, 蝦蟇, 蝦蟆)(ok); hikigaeru; gamagaeru
    ひきがえる(蟇, 蟇蛙, 蟾蜍); ひき(蟇, 蟾, 蟆); がまがえる(蟇, 蝦蟇); がま(蟇, 蝦蟇, 蝦蟆); かま(蟇, 蝦蟇, 蝦蟆)(ok); ヒキガエル; ガマガエル
(kana only) toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

Variations:
蟇蛙

蟾蜍
蝦蟇

蝦蟆

 hikigaeru(蟇蛙, 蟇, 蟾蜍); hiki(蟇, 蟾, 蟆); gamagaeru(蟇, 蝦蟇); gama(蟇, 蝦蟇, 蝦蟆); kama(蟇, 蝦蟇, 蝦蟆)(ok); hikigaeru; gamagaeru
    ひきがえる(蟇蛙, 蟇, 蟾蜍); ひき(蟇, 蟾, 蟆); がまがえる(蟇, 蝦蟇); がま(蟇, 蝦蟇, 蝦蟆); かま(蟇, 蝦蟇, 蝦蟆)(ok); ヒキガエル; ガマガエル
(kana only) toad (esp. the Japanese toad, Bufo japonicus)

Variations:
アジア太平洋戦争
アジア・太平洋戦争

 ajiataiheiyousensou / ajiataiheyosenso
    アジアたいへいようせんそう
(hist) (See 十五年戦争,太平洋戦争) Asia-Pacific War (starting with the Manchurian Incident in 1931 and ending with the Japanese surrender in 1945); Pacific War

Variations:
イースタンリーグ
イースタン・リーグ

 iisutanriigu; iisutan riigu / isutanrigu; isutan rigu
    イースタンリーグ; イースタン・リーグ
{baseb} (See ウエスタンリーグ) Eastern League (one of the two minor leagues of Japanese professional baseball)

Variations:
イエローヤンキー
イエロー・ヤンキー

 ierooyankii; ieroo yankii / ierooyanki; ieroo yanki
    イエローヤンキー; イエロー・ヤンキー
(derogatory term) (supposedly a slur used against Japanese in post-war Asia) yellow Yankee

Variations:
いろは順
イロハ順
伊呂波順(rK)

 irohajun
    いろはじゅん
(See 五十音順) iroha order; traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary (based on a Buddhist poem)

Variations:
きよしこの夜
聖しこの夜
清しこの夜

 kiyoshikonoyoru
    きよしこのよる
(work) Silent Night (Japanese version of the song)

Variations:
ゴールデンバット
ゴールデン・バット

 goorudenbatto; gooruden batto
    ゴールデンバット; ゴールデン・バット
(product) Golden Bat (Japanese tobacco brand)

Variations:
セントラルリーグ
セントラル・リーグ

 sentoraruriigu; sentoraru riigu / sentorarurigu; sentoraru rigu
    セントラルリーグ; セントラル・リーグ
Central League (Japanese baseball league); CL

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トレンディドラマ
トレンディ・ドラマ

 torendidorama; torendi dorama
    トレンディドラマ; トレンディ・ドラマ
trendy drama (wasei:); genre of Japanese television drama made in 80s and 90s that focuses on contemporary, real-life issues

Variations:
バウチズモ
バプティズモ
バプチズモ

 bauchizumo; baputizumo; bapuchizumo
    バウチズモ; バプティズモ; バプチズモ
(archaism) (early Japanese Christian term) (See バプテスマ) baptism (por: bautismo)

Variations:
ビジネストラック
ビジネス・トラック

 bijinesutorakku; bijinesu torakku
    ビジネストラック; ビジネス・トラック
(See レジデンストラック) business track; Japanese border entry framework for business travelers during COVID-19 restrictions

Variations:
マーガレット
マガレイト
マガレート

 maagaretto; magareito; magareeto / magaretto; magareto; magareeto
    マーガレット; マガレイト; マガレート
(1) (マーガレット only) marguerite (Chrysanthemum frutescens); (2) Japanese women's hairstyle comprised of a long braid tied up in a loop with a ribbon (ca. 1885)

Variations:
伊呂波順
いろは順
色は順
イロハ順

 irohajun(伊呂波順, iroha順, 色ha順); irohajun(iroha順)
    いろはじゅん(伊呂波順, いろは順, 色は順); イロハじゅん(イロハ順)
(n,exp) (See 五十音順) iroha order; traditional ordering of Japanese syllabaries (based on a Buddhist poem)

Variations:
大和叺
大和梭子魚
大和魳
大和梭魚

 yamatokamasu; yamatokamasu
    やまとかます; ヤマトカマス
(kana only) Japanese barracuda (Sphyraena japonica)

Variations:
太刀
大刀
横刀(oK)

 tachi(p); daitou(大刀, 横刀)(p) / tachi(p); daito(大刀, 横刀)(p)
    たち(P); だいとう(大刀, 横刀)(P)
(1) long sword (esp. the tachi, worn on the hip edge down by samurai); large sword; (2) (大刀, たち only) (hist) straight single-edged Japanese sword (from the mid-Heian period or earlier); (3) (大刀, だいとう only) guandao; Chinese glaive

Variations:
擬き

抵牾(oK)
牴牾(oK)

 modoki
    もどき
(suffix noun) (1) (kana only) -like; pseudo-; mock ...; imitation ...; in the style of ...; (2) comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (3) (archaism) criticism; censure

Variations:
樺太千島交換条約
樺太・千島交換条約

 karafutochishimakoukanjouyaku / karafutochishimakokanjoyaku
    からふとちしまこうかんじょうやく
(hist) Treaty of Saint Petersburg (1875); Russo-Japanese treaty in which Japan exchanged Sakhalin for the Kuril Islands

Variations:
白蛇
白ヘビ(sK)
白へび(sK)

 shirohebi; hakuja
    しろへび; はくじゃ
(See アオダイショウ) albino Japanese rat snake

Variations:
魚虱
魚蝨
金魚蝨
魚ジラミ(sK)

 uojirami; uojirami(魚虱, 魚蝨); chou(gikun) / uojirami; uojirami(魚虱, 魚蝨); cho(gikun)
    ウオジラミ; うおじらみ(魚虱, 魚蝨); ちょう(gikun)
(kana only) Japanese fish louse (Argulus japonicus)

Variations:
あ行
ア行
阿行(ateji)(rK)

 agyou / agyo
    あぎょう
the "a" column of the Japanese syllabary table (a, i, u, e, o)

Variations:
お雇い外国人
御雇い外国人
御雇外国人

 oyatoigaikokujin
    おやといがいこくじん
hired foreigner; foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government for their specialized knowledge to assist in the modernization of Japan at the end of the Bakufu and during the Meiji Era

Variations:
か行
カ行
加行(ateji)(rK)

 kagyou / kagyo
    かぎょう
the "ka" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ka, ki, ku, ke, ko)

Variations:
だらだらかげろう景気
だらだら陽炎景気

 daradarakageroukeiki / daradarakagerokeki
    だらだらかげろうけいき
period of Japanese economic expansion from February 2002 to October 2007

Variations:
た行
タ行
多行(ateji)(rK)

 tagyou / tagyo
    たぎょう
the "ta" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ta, chi, tsu, te, to)

Variations:
な行
ナ行
奈行(ateji)(rK)

 nagyou / nagyo
    なぎょう
the "na" column of the Japanese syllabary table (na, ni, nu, ne, no)

Variations:
はやし詞
囃子言葉
囃子詞
はやし言葉

 hayashikotoba
    はやしことば
{music} meaningless words added (to a traditional Japanese song) for rhythmical effect; words or utterances added to modulate the cadence of a song; non-lexical vocables

Variations:
は行
ハ行
波行(ateji)(rK)

 hagyou / hagyo
    はぎょう
the "ha" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ha, hi, fu, he, ho)

Variations:
ら行
ラ行
良行(ateji)(rK)

 ragyou / ragyo
    らぎょう
the "ra" column of the Japanese syllabary table (ra, ri, ru, re, ro)

Variations:
わ行
ワ行
和行(ateji)(rK)

 wagyou / wagyo
    わぎょう
the "wa" column of the Japanese syllabary table (wa, wi, we, wo)

Variations:
一丁
一挺(sK)
一梃(sK)

 icchou / iccho
    いっちょう
(1) (See 丁・1) one leaf (of a book bound in Japanese style); (2) (See 丁・2) one block of tofu; one serving (in a restaurant); (3) (also written as 一挺, 一梃) (See 丁) one long and narrow thing (e.g. a gun, scissors, spade, hoe, inkstick, palanquin, candle, jinrikisha, shamisen, oar); (4) one chō (unit of distance, approx. 109.09 m); (5) one game; one task; (adverb) (6) (said when starting something) well then; right

Variations:
仮名
仮字(rK)
假名(oK)

 kana
    かな
(See 真名・1) kana; Japanese syllabaries (i.e. hiragana and katakana)

Variations:
倭寇
和寇
倭冦(iK)
和冦(iK)

 wakou / wako
    わこう
wokou; wakou; Japanese pirates of the Middle Ages

Variations:
倭寇
和寇
倭冦(sK)
和冦(sK)

 wakou / wako
    わこう
(hist) (name orig. used in China and Korea) wokou; wakō; Japanese pirates who raided the Chinese and Korean coastlines between the 13th and 16th centuries

Variations:
布団(ateji)
蒲団(rK)

 futon
    ふとん
(1) (See 敷き布団,掛け布団) futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; (2) round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)

Variations:
檜舞台
桧舞台
ひのき舞台
ヒノキ舞台

 hinokibutai(檜舞台, 桧舞台, hinoki舞台); hinokibutai(hinoki舞台)
    ひのきぶたい(檜舞台, 桧舞台, ひのき舞台); ヒノキぶたい(ヒノキ舞台)
(1) stage made of Japanese cypress (in noh, kabuki, etc.); (2) the limelight; the big stage; the big time

Variations:
生け花
生花
活け花
活花

 ikebana(p); seika(生花, 活花) / ikebana(p); seka(生花, 活花)
    いけばな(P); せいか(生花, 活花)
(1) ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement; (2) (せいか only) fresh flower; natural flower

Variations:
短冊
短尺(rK)
短籍(rK)

 tanzaku(p); tanjaku
    たんざく(P); たんじゃく
(1) tanzaku; long, narrow strip of paper on which Japanese poems are written (vertically); (2) (abbreviation) (See 短冊形) thin rectangle

Variations:
綺麗どころ
綺麗所
奇麗どころ
奇麗所

 kireidokoro; kireidoko(綺麗所, 奇麗所) / kiredokoro; kiredoko(綺麗所, 奇麗所)
    きれいどころ; きれいどこ(綺麗所, 奇麗所)
(1) geisha; Japanese singing and dancing girl; (2) dressed-up beautiful woman

Variations:
裸の王様
はだかの王様
はだかの王さま

 hadakanoousama / hadakanoosama
    はだかのおうさま
(exp,n) (idiom) (from the Japanese title of "The Emperor's New Clothes") person of high standing, with a warped view of reality; naked emperor

Variations:
読む
讀む(sK)
訓む(sK)

 yomu
    よむ
(transitive verb) (1) to read; (transitive verb) (2) to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; (transitive verb) (3) to predict; to guess; to forecast; to read (someone's thoughts); to see (e.g. into someone's heart); to divine; (transitive verb) (4) to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji); (transitive verb) (5) to decipher; to read (a meter, graph, music, etc.); to tell (the time); (transitive verb) (6) (now mostly used in idioms) (See サバを読む) to count; to estimate; (transitive verb) (7) (also written as 訓む) to read (a kanji) with its native Japanese reading

Variations:
酒呑童子
酒顛童子
酒天童子
朱点童子

 shutendouji / shutendoji
    しゅてんどうじ
Shuten-dōji; mythical Japanese oni (demon) who lived on Mt. Ōe

Variations:
オノコロ島
オノゴロ島
磤馭慮島(oK)

 onokorojima(onokoro島); onogorojima(onogoro島); onokorojima(磤馭慮島); onogorojima(磤馭慮島)
    オノコロじま(オノコロ島); オノゴロじま(オノゴロ島); おのころじま(磤馭慮島); おのごろじま(磤馭慮島)
(1) (archaism) (See 天の瓊矛) Onokoro Island (in Japanese mythology, the island formed by drops of water falling from the heavenly jeweled spear); Onogoro Island; (2) Japan

Variations:
かぎ括弧
鉤括弧
鈎括弧
鍵括弧(iK)

 kagikakko
    かぎかっこ
(kana only) square bracket; Japanese-style quotation marks

Variations:
テンションピープル
テンション・ピープル

 tenshonpiipuru; tenshon piipuru / tenshonpipuru; tenshon pipuru
    テンションピープル; テンション・ピープル
(rare) (orig. テンション民族, a pun on 天孫民族) tense race of people (i.e. the Japanese) (wasei: tension people)

Variations:
ニッポニアニッポン
ニッポニア・ニッポン

 nipponianippon; nipponia nippon
    ニッポニアニッポン; ニッポニア・ニッポン
(See トキ) Japanese crested ibis (Nipponia nippon)

Variations:
パシフィックリーグ
パシフィック・リーグ

 pashifikkuriigu; pashifikku riigu / pashifikkurigu; pashifikku rigu
    パシフィックリーグ; パシフィック・リーグ
Pacific League (Japanese baseball league)

Variations:
ホーホケキョ
ほーほけきょ
ほうほけきょ

 hoohokekyo; hoohokekyo; houhokekyo / hoohokekyo; hoohokekyo; hohokekyo
    ホーホケキョ; ほーほけきょ; ほうほけきょ
(onomatopoeic or mimetic word) hooo-hokekyo (call of the Japanese bush warbler); chirp-chirp; tweet-tweet

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Apparently, we were the first ones who were crazy enough to think that western people might want a combined Chinese, Japanese, and Buddhist dictionary.

A lot of westerners can't tell the difference between Chinese and Japanese - and there is a reason for that. Chinese characters and even whole words were borrowed by Japan from the Chinese language in the 5th century. Much of the time, if a word or character is used in both languages, it will have the same or a similar meaning. However, this is not always true. Language evolves, and meanings independently change in each language.

Example: The Chinese character 湯 for soup (hot water) has come to mean bath (hot water) in Japanese. They have the same root meaning of "hot water", but a 湯屋 sign on a bathhouse in Japan would lead a Chinese person to think it was a "soup house" or a place to get a bowl of soup. See this: Japanese Bath House

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