| SKOSH | Word derived from the Japanese for "a bit" |
| REI | Portuguese word for a king or one of its "royal" coins; or, Japanese for a bow of respect in martial arts (3) |
| EMOJI | Word derived from the Japanese for "picture writing" |
| KARAOKE | Word derived from the Japanese for "empty orchestra" |
| KARATE | Martial art with a name derived from the Japanese meaning "empty hand" (6) |
| RONIN | From the Japanese for "drifter", "wanderer" or "wave man", word for a lordless or masterless samurai (5) |
| NIPPON | Word from the Japanese for "land where the sun rises" |
| JUJITSU | Word from the Japanese for "soft art" |
| JUDO | Word from the Japanese for "soft way" |
| TSUNAMI | Word from the Japanese for "harbor wave" |
| HONCHO | Word from the Japanese for "group leader" |
| ORIGAMI | Word from the Japanese for "fold" and "paper" |
| PONZU | From the Japanese for "smack, pop, vinegar", a citrus-based condiment or dipping sauce (5) |
| MEBOS | Name, from the Japanese for "pickled plum", for South Africa's unique sticky sweet treat or preserve of sun-dried apricots, peaches or pears (5) |
| SUSHI | Cold dish whose name comes from the Japanese for 'vinegared rice' (5) |
| KENKEN | Puzzle whose name comes from the Japanese for "cleverness squared" |
| OTAMATONE | Electronic synthesizer whose name comes from the Japanese for "tadpole" |
| RICKSHAW | Cart from the Japanese for "humanpowered vehicle" |
| BOKEH | Out-of-focus effect in photography, from the Japanese for "blur" |
| CAMRY | Model whose name derives from the Japanese for "crown" |
