keiretsu | | a room divider or sliding screen |
dojo | | mercenary soldier |
bushido | | a noble warrior |
jujitsu | | a mattress placed on the floor |
haiku | | popular entertainment with exaggerated makeup |
shogun | | a Zen master |
koan | | person on a suicide mission |
ninja | | crime syndicate |
tatami | | a military commander |
futon | | a hughe sea wave |
aikido | | method of self-defense that uses opponent's strength against him |
roshi | | unsolvable riddle |
origami | | a young woman trained as a companion |
kamikaze | | ancestor worship |
zaibatsu | | financial conglomerate |
samuri | | a coalition of business groups |
noh | | lyrical, stylized, classical drama |
hara-kiri | | a businessman of great wealth |
Shinto | | a school of martial arts |
karaoke | | bans dangerous blows, stresses athletics |
judo | | a code of honor |
shoji | | the art of Buddist meditation |
sumo | | a woven straw mat |
kabuki | | paper folding |
geisha | | requires superior height and weight |
yakuza | | self-defense using wrist, joint and elbow grips |
tycoon | | ritual suicide |
tsunami | | singing along to a music video |
Zen | | short verse in 5,7,5 syllables |