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| machi | a Japanese town or commercial center |
| madogiwa(-zoku) | sidetracked employees |
| magatama | a bead necklace |
| mai | a slow Japanese folk or theater dance featuring hand gestures |
| maiko | a girl who is being trained to become a geisha |
| makimono | © emakimono, a scroll containing pictures |
| makiwara | a punching post used in practicing karate |
| makiye | gold or silver lacquer |
| makizushi | rolled sushi |
| mama(-)san | the mistress of a bar |
| mamushi | a small venomous pit viper, an adder |
| mana | Chinese characters used phonetically or ideographically in Japanese |
| manekineko | a figure of a beckoning cat |
| manga | a caricature, a cartoon, a comic magazine |
| manju | lit. a bean-jam bun, political fund |
| manyogana | a system of writing in 8th-century Japan |
| manzai | a traditional art form performed during the New Year holidays |
| maru | appended as a suffix to name of Japanese ships and boys |
| marumi kumquat | any of several round-fruited kumquats |
| maruta | a human body for an experiment in the war-time |
| maruyu, maru-yu | a system of small tax-free savings accounts |
| masu | a small salmon of the rivers of Japan and northern Asia |
| matsu | an ornamental and valuable timber pine |
| matsucoccus | [matsu (pine tree) + -coccus] |
| matsuri | a solemn celebration or festival held periodically |
| matsutake | a mushroom |
| mawashi | the cotton or silk belt worn by a sumo wrestler |
| Mazda | [trdn] |
| mebos | © umeboshi, a confection of salted dried apricots |
| medaka | a small freshwater poeciliid fish |
| Meiji (period) | from 1868 to 1912 |
| Meiji rifle | a breech-loading rifle used in the Meiji period |
| menuki | pair of ornaments on a sword hilt |
| metake, medake | a tall slender bamboo |
| miai | the first step in an arranged marriage |
| Midori (Melon Liqueur) | [trdn] |
| midzu-ame | [midzu (water) + ame (starch syrup)] |
| mijakite | [mijak < Miyake-shima (an island of Japan) + -ite] |
| mijama skimmia | a kind of shrub, named after Miyama, a place name in Japan? |
| Mikado, m- | a spiritual emperor in the feudal era of Japanese history |
| The Mikado | a comic opera by Govert and Sullivan (1885) |
| Mikadoate, m- | [Mikado + -ate] |
| mikado brown | [Mikado + brown] |
| mikado locomotive | [Mikado + locomotive] |
| mikado orange | [Mikado + orange] |
| Mikado pheasant | [Mikado + phesant] |
| mikado type | [Mikado + type] |
| mikado-yellow | direct yellow [Mikado + yellow] |
| Mikado Yellow G | the commercial name of a direct dye |
| mikan | a Satsuma orange |
| Mikimoto (pearl) | after Kokichi Mikimoto (1858-1954), Japanese pearl farmer |
| Minamata disease | a toxic encephalopatyhia [Minamata (a district in Kyushu) +disease] |
| mingei | Japanese folk-art |
| mino | a kind of rain-coat of straw, rushes or the like |
| Mino pottery | [Mino (a province of Japan) + pottery] |
| Minolta | [trdn] |
| Minseito | a political party of Japan, formed in 1929 |
| minshuku | a tourist home, a guest house |
| mioga | a kind of plant, Zingiber Mioga |
| mirin | a heavy and sweet cooking sake |
| Mishima (ware) | a type of ceramic ware |
| miso | a paste made from soya beans and rice malt |
| Mitsubishi | [trdn] |
| Mitsouko | [trdn] |
| mitsukurina, M- | a kind of shark, named after Kakichi Mitsukuri (1857-1909), Japanese botanist |
| mitsumata | a deciduous shrub cultivated for its bark used in papermaking |
| Mitsukurinidae | after Kakichi Mitsukuri (1857-1909), Japanese botanist |
| miya | a shrine or Shinto temple in Japan |
| Miyagawanella | after Yoneji Miyagawa (1885-1959), Japanese bacteriologist |
| miyakite | [Miyak < Miyakojima (an island of Japan) + -ite] |
| Miyako | the capital of Japan |
| Mizuho Plateau | a plateau on the Antarctic Continent |
| mizuna (green) | [mizu (water) + na (greens)] |
| mo | a Japanese unit of measure |
| mochi | a cake made from pounded rice |
| mochi-dai | political fund |
| mokum(e) | a Japanese alloy used in decorative work on gold and silver |
| momme | a Japanese unit of weight equal to 3.75 grams |
| Momoyama (era) | late 16th century |
| mompe(i) | baggy working trousers |
| mon | a family crest or badge |
| mon | the ten thousandth part of a silver yen |
| mondo | a rapid question and answer technique employed in Zen Buddhism |
| monogatari | a tale, a story |
| moose | a lover of an American soldier [< musume] |
| moretsu sarariman | an aggressive office man |
| moroko | a kind of small fish, a roach |
| motsu-nabe | pot-boiled giblets |
| mousee | ¨ mousmee |
| mousmee, musumee, mousee | a Japanese girl working at a restaurant |
| moxa | a soft woolly mass prepared from the young leaves used in Japanese popular medicine [< moegusa < moe (burning) + gusa < kusa (grass)] |
| moxibustion | cauterization by means of moxa |
| moxocausis, M- | cautery by use of the moxa |
| mume | ¨ ume |
| mura | a village, a small town |
| muraji | in early imperial Japan, one of the hereditary titles |
| Muranashiji lacquer | lacquer with small gold flakes in irregular clusters |
| Murata rifel | after General Baron Murata, Japanese officer |
| mushi disease | [mushi (bug) + disease] |
| musho | ¨ mochi |
| musme, musume | an unmarried girl, a daughter |
| Nabeshima (porcelain, ware) | a ware painted principally in blue with plants, fishes, etc. |
| Nabeshimayaki, Nabeshima yaki | Nabeshima porcelain |
| naegite | a silicate of uranium and thorium found in placer tinwashings at Naegi, near Takayama |
| Nagami kumquat, n- | a kumquat having oval fruit and a persistent style base |
| nagatelite | [Nagate < Nagatesaki (a peninsular in Japan) + -lite] |
| Nageia | a kind of plant , named after the Japanese name of Nageia Nagi |
| Nakanuri lacquer | a pure lacquer freed from water |
| nakodo | one who acts as go-between in the arrangement of a marriage |
| namako | a sea cucumber or slug |
| namban | [nam < nan (southern) + ban (barbarian)] |
| nanako | a type of decorative metalwork |
| nandin(a), N- | a monotypic genus of Chinese and Japanese evergreen shrubs |
| nandinine | an armorphous, poisonous, pulverulent alkaloid |
| nanga, N- | an intellectual style of Japanese painting |
| na(p)pa (cabbage), N- | [nappa (greens, vegetables) + cabbage] |
| Nara (era) | from 710 to 794 |
| narikin | a newly-rich person, a wealthy parvenu |
| nashi | a pear (tree) |
| Nashiji (lacquer) | a lacquer containing gold or silver flakes |
| natsume | a jujube (tree) |
| natto | fermented soybean |
| nekozame | a kind of shark |
| nemawashi | maneuver behind the scenes |
| Nembutsu, n- | a Buddhist invocation, prayers to Amida Buddha |
| netsuk(e), netsuk@ | a small piece of ivory, wood, or other material |
| nibu | an oblong square-cornered silver coin |
| nichibei | [nichi < nihon (Japan) + bei < beikoku (America)] |
| Nichiren (Buddhism) | a Buddhist sect founded by a priest named Nichiren |
| Nichiren Shoshu | The Nichiren Shoshu of America, NSA |
| Nichirenshu | Nichiren Buddhism |
| nighter | a night game [Japanese English] |
| nigirizushi | a hand-shaped sushi |
| nigori | muddiness or impurity, in speaking the Japanese language, the substitution of sonant consonants for surds |
| Nihon, Niphon | Japan [literally, the origin of the sun] |
| Nihongi | the Chronicles of Japan |
| Nihongo | the Japanese language |
| nihonmachi, N- | [nihon (Japan) + machi (town)] |
| nikkei | a Japanese American |
| Nikkei (index) | the relative price of representative shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange |
| Nikkei Dow | [ni(hon) + kei(zai shimbun) + dow] |
| Nikkei Stock Average | [ni(hon) + kei(zai shimbun) + stock average] |
| Nikkofir, Nikko fir | an evergreen tree |
| nikko-kisuge | a day lily named for the locality, Nikko |
| Nikon | [trdn]. |
| nikubori | [niku (thickness) + bori < hori (carving)] |
| ningyoite, N- | a new mineral named for the locality, Ningyo Pass |
| ningyoujoruri, ningyo-joruri | the traditional puppet show |
| Ninigi | in Japanese legend |
| ninja, N- | a warrior trained in the art of ninjutsu |
| ninja squad | a small group of trained fighters |
| ninjozata | [ninjo (bloodshed) + zata (affair)] |
| ninjutsu, ninjitsu | the art of stealth or invisibility |
| Ninsei ware | a type of pottery made by Ninsei, the greatest ceramic artist |
| ninsi(n), ninzin | an umbelliferous plant, a Korean carrot |
| ninsoku | a coolie |
| Nintendo | [trdn] |
| Nintendo epilepsy | [trdn + epilepsy] |
| Nintendo generation | [trdn + generation] |
| Nintendo neck | [trdn + neck] |
| Nip | usually used disparagingly [Nip(ponese)] |
| Niplet | [Nip(ponese) + -let] |
| Nippon (n.) | [< Nihon (literally, the origin of the sun)] |
| Nippon (attrib.) | [< Nihon (literally, the origin of the sun)] |
| Nippon chrysanthemum | [Nippon < Nihon + chrysanthemum] |
| Nippon Club | [Nippon < Nihon + chrysanthemum] |
| Nippon vellum | [Nippon < Nihon + chrysanthemum] |
| Nipponese (a.) | [Nippon + -ese] |
| Nipponese (n.) | [Nippon + -ese] |
| Nipponian (a.) | [Nippon + -ian] |
| Nipponian (n.) | [Nippon + -ian] |
| nipponise, N- | [Nippon + -ise] |
| Nipponism | [Nippon + -ism] |
| nipponize, N- | [Nippon + -ize] |
| Nippostrongylus | a genus of strongyloid nematode worms |
| nis(s)ei, N- | an American born of Japanese parents |
| nishiki | Japanese brocade |
| Nishikide ware | a variety of Satsuma pottery with decorations resembling brocade |
| nishikiye | a colour print, developed in the 18th century |
| nishu | a small rectangular Japanese silver coin, no longer used |
| Nissan | [trdn] |
| no, noh, No(h), No | the traditional masked drama |
| No(h) play | [No + play] |
| No Dance | [No + Dance] |
| Noh mask | [No + mask] |
| nogaku, N- | the genre of the Noh drama |
| nokyo, N- | [no < nogyo (agriculture) + kyo < kyodokumiai (cooperative association)] |
| noren | a shopfs curtain, credit |
| nori | © amanori, a food prepared from fronds of a seaweed |
| norimon(o) | a kind of litter or palanquin |
| norito | Shinto ritualistic prayers |
| noshi | a Japanese token of esteem, originally a piece of dried awabi |
| notan | the combination of lights and darks in Japanese art |
| nunchaku(s) | two hard wood sticks of Okinwara origin used as a defensive weapon |
| Nuritate lacquer | @@ |
| Obaku | one of the three principal branches of Zen Buddhism |
| Obaku Zen Buddhism | @@ |
| oban(g) | a large oval gold coin of the 16th to 19th centuries |
| obento | [o (honorific) + bento] |
| obi, obe | a sash used to tie a kimono, a belt |
| obi-styled sash | @@ |
| obocchama | a greenhorn of a boy |
| O-bon | [o (honorific) + bon] |
| ochaya | [o (honorific) + cha (tea) + ya (house)] |
| o-daiko | [o (big) + taiko (drum)] |
| odori | a dance, dancing |
| office lady, OL | [Japanese English] |
| ofuro | [o (honorific) + furo] |
| ogi | a Japanese folding fan |
| ogi otoshi | a game using ogi |
| o(-)goshi, O- | a hip throw in Judo |
| Ohi pottery | [Ohi (a village in the eastern part of Kanazawa) + pottery] |
| ohteki | a flute, yokobue |
| oiran | a courtesan of high standing |
| ojime | a bead or bead-like object, often very elaborate |
| ojosan | a girl, a daughter |
| Okazaki fragment | after Reiji Okazaki (1930-1975), Japanese geneticist |
| oki-anago | [oki (off-shore) + anago (conger-eel)] |
| oki-gisu | [oki (off-shore) + gisu < kisu (a kind of fish)] |
| Okie | © Okinawa |
| okimono | a standing ornament or figure placed in the alcove |
| Okinawan (a.) | [Okinawa + -an] |
| Okinawan (n.) | [Okinawa + -an] |
| Okuninushi | in Japanese legend |
| okusan | your [his] wife |
| omi | in early imperial Japan, one of the hereditary titles |
| omiai, o-miai | [o (honorific) + miai] |
| omori | a full or good helping (of boiled rice) |
| o-muraji, omuraji | [o (grand) + muraji] |
| on | the sense of deep gratitude; kindness, favour |
| onigiri | a rice-ball |
| onna | a woman |
| onnagata | in Kabuki, a man who plays female roles |
| onsen | [on (hot) + sen (spring)] |
| orei mairi | a visit to a shrine or temple for thanksgiving |
| Oribe ware | a porcelain made by Furuta Oribe |
| origami | the art of folding paper into intricate designs |
| orihon | a book formed by folding a printed roll |
| osaekomi waza | a method of holding down onefs opponent on the mat |
| oseibo | a year-end present |
| oshibori (towel) | a towel wrung out usually in hot water |
| Osho Rajneesh | [osho (a Japanese priest) + Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh (1931-@)] |
| O-soto-gari, o- | a major outer cut in Judo |
| otokogi | a shivalrous spirit |
| otoshi dama | a New Yearfs gift |
| oyama | same as onnagata, lit. female figure |
| Oyashi(w)o Current | @@ |
| ozeki | a sumo wrestler of the second highest rank |
| pachinko | a pin-ball game popular in Japan |
| Pac-Man, Pac Man | [trdn] |
| Pac-Man defense | [trdn + defense] |
| Pac-Man counterattack | [trdn + counterattack] |
| pompom | US slang [< pon-pon (belly)] |
| Power Rangers | [Japanese English] |