| 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 |