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minutes of expository twists \u2014 and antiquated japes . \u2014 Peter Marks, Washington Post , 22 Jan. 2020", "The coffee table part is a funny jape about the design\u2019s similarity to a piece of midcentury furniture, an undulating shape raised on legs; but the kunsthalle part is more telling. \u2014 Christopher Knight, latimes.com , 9 July 2019", "Local guffaw nuts can hit up the annual jape show that is the Orlando Comedy Festival (6 p.m. Friday, 5 p.m. Saturday, Hilton Garden Inn at SeaWorld, 6850 Westwood Blvd. in Orlando, $20-$35, orlandocomedyfestival.com). \u2014 Trevor Fraser, orlandosentinel.com , 19 June 2019", "Bankruptcy jape Elon Musk sought to lighten the mood after one of the worst weeks for Tesla Inc. in its 15-year history with a series of April Fool\u2019s Day tweets about bankruptcy. \u2014 Bloomberg.com , 2 Apr. 2018", "The latter was a jape ; the former was a cautionary howl. \u2014 Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor , 30 Mar. 2018" ], 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and drooping clusters of usually whitish flowers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin Andromeda , genus of plants, from Latin Andromeda , Ethiopian princess, from Greek Andromed\u0113":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1948, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-140824" }, "Japanese giant hornet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1995, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-144058" }, "Japanese gelatin":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": agar sense 1a":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-001651" }, "Japanese spurge":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a 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"time_of_retrieval":"20220710-184155" }, "Japanese fold":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": french fold":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-190742" }, "Japanese pittosporum":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": tobira":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-201920" }, "Japygidae":{ "type":[ "plural noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a family of soil-inhabiting insects (order Entotrophi) with the anal appendages forcepslike rather than filamentous":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "-j\u0259\u02ccd\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from Japyg-, Japyx , type genus + -idae":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-204830" 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"time_of_retrieval":"20220711-003454" }, "Japanese spaniel":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a toy dog originating in Japan that is bred chiefly as a pet, that differs from the pekingese in its proportions of body and legs, and that is characterized by a silky coat and black and white or red and white coloring":[], ": a breed of dogs comprising the Japanese spaniels":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-004241" }, "Japanese linden":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Japanese tree ( Tilia japonica ) used as an ornamental":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-013553" }, "Japanese artichoke":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": chinese artichoke":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-042925" }, "Japur\u00e1":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "river 1750 miles (2816 kilometers) long in southern Colombia and northwestern Brazil flowing southeast into the Amazon River":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02cczh\u00e4-p\u00fc-\u02c8r\u00e4" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-050601" }, "Japanese ivy":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": boston ivy":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-052955" }, "Japanese snowflower":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Japanese shrub ( Deutzia gracilis ) with slender arching branches covered in spring with a profusion of white flowers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-055126" }, "Japanese ginger":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a commercial ginger root prepared from a Japanese ginger ( Zingiber mioga ) and usually marketed unscraped and coated with lime":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-071215" }, "Japanese snowball":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a handsome cultivated shrub ( Viburnum plicatum ) with large globose clusters of sterile flowers very similar to those of the guelder rose":[], ": the flower cluster of the Japanese snowball":[], ": a deciduous shrub or small tree ( Styrax japonica ) having flowers in short glabrous racemes":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-073743" }, "Japanese gut":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": material for fishing leaders made from raw silk fibers bonded with gelatin":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-084302" }, "Japanese climbing fern":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a slender twining fern ( Lygodium japonicum ) with finely divided fronds":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-092338" }, "Japanese bobtail":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a domestic cat of a breed that originated in Japan and is characterized by a short stumpy tail resembling a pompom and a coat often marked with solid patches of black, white, and red":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-094252" }, "Japanese privet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": either of two Asiatic evergreen privets:":[], ": an erect shrub or small tree ( Ligustrum lucidum ) of China, Korea, and Japan with glabrous dark green usually acuminate leaves and flowers in long erect panicles":[], ": a somewhat smaller shrub ( L. japonicum ) of Korea and Japan with usually more obtuse darker green leaves and flowers in looser more lax panicles":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-100812" }, "Japanese lilac":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Chinese lilac ( Syringa villosa ) with profuse rose-lilac or whitish late-blooming flowers":[], ": japanese tree lilac":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-110628" }, "japanese":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a native or inhabitant of Japan":[], ": a person of Japanese descent":[], ": the language of the Japanese":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccja-p\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113z", "-\u02c8n\u0113s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the customs of the Japanese", "He is learning to speak Japanese ." ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-115342" }, "japanned peacock":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a peafowl which is usually considered a variety of the Indian peacock and in which the wings of the male are largely deep blue":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from past participle of japan entry 3 ; from the lustrous quality of the feathers":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-122128" }, "Japanese knotweed":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a stout perennial Japanese herb ( Polygonum cuspidatum ) having cordate leaves and panicles of greenish white flowers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123056" }, "Japanese eggplant":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a long slender eggplant having a dark purple thin skin":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1908, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-123603" }, "Japanese quince":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": either of two ornamental shrubs ( Chaenomeles speciosa synonym C. lagenaria of China and C. japonica of Japan) of the rose family with usually scarlet, pink, or white flowers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1900, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-124457" }, "Japanese flood fever":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": tsutsugamushi disease":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-132806" }, "Japanese lacquer tree":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": japanese varnish tree":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-140212" }, "Japanese clock":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Japanese timepiece indicating six sunrise and six sunset divisions of time whose length varies with the change of seasons":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-140832" }, "Japanese dogwood":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": kousa dogwood":[ "The Japanese dogwood , Cornus kousa, is a beautiful, late-spring-flowering, small landscape tree. Late spring frosts never nip the flower buds of the Japanese dogwood . It blooms about a month after the native flowering dogwoods .", "\u2014 Dick Crum , Indianapolis Star , 11 June 2005" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1903, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-141112" }, "japanners' brown":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an iron oxide that contains chiefly ferric oxide and is used as a drier for oils especially in the patent-leather and oilcloth industries":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-141139" }, "japannery":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a room or other place where leather is japanned":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "j\u0259\u0307\u02c8pan\u0259r\u0113 also ja\u02c8p-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "japan entry 3 + -ery":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-145553" }, "Japanese":{ "type":[ "adjective", "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a native or inhabitant of Japan":[], ": a person of Japanese descent":[], ": the language of the Japanese":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccja-p\u0259-\u02c8n\u0113z", "-\u02c8n\u0113s" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "the customs of the Japanese", "He is learning to speak Japanese ." ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1613, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-152753" }, "Japanese radish":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": daikon":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-153046" }, "Japanese millet":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a coarse annual grass ( Echinochloa frumentacea ) cultivated especially in Asia for its edible seeds":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1900, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-164818" }, "Japonism":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": japanism":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8jap\u0259\u02ccniz\u0259m" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "French japonisme , from Japon Japan + French -isme -ism":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-171921" }, "Japan":{ "type":[ "adjective", "geographical name", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or originating in Japan : of a kind or style characteristic of Japanese workmanship":[], "country in eastern Asia comprising Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, and other islands in the western Pacific; a constitutional monarchy; capital Tokyo area 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the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-172333" }, "japanned":{ "type":[ "adjective", "geographical name", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or originating in Japan : of a kind or style characteristic of Japanese workmanship":[], "country in eastern Asia comprising Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, and other islands in the western Pacific; a constitutional monarchy; capital Tokyo area 145,914 square miles (377,915 square kilometers), population 126,168,000":[], ": any of several varnishes yielding a hard brilliant finish":[], ": a hard dark coating containing asphalt and a drier that is used especially on metal and fixed by heating":[], ": work (such as lacquerware) finished and decorated in the Japanese manner":[], ": to cover with or as if with a coat of japan":[], ": to give a high gloss to":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "j\u0259-\u02c8pan", "ja-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The man, who has requested anonymity due to the sensitive nature of his claim -- media in japan have honored the request -- took six weeks off after his first son was born in 2015 and then another 13 months of leave before his son's second birthday. \u2014 Julie Zaugg And Yoko Wakatsuki, CNN , 12 Sep. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1673, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "1688, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-173119" }, "Japanese raisin tree":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a deciduous shrub or small tree ( Hovenia dulcis ) of eastern Asia having a spicy odor, ovate leaves, and reddish edible fruit stalks":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-175110" }, "Japanese kerria":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": japanese rose":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-184316" }, "Japanese hawthorn":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an evergreen shrub ( Raphiolepis umbellata ) of China and Japan with glossy dark green leaves and showy white fragrant flowers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-192444" }, "Japanese pine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several eastern Asiatic ornamental pines (especially Pinus thunbergii and P. densiflora )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-194521" }, "Japanese hop":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an ornamental climbing vine ( Humulus japonicus ) commonly cultivated for its variegated foliage":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-201724" }, "japonica":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": japanese quince":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "j\u0259-\u02c8p\u00e4-ni-k\u0259" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web", "For more on pieris, see the following website, Landscape Plants - Pieris japonica . \u2014 oregonlive , 9 Apr. 2022", "My kids watch hummingbirds fighting over our other two camellia hedges, fall-blooming Camellia sasanqua \u2018Mine-No-Yuki\u2019 by the garage and spring-blooming Camellia japonica \u2018Swan Lake\u2019 under the dining room window. \u2014 oregonlive , 26 Feb. 2021", "Camellia sasanqua, japonica and hybrids: Petals of these close relatives of the tea plant are edible. \u2014 Pam Peirce, SFChronicle.com , 7 Feb. 2020", "The liquid is made from the bud of the lonicera japonica flower, the fruit of forsythia suspensa and scutellaria baicalensis plant. \u2014 Washington Post , 2 Feb. 2020", "For: creamy moistness without starchiness; examples: Calrose (a type of japonica rice), risotto rice Medium-grain rice is shorter and moister than long grain but not quite as starchy as short. \u2014 Sarah Jampel, Bon App\u00e9tit , 21 Jan. 2020", "Some fall flowering sasanqua camellias may already be in bloom and japonica types should follow during winter. \u2014 Tom Maccubbin, orlandosentinel.com , 15 Nov. 2019", "Availability: Lonicera japonica varieties are commonly available. \u2014 Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com , 26 July 2019", "Zones: 6 to 8 Rounded or Sphere-Shaped Boxwoods Winter Gem (Buxus microphylla japonica 'Winter Gem') This boxwood makes a nice hedge and takes shearing well. \u2014 Arricca Sansone, Country Living , 14 Feb. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{ "New Latin, from feminine of Japonicus Japanese, from Japonia Japan":"" }, "first_known_use":{ "1819, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-202617" }, "Japanese pumpkin":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": kabocha":[ "It's a gluten-free waffle filled with roasted kabocha commonly called Japanese pumpkin .", "\u2014 Melissa D'Costa D'Silva" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1862, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-202905" }, "japanese blue":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a grayish green that is bluer and deeper than slate green and yellower and duller than average blue spruce (see blue spruce sense 2a )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-203958" }, "japanned leather":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": leather having a smooth shiny usually black surface obtained by coating with japan \u2014 compare patent leather":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "from past participle of japan entry 3":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205614" }, "japanese red":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": indian red":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-205638" }, "Japan cedar":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": japanese cedar":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215111" }, "Japan camphor":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": dextrorotatory camphor":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215848" }, "Japanese hazel":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Japanese shrub ( Corylus sieboldiana ) with edible nuts in a long tubular involucre":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-225508" }, "japan":{ "type":[ "adjective", "geographical name", "noun", "verb" ], "definitions":{ ": of, relating to, or originating in Japan : of a kind or style characteristic of Japanese workmanship":[], "country in eastern Asia comprising Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu, Shikoku, and other islands in the western Pacific; a constitutional monarchy; capital Tokyo area 145,914 square miles (377,915 square kilometers), population 126,168,000":[], ": any of several varnishes yielding a hard brilliant finish":[], ": a hard dark coating containing asphalt and a drier that is used especially on metal and fixed by heating":[], ": work (such as lacquerware) finished and decorated in the Japanese manner":[], ": to cover with or as if with a coat of japan":[], ": to give a high gloss to":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "j\u0259-\u02c8pan", "ja-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[ "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun", "The man, who has requested anonymity due to the sensitive nature of his claim -- media in japan have honored the request -- took six weeks off after his first son was born in 2015 and then another 13 months of leave before his son's second birthday. \u2014 Julie Zaugg And Yoko Wakatsuki, CNN , 12 Sep. 2019" ], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1673, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective", "1688, in the meaning defined at sense 1a":"Noun", "1703, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Verb" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-230626" }, "Japanese leaf":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": chinese evergreen":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-231922" }, "Japanese ash":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an Asiatic tree ( Fraxinus mandschurica ) having light yellowish wood with a grain resembling that of oak":[], ": the wood of Japanese ash used especially for veneer and joinery":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-232352" }, "Japanese snail":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an ovoviviparous freshwater snail ( Viviparus malleatus ) that is native to Japan and is often kept in aquariums where it is a valuable scavenger":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-000932" }, "Japanese red pine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Japanese ornamental pine ( Pinus densiflora ) that has orange-red bark, yellowish young branches, and minutely serrulate leaves in fascicles of two with the leaf sheaths ending in two long points":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-002826" }, "Japanese deer":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a small deer ( Cervus nippon synonym C. sika ) of Japan having slightly forked round antlers and a coat that is spotted with white in summer and plain grayish brown in winter":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-010657" }, "Japanese mink":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": japanese weasel":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-012226" }, "Japanese lawn grass":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": korean lawn grass":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-015811" }, "Japan medlar":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": loquat":[], ": japanese persimmon":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-020052" }, "Japanese cypress":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], 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small metallic green and brown scarab beetle ( Popillia japonica ) that has been introduced into eastern North America from Japan and as a grub feeds on the roots of grasses and decaying vegetation and as an adult eats foliage and fruits":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1900, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-023924" }, "Japanese honeysuckle":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an Asiatic twining or trailing honeysuckle ( Lonicera japonica ) that has half-evergreen leaves and fragrant white flowers changing to yellow and that although planted originally for ornamental purposes has become a troublesome weed in some areas \u2014 see hall's honeysuckle":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-024408" }, "Japanese laurel":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an Asiatic dioecious evergreen shrub ( Aucuba japonica ) that has ovate to obtusely acuminate dark green shining leaves often blotched with yellow and that is used as an ornamental":[], ": japanese rubber plant":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-030432" }, "Japanese holly":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Japanese shrub ( Ilex crenata ) with evergreen, crenate, but not prickly leaves":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-031416" }, "Japanese acid clay":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": fuller's earth occurring in Japan":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-033553" }, "Japanese larch":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Japanese ornamental tree ( Larix leptolepis ) having leaves with two white bands beneath and each cone scale reflexed at its apex":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043548" }, "japanese quince":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": either of two ornamental shrubs ( Chaenomeles speciosa synonym C. lagenaria of China and C. japonica of Japan) of the rose family with usually scarlet, pink, or white flowers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1900, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043605" }, "Japanese river fever":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": tsutsugamushi disease":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051813" }, "Japanese beech":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a beech that is native to Japan and is distinguished from the European beech especially by its soft light yellowish brown wood":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-051931" }, "Japanese table pine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an umbrella-shaped evergreen shrub ( Pinus densiflora umbraculifera ) grown as an ornamental":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-052151" }, "Japanese herring":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a round herring ( Etrumeus micropus )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-053744" }, "Japanese crab":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": giant crab sense 1":[], ": showy crab apple":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "crab entry 1":"Noun", "crab entry 4":"Noun" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-060213" }, "Japanese lantern plant":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": chinese lantern plant":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-060355" }, "Japan lily":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": any of several Japanese lilies (as Lilium auratum, L. japonicum, L. speciosum )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-061156" }, "Japanese beautyberry":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Japanese shrub ( Callicarpa japonica ) with long pointed leaves, cymes of pink flowers, and ornamental violet fruit":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-061912" }, "Japonic":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": japanese":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "j\u0259\u0307\u02c8p\u00e4nik", "ja\u02c8p-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Japon + English -ic":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-070147" }, "Japanese shield fern":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": autumn fern":[ "Autumn fern, also called Japanese shield fern , can be used as a massed ground cover in shady areas, and grows about 2 feet tall.", "\u2014 Joan Brookwell, Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) , 24 Oct. 1997" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1985, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-070151" }, "Japanese black pine":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large Japanese ornamental tree ( Pinus thunbergii ) having orange-yellow branchlets, leaves three inches or more in length and in bundles of two, and the scales of the cone armed with prickles":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-072112" }, "Japanese quail":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a quail ( Coturnix japonica synonym C. coturnix japonica ) of eastern Asia that is sometimes raised for its meat or eggs and is used in laboratory research":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1963, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073445" }, "Japan leather":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": japanned leather":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073836" }, "japan, sea of":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "arm of the western North Pacific between Japan and Korea":[ "\u2014 traditionally called Sea of Japan in the majority of English-language sources; called East Sea by English-speaking Koreans and by some present-day English-language sources" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-073856" }, "Japanese mint":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Japanese mint ( Mentha arvensis piperascens ) that is a variety of the common mint of Europe":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074926" }, "Japanese clover":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an annual Asian lespedeza ( Lespedeza striata synonym Kummerowia striata ) that has compound leaves with three oblong leaflets and is sometimes used as a forage, soil-improving, and pasture crop especially in the southeastern U.S.":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-074940" }, "Japanese cornel":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Japanese dogwood ( Cornus officinalis ) that has scaly bark and is used as an 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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171817" }, "Japan tree lilac":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": japanese tree lilac":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-171831" }, "Japan, Sea of":{ "type":[ "geographical name" ], "definitions":{ "arm of the western North Pacific between Japan and Korea":[ "\u2014 traditionally called Sea of Japan in the majority of English-language sources; called East Sea by English-speaking Koreans and by some present-day English-language sources" ] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-172226" }, "Japan varnish":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the natural varnish obtained from the Japanese varnish tree":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], 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": a specialist in the study of Japan and the Japanese":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02ccjap\u0259\u02c8n\u00e4l\u0259j\u0259\u0307st", "j\u0259\u02ccpa\u02c8n-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Japan + English -ologist (as in psychologist )":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-173648" }, "Japan walnut":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": japanese walnut":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-174216" }, "Japan wax":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a yellowish fat obtained from the berries of several Asian sumacs (such as Rhus verniciflua and R. succedanea ) and used chiefly in polishes":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1859, in the meaning 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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-181747" }, "Japanese hemlock":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Japanese hemlock ( Tsuga diversifolia ) with pubescent branchlets and glossy dark green foliage":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-182232" }, "Japanese parasol fir":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": umbrella pine sense 1":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-182428" }, "Japanese moss":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": baby's tears":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-182637" }, "Japanese tree lilac":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an arborescent lilac ( Syringa amurensis japonica ) of Japan having showy yellowish white flowers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183000" }, "Japan fox":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": the pelt of the raccoon dog processed to simulate fox":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-183334" }, "Japan allspice":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Japanese shrub ( Chimonanthus praecox ) cultivated for its fragrant yellow flowers that blossom before the leaves appear":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-184818" }, "Japanophile":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": one who 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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195141" }, "Japanesy":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": having or suggesting a Japanese manner or style : resembling what is Japanese":[ "some of the houses had columned verandas and Japanesy curved gables", "\u2014 Joseph Wechsberg" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6jap\u0259\u00a6n\u0113z\u0113", "-n\u0113s\u0113" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Japanese entry 1 + -y":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-195654" }, "Japlish":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": Japanese marked by a considerable number of borrowings from English":[] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u02c8japlish" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Jap anese + Eng lish":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201418" }, "Japanese paper":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a long-fibered paper made originally in Japan and often used for printing engravings":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-201937" }, "Japanese pagoda tree":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": an ornamental Chinese and Japanese tree ( Sophora japonica ) with compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of yellowish white flowers":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-204052" }, "Japanese tung oil":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a drying oil obtained from a Japanese tung tree ( Aleurites cordata )":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-205247" }, "Jap clover":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": japan clover":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-205912" }, "Japanese sago palm":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": sago palm sense 2a":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-211858" }, "japanesque":{ "type":[ "adjective" ], "definitions":{ ": japanesy":[ "intensely white and intensely Japanesque egrets", "\u2014 William Beebe" ] }, "pronounciation":[ "\u00a6ja\u02ccpa\u00a6-", "\u00a6jap\u0259\u00a6nesk", "j\u0259\u0307\u00a6pa\u00a6-" ], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{ "Japan + -esque":"" }, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-212643" }, "Japanese mustard":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": indian mustard":[] }, 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"time_of_retrieval":"20220712-231506" }, "Japanese nutmeg":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Japanese tree ( Torreya nucifera ) with edible seeds":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-235421" }, "Japanese weasel":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{}, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{ "1864, in the meaning defined above":"" }, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-000547" }, "Japanese oyster":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a large oyster ( Ostrea gigas ) that is native to the coast of Japan and that has been introduced along the Pacific coast of North America where it is maintained by repeated planting of spat from the natural habitat":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], 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japonica ) that resembles the American witch hazel but bears reddish yellow flowers in midwinter and that is used as an ornamental":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-015919" }, "Japanese wistaria":{ "type":[ "noun" ], "definitions":{ ": a Japanese deciduous shrub ( Wisteria floribunda ) that is widely cultivated for ornament and has twining branches and velvety pubescent pods":[] }, "pronounciation":[], "synonyms":[], "antonyms":[], "synonym_discussion":"", "examples":[], "history_and_etymology":{}, "first_known_use":{}, "time_of_retrieval":"20220713-020509" } }