| Hint | Answer | % Correct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comics originating in Japan | M | Manga | 100%
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| A dish consisting of rice, raw fish or seafood, and sometimes seaweed | S | Sushi | 100%
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| Singing along to music with a microphone | K | Karaoke | 95%
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| The art of paper folding | O | Origami | 95%
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| A large tidal wave often caused by earthquakes | T | Tsunami | 95%
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| One of the five basic tastes | U | Umami | 95%
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| Animation originating from Japan | A | Anime | 89%
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| Suicide by airplane | K | Kamikaze | 89%
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| A full-length robelike garment | K | Kimono | 89%
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| A Japanese noodle dish | R | Ramen | 89%
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| A warrior in feudal Japan | S | Samurai | 89%
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| The art of growing and shaping miniature trees | B | Bonsai | 84%
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| An image used in messaging | E | Emoji | 84%
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| Colored varieties of carp kept for decoration | K | Koi | 84%
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| An alcoholic beverage brewed from rice | S | Sake | 84%
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| Dried edible seaweed | N | Nori | 79%
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| A place where martial arts, meditation, or learning is done | D | Dojo | 74%
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| A poem consisting of 5, 7, and 5 syllables per line | H | Haiku | 74%
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| An authority figure; master | S | Sensei | 74%
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| Religion originating from Japan | S | Shinto | 74%
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| Food made from the curds of coagulated soy milk | T | Tofu | 74%
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| A ruler of Japan from the 12th century to the Meiji Era; Tokugawa | S | Shogun | 63%
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| A long, curved sword | K | Katana | 58%
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| Sushi prepared on a ball of rice smeared in wasabi and topped with raw seafood | N | Nigiri | 58%
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| The meat of pufferfish | F | Fugu | 53%
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| Japanese writing scripts (Name One) | H/K | Hiragana / Katakana / Kanji | 53%
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| A small, portable charcoal grill | H | Hibachi | 47%
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| A seasoning made of fermented soybeans with salt and koji | M | Miso | 47%
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| The flowers of cherry trees | S | Sakura | 47%
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| Suicide by disembowelment with a sword | S | Seppuku | 47%
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| A rice cake made from rice | M | Mochi | 37%
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| Horror and sci-fi with giant monsters, such as Godzilla | K | Kaiju | 26%
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| Cooking technique in which foods are cooked in soy sauce, mirin, and sugar | T | Teriyaki | 26%
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| An congolomerate | Z | Zaibatsu | 26%
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| A powerful businessman who controls a large firm | T | Tycoon | 16%
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