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zafu

zafu  n.— «The bathroom is our meditation place. It acts as a Dojo (Japanese word for the place where Zen meditation is done) and the toilet is our Zafu (Japanese for the black cotton cushion used in Zen meditation).» —“Living Room and The Toilet:...

gyaru-moji

gyaru-moji  n.— «Japanese girls, however, now prefer to communicate amongst each other using special characters that require more time to input. These characters are called “gyaru-moji” (gyaru is the slang word for girl). The words made from gyaru...

puroburemu

puroburemu  n.— «Osamu Shimomura, “Nihon Mondai kara ‘Amerikan Puroburemu’ e” [From the Japan problem to the American problem] Seiron (July 1987), 40-49.» —“Japanese Foreign Economic Policy Formation: Explaining the Reactive State” by Kent E...

puroburemu

puroburemu
 n.— «“Thanks, Steve Casagrande.” “no puroburemu.”» —“Re: Tange tube types – what are the differences?” by Eric House Usenet: rec.bicycles Mar. 7, 1991. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)