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110 Cards in this Set
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aikido
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a Japanese art of self-defense
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banzai
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a Japanese battle cry
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bonsai
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a potted shrub that has been dwarfed
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bonze
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a Buddhist monk
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bunrako
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a Japanese puppet show
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bushido
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the code of the samurai
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daikon
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a Japanese radish
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daimio
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a former Japanese nobleman
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dashi
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a fish broth
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dojo
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a school that teaches karate or judo
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fugu
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a toxin-containing fish
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fuji
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a silk fabric
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futon
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cotton filled mattress
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gaijin
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foreigner!
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geisha
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a Japanese girl trained in the art of entertainment
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genro
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a group of elder statesmen in Japan
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geta
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a Japanese wooden clog
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gobang, goban
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a Japanese game
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habu
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a poisonous snake
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haiku
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a Japanese poem
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haniwa
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Japanese clay sculptures
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hibachi
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a cooking device
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hiragana
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Japanese cursive script
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hokku
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haiku
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honcho
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to take charge of
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ikebana
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the Japanese art of flower arrangement
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inro
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a Japanese ornamental container
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issei
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a Japanese immigrant to the U.S.A
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judo
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a form of jiujitsu
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judoist
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one skilled in judo
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judoka
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a judoist
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jujitsu, jiujitsu
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a Japanese form of self-defense
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kabuki
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a form of Japanese theater
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kakemono
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a Japanese scroll
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kaki
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a Japanese tree
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kakiemon
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Japanese porcelain
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kami
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a sacred power of force
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kamikazi
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a plane to be flown on a suicide mission (and a tasty drink)
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kana
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Japanese syllabic script
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kanban
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a manufacturing strategy wherein parts are delivered only as needed
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kanji
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a system of Japanese writing
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karaoke
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a musical device to which a user sings along (kara = empty + orchestra)
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karate
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a Japanese art of self-defense
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kata
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an excercise of self movements
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katakana
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a Japanese syllabic script
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kendo
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a Japanese sport ... a form of swordsmanship
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kibei
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one born in America of immigrant Japanese parents and educated in Japan
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kimono
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a loose robe
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kirigami
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the Japanese art of folding paper
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koan
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a paradox meditated on by Buddhist monks
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koi
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a loarge and colorful fish
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koto
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a musical instrument
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kudzu
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an Asian vine
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mahjong
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a game of Chinese origin
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makimono
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a Japanese ornamental scroll
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medaka
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a Japanese fish
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mikado
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an emperor of Japan
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miso
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food paste ... or soup made from miso paste...
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mondo
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a rapid question and answer technique employed in Zen Buddhism
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mura
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a Japanese village
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netsuke
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a button-like fixture on Japanese clothing
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ninja
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a feudal Japanese warrior
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nisei
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one born in America of immigrant Japanese parents
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noh
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the classical drama of Japan
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nori
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dried seaweed pressed into sheets
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nunchaku
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a Japanese weapon
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obi
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a long sash worn with a kimono
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origami
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the Japanese art of paper folding
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pachinko
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a Japanese pinball-like gambling game
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rikshaw
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a pedicab, or a pedicab without the pedals
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ryokan
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a Japanese inn
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saki , sake
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Japanese rice wine (sake)
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samisen
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a Japanese stringed instrument
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samurai
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a Japanese warrior
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sansei
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a grandchild of Japanese immigrants in the U.S.A
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sashimi
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raw fish (yum!)
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satori
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the illumination of the spirit sought by Zen Buddhists (enlightenment!)
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satsuma
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a variety of orange
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sayonara
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goodbye
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sen
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Japanese monetary unit
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senryu
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a Japanese poem
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seppuku
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a Japanese form of suicide
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shiatsu
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massage using finger pressure
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shitake
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a mushroom
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shogun
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former Japanese military leader
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shoji
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a paper screen
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shoyu
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soy sauce
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sukiyaki
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a Japanese dish (yummy food)
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sumo
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Japanese wrestling
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sushi
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raw fish on top of rice
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tamari
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Japanese soy sauce
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tanka
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Japanese verse form
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tanuki
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the fur of a raccoon dog
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tatami
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straw matting used as floor covering
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tempura
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a Japanese dish (fried)
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teriyaki
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a Japanese dish
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tofu
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tofu! it's made from soy beans
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tokonoma
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a small alcove in a Japanese house
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torii
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the gateway of a Japanese temple
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tsuba
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a part of a Japanese sword
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tsunami
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tidal wave
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udo
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a Japanese herb
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wasabi
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spicy mustard
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yakitori
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Japanese shish kebobs
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yakuza
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Japanese mafia
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yokozuna
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a champion sumo wrestler
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zaibatsu
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a powerful family combine in Japan
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zaikai
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the business community in Japan
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zazen
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meditation in Zen Buddhism
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zori
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a Japanese sandal
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