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21 Cards in this Set
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aimai
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ambiguity, used as a way to avoid open confrontation
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harage
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lit. "belly art"; non-verbal mutual understanding in Japanese communication
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hedataru
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a state in which one keeps a certain distance from others; nuances include to estrange or cause a rupture between friends
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najimu
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to become more familiar with/closer to others
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kenkyo
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modesty
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chinmoku
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silence
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burakumin
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"village people"; untouchables, the descendants of butchers, tanners, etc
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amakudari
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process by which top bureaucrats take positions in semi-private or private companies after retirements
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gambari
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Japanese patience and determination (gambatte comes from this word)
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nemawashi
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Japanese style of negotiation
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omiai
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arranged marriage
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ryosaikenbo
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good wives and wise mothers, term reflecting traditional expectation for women in Japan
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danjyo kankei
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male and female relationships in Japan
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ie
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the family system in which the father, as senior male, had absolute power, and the eldest son inherited the family estate
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ikuji
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childrearing
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kisetsu
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seasons
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zoto
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Japanese custom of gift-giving
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hikikomori
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voluntary hermits; usually urban, often school kids
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SCAP
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Supreme Commander Allied Powers
Douglas MacArthur then Matthew Ridgway |
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kokutai
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pre-war "national policy"
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post war economy
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phenomenal growth after initial difficulties
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