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Spelling Bee- Japanese
Study words out of myspellit.com- Basic then Challenge
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7th Grade
01/13/2011

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BANZAI

: a Japanese cheer or war cry
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GEISHA

: a Japanese girl or woman who is trained to provide entertaining and lighthearted company especially for a man or a group of men
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KOAN

: a paradox to be meditated upon that is used to train Zen Buddhist monks to abandon ultimate dependence on reason and to force them into gaining sudden intuitive enlightenment
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MEIJI

: the period of the reign (1868–1912) of Emperor Mutsuhito of Japan
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FUTON

: a usually cotton-filled mattress used on the floor or in a frame as a bed, couch, or chair
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MIKADO

: an emperor of Japan
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SANSEI

: a son or daughter of nisei parents who is born and educated in America and especially in the United States
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ISSEI

: a Japanese immigrant especially to the United States
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NISEI

: a son or daughter of Japanese immigrants who is born and educated in America and especially in the United States
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