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Japanese Food-
gohan: cooked rice
o-hagi: rice ball covered with sweet soybean paste
onigiri: rice balls
kinpira: finely chopped cooked vegetable (typically burdock)
miso soup: fermented bean paste soup
pan: bread
sake: Japanese rice wine, alcoholic drink
sushi: raw fish slices on rice.
wagashi: Japanese-style sweets

Japanese Clothing-
geta: Japanese wooden clogs
hakama: traditional men's pants worn on special occassions. (weddings, funerals, festivals, etc...)
haori: short silk jacket
kimono: basic Japanese clothing
michiyuki: overcoats
nagajugan: undergarments
obi: kimono sash
tabi: split toed Japanese style sock
Shiro-maku: wedding kimono
uchikake: most formal kimono
yukata: informal summer kimono, cotton robe

Japanese Family-
ojiisan: one's grandfather or elderly man
obasan: one's grandmor or elderly woman
otosan: father
okasan: mother
(o)touchan: daddy
(o)kaachan: mommy
(o)neechan: big/older sister
(o)niichan: big/older brother
chibi: little; little one
musume: daughter or unmarried young woman, girl
musuko: son
oji(san): uncle

Japanese Suffixes-
-chan: added to given name to address children affectionately, can also be used among girls who are close friends
-dono: very polite equivalent form of "-san", usually for royalty and nobility
-kun: added to given or family name of male friends or someone of lower status, also rarely can be used for girls
-san: added to given or family name to express respect and friendliness
-sama: polite equivalent form of "-san", or used to express appreciation, or used for gods, royalty, or someone one "worships".
-nii: [short for oniisan/oniichan] someone else's older brother or as a term of address "my older brother"
-oneesan: someone else's older sister or as a term of address "my older sister"
-jouchan: [short for ojouchan/ojousan] your or someone else's daughter or a young lady or girl

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