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| tabi | thick-soled ankle-socks |
| tachi | a long sword |
| tachiai | the initial charge in sumo wrestling |
| tachibana | a Japanese wild orange |
| Tago-Sato-Kosaka | a comet discovered by the three amateur astronomers in 1969 |
| tai | a Pacific sea bream |
| taiko, taico | ¨ tycoon |
| taiko | cylindrical or barrel drums |
| tai-otoshi, T- | th body drop throw in Judo |
| Taira | a noted powerful family in Japanese history |
| tai-sabaki | in Judo |
| Taisho (period) | from 1912 to 1926 |
| Taka-Diastase, Taka-diastase | after Jokichi Takamine (1854-1922), biochemist and instrialist |
| taka-makiye | a type of Japanese lacquering |
| Takatori pottery | a pottery made at Takatori, a village in Chikuzen province |
| Takayasufs (disease) | after Michishige Takayasu (1872-1938), Japanese ophthalmologist |
| tamari, tamari (soy) sauce | a variety of rich soy sauce |
| tameshiwara | the destruction in animate objects by means of karate blows |
| tamo | an Asiatic tree, the wood of Japanese ash |
| tan | a Japanese unit of land area equal to 0.25 acre |
| Tanabata, t- | a festival held annually on July 7 |
| Tanabata Matsuri | [tanabata + matsuri (festival)] |
| tanka | a Japanese form of verse of five lines |
| tansu | a chest of drawers |
| tanto | a short sword |
| tanuki | a badger |
| tatami, tattami, tatamee | a rush-covered straw mat used in Japanese homes |
| tatami-floored | [tatami (straw mat) + floored] |
| tatami mat | [tatami (straw mat) + mat] |
| tatami-matted | [tatami (straw mat) + matted] |
| tatami matting | [tatami (straw mat) + matting] |
| tatami room | [tatami (straw mat) + room] |
| tatari | a curse, an evil spell |
| tatemae | an apparent rule or principle |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | © ninja |
| temmoku (bowl) | the Japanese name for a large type of Chinese porcelain |
| temmoku glaze | [Temmoku (a mountain in Zhejiang Province, China) + glaze] |
| Tempo (tsuho), tempo | an oval bronze coin issued in the first half of the 19th century [Tempo (the period 1831-45) + tsuho (circulating treasure)] |
| tempura | fried food [probably from a Portuguese or Spanish word] |
| tempura bar | [tempura + bar] |
| tempura restaurant | [tempura + restaurant] |
| tempura-ya | [tempura + ya (shop)] |
| Tempyo (era) | from 729 to 749 |
| Tendai (sect) | a Buddhist sect introducted into Japan from China |
| tengu | a long-nosed goblin; a boaster |
| tenko | a roll-call of prisonsers or a muster parade |
| tenmoku | ¨ temmoku |
| tenno, T- | a title for the emperor of Japan |
| Tenrikyo | a religious sect in Japan |
| teppan(-)yaki | a Japanese dish consiting of meat or fish fried with vegetables on a hot steel plate [teppan (iron plate) + yaki (grilling)] |
| tera | a Buddhist temple |
| terakoya | in the feudal period, a private elementary school |
| teriyaki | a Japanese dish of broiled meat or fish |
| teriyaki sauce | [teri (glaze) + yaki (grilling) + sauce] |
| Tetron | [trdn] |
| three Kfs | kitanai, kitsui, kiken (dirty, difficult, dangerous) |
| to, to | a Japanese grain or liquid measure |
| toami | a Japanese cone-shaped cast net |
| tobira | an evergreen shrub, Pittsosporum tobira |
| tobira family | pittosporaceae [tobira (an evergreen shrub) + family] |
| todorokite | [Todoroki (a mine in Hokkaido) + -ite] |
| tofu | a curd made from mashed soy beans |
| tofutti | tofu ice-cream [tofu + -tti] |
| togidashi | a type of Japanese lacquering |
| Tojo | Japanese minister of war and prime minister; US Slang, a Japanese soldier |
| tokkin | in Japan, a type of short-term corporate investment fund |
| tokko | a kamikaze party |
| toko, tokko | ¨ tokonoma |
| tokonoma | a sort of a cupboard, raised about a foot above the floor |
| Tokugawa (n.) | the Tokugawa dynasty, their period of rule |
| Tokugawa (a.) | of the Japanese ruling dynasty (1603-1867) |
| Tokyo Bay | [Tokyo + Bay] |
| Tokyo Rose | nickname given during World War II to female announcers broadcasting from Radio Tokyo |
| Tokyo Round | the Tokyo Round (1973-79) |
| Tokyoite | a native or inhabitant of Tokyo |
| tomoe-nage | a circular throw in Judo |
| Tomonaga-Schwinger theory | after Shinfichiro Tomonaga (1907-1979), Japanese physicist |
| tonari gumi, tonarigumi | [tonari (neighbourhood) + gumi < kumi (association)] |
| toneru | dummy [toneru < tunnel] |
| tongue sushi | American slang, deep kiss (cf. French kiss) |
| tonfa | a karate weapon |
| tori | the active partner in the performance of a throw or other judo technique |
| torii (gate) | a ceremonial gateway in front of a Shinto shrine |
| toro | a hanging lantern, a garden lantern |
| Tosa fowl | after Tosa, the former name of a province on the island of Shikoku |
| Tosa (dog, hound) | a big brindle fighting dog, named after Tosa |
| Tosa picture | after Tosa Mitsunobu (1434-1525), the founder of this school |
| Tosa school | an aristocratic Japanese family of court painters who flourished after the 12th century, after Tosa Mitsunobu (1434-1525), the founder of this school |
| Toshiba | [trdn] |
| toyo | a shiny smooth straw made from shellacked rice paper and used especially for hats |
| Toyota | [trdn] |
| tsuba, tsupa | a Japanese sword-guard |
| tsubaki | a camellia |
| tsubo (1) | a Japanese unit of land area |
| tsubo (2) | a pot, a jar |
| tsuga, T- | a genus of Asiatic evergreen trees |
| tsugaresinol | [tsuga + -resinol] |
| Tsugaru lacquer | a variety of Japanese lacquer with marbled or veined effects in various colors |
| tsugi ashi | a style of moving in Judo |
| Tsukahara (tuck) | after Mitsuo Tsukahara (1947-), Japanese gymnast |
| Tsukahara vault | after Mitsuo Tsukahara (1947-), Japanese gymnast |
| tsukemono | preserved roots or leaves of certain vegetables |
| tsukuri | preparatory action in Judo |
| tsunami | a tidal wave |
| tsunamic | [tsu (harbor) + nami (wave) + -ic] |
| tsupa | ¨ tsuba |
| tsurikomi | a very low hip throw in Judo |
| tsurikomi-ashi | a throwing technique in Judo |
| tsurikomi-goshi | a throwing technique in Judo |
| tsurugi | a sword |
| Tsushima Current | [Tsushima (the islands of southwest Japan) + Current] |
| Tsushima Strait | [Tsushima (the islands of southwest Japan) + Strait] |
| tsutsugamushi (disease), Tsutugamushi disease | an acute febrile disease |
| tsutsugamushi (mite), Tsutsugamushi mite | [tsutsugamushi + mite] |
| tsutsumu | the Japanese art of wrapping or packaging |
| Tsutsutsi | any of several Asiatic azaleas |
| tsuyu | the rainy season |
| tycoon | the title by which the Shogun of Japan was described to foreigners |
| tycoonate | [tai (great) + kun + -ate] |
| tycoonery | [tai (great) + kun + -ery] |
| tycooness | [tai (great) + kun + -ness] |
| tycoonish | [tai (great) + kun + -ish] |
| tycoonism | [tai (great) + kun + -ism] |
| tycoonship | [tai (great) + kun + -ship] |
| tyotei (1) | ¨ Chotei |
| tyotei (2) | peacemaking, settling a quarrel |
| uchi(-)mata | a inner-high throw in Judo |
| uchiwa | a flat fan |
| Uda antenna | after Shintaro Uda, Japanese electrical engineer |
| ude | in Judo, lit. arm |
| ude-garami | an armlock in Judo |
| ude-gatame | an armlock applied the straight arm of onefs opponent |
| udo | an ornamental plant cultivated in Japan and China as a vegetable |
| udon | a kind of noodle made from wheat flour |
| ugui | a kind of fish, same as akahara |
| uguisu | the Japanese nightingale |
| uji (1) | birth, family, clan |
| uji (2) | a silkworm disease in Japan |
| Uji cha | [Uji (a town near Kyoto) + cha (tea)] |
| uji(-)fly | a tachinid fly of Japan |
| ujigami | the tutelary deity of a particular village or area |
| Ujimyia | uji-fly |
| uke | the passive partner in Judo |
| ukemi | the art of falling safely in Judo |
| uki | in Judo |
| uki-gatame | a ground hold applied after the opponent has been thrown |
| uki-goshi | a throwing technique in Judo |
| uki-otoshi | a hand technique in Judo |
| uki-waza | a sacrifice throw in Judo |
| ukiyo-(y)e | an art-form consisting of wood-block prints |
| umami | [uma < umai (delicious, sweet) + mi (taste)] |
| ume, mume | a plum tree |
| Unshu Mikan | [Unshu (the province in central Japan) + mikan (tangerine)] |
| ura-nage | a kind of throw in Judo |
| urushi | a Japanese lacquer tree, Japan lacquer |
| urushi tree | [urushi + tree] |
| urushic (acid) | [urushi + -ic] |
| urushinic acid | [urushi + -nic + acid] |
| urushiol | an oily phenolic liquid |
| urushiye | a Japanese color print |
| uta | a Japanese poem, tanka |
| utai | a lyrical drama |
| utchari | a throwing technique in sumo wrestling |
| utsubo | a kind of fish, a moray |
| uyoku | the Rightists |
| wa | social harmony, peace, unity |
| wabi | in Zen, a quality of simple, serene, and solitary beauty |
| wacadash | ¨ wakizashi |
| Wagwaryu | [wagwa (Yamato?) + ryu (school)] |
| Wagyu bull | [wa (Japanese) + gyu (bull) + bull] |
| Wagyu meat | [wa (Japanese) + gyu (bull) + meat] |
| Walkman | [trdn] |
| waka | a form of classic Japanese poetry |
| wakame | a brown seaweed, used as a cooking ingredient |
| Wakasa lacquer | [Wakasa (the province in central Japan) + lacquer] |
| wakizashi | a dagger, a short sword |
| warabi | a brake whose young fronds are eaten in Japan |
| waribashi | disposable, wooden chopsticks |
| wasabi | a Japanese herb, whose thick root is used in Japanese cooking |
| washi | [wa (Japanese) + shi (paper)] |
| waza-ari | a score of half a point in Judo, half an ipppon |
| wooden kimono | US slang, a coffin |
| yagi (antenna), Yagi (antenna), Yagi (aerial) | after Hidetsugu Yagi (1886-1976), Japanese electrical engineer |
| Yagi-Uda antenna | after Shintaro Uda, Japanese electrical engineer |
| yakiburger | [yaki < yaku (to roast) + burger] |
| yakitori | a piece of grilled chicken meat |
| yakitoriburger | [yaki < yaku (to grill) + tori (chicken) + burger] |
| yakkaigoto | [yakkai(na) (annoying) + goto < koto (thing)] |
| yakuza | a gangster or racketeer |
| yamabe | a mountain trout |
| Yamaha | [trdn] |
| Yamaguchi-gumi, y- | the name of the largest syndicate of organized crime |
| yamamai | a large Japanese silk-worm, silk produced by this worm |
| Yamato (race) | a Japanese of the principal racial stock of Japan |
| yamato-damashii, Y- | [Yamato (pure Japanese) + damashii < tamashii (spirit, soul)] |
| Yamato-(w)e | [Yamato (pure Japanese) + (w)e (painting)] |
| Yamato Mountains | @ |
| Yamato-ryu, Yamato-ryu | the style of art in Japan |
| Yamato school | the style or school of art in Japan |
| Yaohan Plaza | [trdn] |
| yappari | as one expected |
| yashiki | a mansion, a residence |
| yashiro | a Shinto temple |
| Yayoi | the mainly neolithic culture in Japan |
| Yayoi type | a type of early Japanese pottery |
| Yayoishiki | [Yayoi + shiki (type)] |
| Yeddo hawthorn | [Yeddo (the former name of Tokyo) + hawthorn] |
| Yeddo crepe | [Yeddo (the former name of Tokyo) + crepe] |
| Yeddo poplin | [Yeddo (the former name of Tokyo) + poplin] |
| Yeddo spruce | ¨ Yezo spruce |
| yen | a Japanese coin, the basic monetary unit of Japan |
| yen(-)bond | @@ |
| Yezo, Yedzo | the former name of Hokkaido |
| Yezo spruce | an ornamental evergreen tree [Yezo (now Hokkaido) + spruce] |
| yezomasu | [Yezo + masu (salmon)] |
| Yobi | the army reserve of Japan |
| Yokohama bean | [Yokohama (a city in central Japan) + bean] |
| Yokohama fowl | [Yokohama (a city in central Japan) + fowl] |
| Yokohama crape | [Yokohama (a city in central Japan) + crape] |
| yoko-shiho-gatame | a side four-corner hold in Judo |
| yokozuna | a grand champion sumo wrestler who wears a Shinto hawser |
| yo(n)dan | a degree of proficiency representing fourth Dan |
| yoshiki-no | [yo (Western) + shiki (style) + no (of)] |
| Yoshino lacquer | @ |
| Yoshino paper | [Yoshino (a town in central Honshu) + paper] |
| Yoshinoya | [trdn] |
| Yoshiwara | an area in Tokyo where brothels were officially recognized |
| yufu | a fabric made from the bark of the paper-mulberry tree |
| yugawaralite | [Yugawara (a town in central Honshu) + -lite] |
| yugen | a hidden quality of graceful beauty or mystery |
| yugenism | [yu (faint, vague) + gen (profound truth) + -ism] |
| yukata, Y- | a light cotton kimono |
| yukawa | unit of length, after Hideki Yukawa (1907-1981), Japanese physicist?? |
| Yukawa(-)meson | after Hideki Yukawa (1907-1981), Japanese physicist |
| Yukawa force | after Hideki Yukawa (1907-1981), Japanese physicist |
| Yukawa particles | after Hideki Yukawa (1907-1981), Japanese physicist |
| Yukawa potential | after Hideki Yukawa (1907-1981), Japanese physicist |
| yukon | [yuk < Yukawa + on < meson] |
| yusho | a rice oil disease, because the patients ate food cooked with contaminated rice oil |
| yuzen(-zome), Yuzen (birodo) | after Miyazaki Yuzen Sai (?-1758), Japanese cut velvet |
| Yuzen process | a secret process of dying a painted fabric |
| zabuton | a flat floor cushion |
| zaibatsu | a large industrial conglomerate, usually family-controlled |
| zaikai | financial circles, the business world |
| zaitech | speculative money management |
| zazen, Z- | Zen meditation |
| Zen (Buddhism) | a Japanese school of Muhayana Buddhism |
| Zen Buddhist | [Zen + Buddhist] |
| zendo | a place for Zen Buddhist meditation and study |
| Zen Master | [Zen + master] |
| Zen roshi | [Zen + roshi (old sacred master)] |
| Zengakuren | an extreme left-wing movement |
| zenic | [Zen + -ic] |
| zenist, zennist | [Zen + -ist] |
| zensho | all wins in sumo wrestling |
| ziogoon | ¨ shogun |
| ziogoonship | ¨ shogunship |
| zogan | inlaying with gold or silver |
| zoku | a kinsman, a lobbyist |
| zori | a pair of thonged sandals with straw soles |