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Sakura
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Cherry tree or cherry blossom
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Salaryman
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Businessman, typically employed by a big company and wearing a black or grey suit.
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Sama
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Suffix used after a person name to show respect (more formal than "san").
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Samurai
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Member of the military caste of feudal Japan.
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San
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Suffix used after a person name to show respect.
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Sanshu no jingi
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The three Imperial Regalia : the mirror, the sword and the jewels.
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Satori
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Buddhist enlightenment
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Satsuma
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Former name of Kagoshima prefecture.
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Sempai
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Term used to refer to a person who is older or one's hierarchical superior in the same company, school or organization. (Opposite = "kohai")
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Sensei
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Suffix used after a person name or alone with someone who possess superior knowledge or mastery of something, such as Professors, Doctors, Teachers, etc.
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Seppuku
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Ritual suicide. Also known as harakiri.
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Shi
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Suffix used after a person name to show respect.
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Shichigosan
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Traditional Japanese custom to bring children aged 7, 5 and 3 to the Shinto shrine on 15 November. Usually girls of 7 and 3 and boys of 5 and 3 are taken by thir parents to pray for their good health and future blessings. The children normally wear colouful kimono for the occasion.
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Shikoku
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Japan's fourth largest island.
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Shingon
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Esoteric Buddhism. The third most popular sect of Buddhism in Japan, with about 10 million followers.
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Shinkansen
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Japanese bullet train. The main line runs from Nortern Kyushu to Northern Honshu and reaches 280km/h.
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Shinsengumi
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Elite samurai corps of the late Tokugawa era.
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Shinto
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"Way of the Gods". Japan's indigenous religion. It is a form of animism and comprises most of the Japanese traditions.
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Shogi
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East Asian version of "chess".
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Shogun
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Military ruler in feudal Japan.
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Showa
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Emperor of Japan from 1926 to 1989, also known as Hirohito.
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Shoyu
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Soy sauce. One of the most common ingredient in Japanese cooking.
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