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2. The Japanese
martial art of fencing with bamboo swords. The oldest form of
martial arts.
3. A Japanese
form of wrestling in which a fighter loses if forced from the
ring or if any part of his body except the soles of his feet
touches the ground.
6. The largest
island of Japan, in the central part of the country between
the Sea of Japan and the Pacific Ocean.
8. Source
of the sun, also called "The Land of the Rising Sun."
9. A Japanese
lyric verse form having three unrhymed lines of five, seven,
and five syllables, traditionally invoking an aspect of nature
or the seasons.
11. In the
former feudal system of Japan, the class or a member of the
class, of military retainers of the daimios, constituting the
gentry or lesser nobility. They possessed power of life and
death over the commoners, and wore two swords as their distinguishing
mark. Their special rights and privileges were abolished with
the fall of feudalism in 1871.
12. Cold
cooked rice dressed with vinegar that is shaped into bite-sized
pieces and topped with raw or cooked fish, or formed into a
roll with fish, egg, or vegetables and wrapped in seaweed.
13. The
capital and largest city of Japan, Tokyo became the imperial
capital in 1868.
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15. The
art or process, originating in Japan, of folding paper into
shapes representing flowers and birds, for example.
16. The
classical drama of Japan, with music and dance performed in
a highly stylized manner by elaborately dressed performers on
an almost bare stage.
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1. A Japanese
dish of vegetables and shrimp or other seafood dipped in batter
and fried in deep fat.
3. The smallest
of the four main islands of Japan.
4. Fuji
The highest peak, in Japan. An almost perfectly symmetrical
snow-capped volcanic cone, it is a sacred mountain and an active
volcano.
5. Straw
matting used as a floor covering especially in a Japanese house.
7. A city
of southwest Honshu, Japan, it was destroyed in World War II
by the first atomic bomb used in warfare (August 6, 1945).
10. A thin
mattress of tufted cotton batting or similar material, placed
on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame.
14. The
Japanese dollar; currency.
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