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12. Honshu
1. a Japanese dish
2. the biggest Japanese island
3. a Japanese company producing DVD’s
2. Crysanthemum
1. a typical Japanese flower
2. a Japanese God
3. an important Japanese temple
10. Hiroshima
1. a Japanese city where the Americans dropped an atom bomb in August 1945
2. a Japanese city where the Olympic Games were held in 1964
3. a Japanese city where an earthquake occurred in 1995
19. Karoshi
1. a Japanese vegetable
2. a Japanese winter sport
3. death from working too much
15. Judo
1. a traditional Japanese wrestling sport
2. a religion also found in Japan
3. a Japanese game
8. Hakama
1. the best-known Japanese commercial college
2. a traditional costume for men
3. a tool for cutting bamboo
9. Harakiri
1. a method of suicide for unsuccessful warriors
2. the cry of the Japanese cock
3. a Japanese island
1. Cha
1. a Japanese dog
2. the favourable dance of the Japanese
3. the word for “tea”, the most important drink, which is served with a certain ceremony
11. Hokkaido
1. a Japanese island and an orange pumpkin
2. a Japanese city and a green fruit
3. a Japanese mountain and a yellow flower
18. Karate
1. one of the many Japanese kinds of tea
2. a measure for diamonds
3. a Japanese martial art without the use of weapons
5. Futon
1. the typical Japanese bedding which can be stowed away during the day
2. a Japanese city
3. the typical Japanese footrest
6. Geisha
1. a Japanese type of vehicle
2. a piece of furniture to sit on
3. a woman who entertains men
16. Kamikaze
1. a Japanese species of cats
2. Japanese opera dancers
3. Japanese pilots of warplanes
17. Karaoke
1. self-defence without weapons
2. typical Japanese animals
3. singing with background music at pubs
13. Ikebana
1. a Japanese island
2. a Japanese dish with bananas
3. the art of arranging flowers
7. Gingko
1. a Japanese animal
2. a Japanese tree
3. the title of the Japanese emperor
14. Jiu Jitsu
1. a group of Japanese islands
2. a martial art without the use of weapons
3. a religion practised in Japan
3. Edo
1. the old name for “Tokyo”
2. Japanese stockings for women
3. an exclamation meaning “I am here, anyway”
20. Kawasaki
1. a Japanese song
2. a Japanese industrial city
3. a Japanese alcoholic drink
4. Fujisan
1. a Japanese company which produces medicines
2. a Japanese company producing photo cameras
3. the holy mountain of Japan, a volcano with a snow-covered summit

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