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anime |
an animated film or video that, typically, is of Japanese origin, is richly illustrated, and employs magical characters and themes. |
anti-Japanese |
combined form of Japanese. |
banzai |
used by the Japanese as a battle cheer and meaning "Long live the emperor". [1/2 definitions] |
beetle1 |
an insect with a pair of hard front wings that covers a pair of thin wings. There are many different kinds of beetles. Japanese beetles, ladybugs, and fireflies are beetles. |
Bunraku |
a traditional form of Japanese puppet theater, that uses large wooden puppets manipulated by visible puppeteers who are dressed in black. |
Bushido |
(sometimes l.c.) the behavioral code of the feudal Japanese samurai, which stressed the value of honor above life. |
Chinese lantern |
a collapsible lantern made of thin, often brightly decorated paper; Japanese lantern. |
cosplay |
the activity of wearing clothes, makeup, and accessories associated with a particular character in a movie, comic book, or the like. In addition, cosplay involves roleplay along with others who are engaging in cosplay. Cosplay developed in Japan and is practiced by fans of Japanese anime both in Japan and in other countries. |
daikon |
a large white Japanese radish. |
dashi |
a broth used in Japanese cookery that is typically made from dried bonito, kelp, or sardine, or a combination of these. |
Fred Toyosaburo Korematsu |
an American of Japanese descent who, during World War II, was one of only a few Japanese-Americans to openly defy the relocation orders of the U.S. Government. Korematsu was arrested and sent to an internment center in 1942, and his challenge to the constitutionality of forced relocation was ruled against by the Supreme Court in 1944 in Korematsu v. United States (b.1919--d.2005). |
geisha |
a Japanese woman who is trained as a dancer, musician, and conversationalist, and who is paid to entertain and provide companionship for men. |
Gila River Relocation Center |
a U.S. internment camp located on the Gila River Indian Reservation that was built for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. At its peak, there were over 13,000 people forcibly living there. |
go2 |
a Japanese game of strategy played with counters on a segmented board. |
Gordon Hirabayashi |
an American of Japanese descent who, during World War II, was one of only a few Japanese-Americans to openly defy the relocation orders of the U.S. Government. He challenged the constitutionality of the application of curfews for minority groups, and his case eventually went to the Supreme Court, where he was unanimously ruled against in Hirabayashi v. United States in 1943 (b.1918--2012). |
Granada Relocation Center |
a U.S. internment camp, also known as Camp Amache, located in southeastern Colorado that was built for the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. At its peak, there were 7,300 people forcibly living there. |
haiku |
a Japanese verse form made of three lines, or any poem written in this form. The first line has five syllables, followed by a line of seven syllables, then another line of five. |
happi coat |
a smock of Japanese origin, worn belted with a narrow sash. |
hara-kiri |
a Japanese ritual suicide with knife or dagger, usu. to preserve one's honor, and associated esp. with the samurai and, more recently, the military. [1/2 definitions] |
hibachi |
a small, charcoal-burning grill of Japanese origin for cooking food. |
ikebana |
the Japanese art of harmoniously arranging cut flowers, esp. in the decoration of a home. |
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