Japanese Words

1. A dish made from vinegared rice often wrapped with seaweed, and toppings such as raw fish or a type of raw or pickled vegetable.
8. A school or practice hall for Japanese martial arts.
9. Japanese-style animation.
10. A Japanese assassin. Also slang for anyone quick and stealthy.
11. A preparation of meat, especially chicken, broiled or grilled with a particular sweet-savory glaze.
12. A soup of noodles in seasoned broth, other toppings optional.
13. The Japanese Mafia.
14. An elite Japanese warrior.

2. A teacher of a Japanese martial art or spiritual practice.
3. Singing to a piece of music with the original vocals removed, usually at a club or bar (hence “karaoke bar”). There are also home karaoke systems.
4. The little pictures you can use on your smartphone or computer to communicate an emotion or message.
5. Often used generically to refer to any Asian martial art.
6. A spiritual practice involving meditation. Casually, anything perceived as peaceful and perhaps mystical.
7. Japanese comic books.
11. An unusually large, destructive ocean wave.
14. A very unique Japanese martial art which involves enormous wrestlers trying to force each other out of the ring.