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wizards competition pt 2 Flashcards

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shureimon

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gate of shuri castle in Okinawa prefecture, featured on 2,000 yen note

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takakurabe

book name

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“troubled waters” written by higuchi ichiyo

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higuchi ichiyo

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one of Japan’s earliest feminist novelists, second female featured on Japanese currency (5,000 yen)

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gakumon no susume

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encouragement of learning written by ***uzawa yukichi

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juuin hitoe

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ancient costume

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kimono, obi, tabi, zori, Haori, hakama

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traditional clothes

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Matsui hideki

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first Yankee to hit a grand slam, also first Japanese player to hit a home run in the worlds series. nicknamed “Godzilla”

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shouji

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washi sliding window

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happi coat, hachimaki

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festival costume

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yukata, geta

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summer kimono

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shiromuku, tsunokakushi

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wedding gown

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fukuzawa yukichi

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meiji educator who wrote English-Japanese dictionary, guide to western travel, all the countries of the world, ECT; on 10,000 yen note

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syphilis

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discovered by bacteriologist hideyo Noguchi

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seijin no hi

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second Monday of January

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omisoka

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December 31

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chitose ame

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thousand year old candy, eaten on shichigosan

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shichigosan

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November 15

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kenkoku kinenbi (national foundation day)

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February 11

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shunbun no hi (spring equinox day)

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March 20

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hideyo Noguchi

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on 1,000 yen note

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enka

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Japanese popular song which is full of melancholy

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kohaku uta gassen

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tv program featuring jpop and enka

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Showa no hi

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April 29, previously known as greenery day

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toshikoshi soba

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served on New Year’s Eve

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sushi

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raw seafood on ball of rice with vinegar, served with cucumber, pickled radish, and cooked egg

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shabu shabu

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cooked thinly sliced beef at table

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kyogen

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short, comedic plays developed at about same time as Noh. characterized by realism and down-to-earth humor

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Noh

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stylized form of drama dance in which a masked main character dances to chanting and instrumental music

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sumie

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monochromatic ink painting

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shodo

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calligraphy includes fude, sumi, buchin, shitajiki, and hanshi

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kabuki

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theatrical art performed by adult males only. begun by okuni of Izumo shrine In shimane prefecture

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oyama, onnagata

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2 names for male actors who specialize in kabuki female rules

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gagaku

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ritual music and dance of imperial court

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Zen Buddhism

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origins of principles of wabi-sabi

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wabi-sabi

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beauty of things imperfect, impermanent, and incomplete; things maddest and humble; things unconventional

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