| 100% | SOBA | 4 | Nutty-flavored Japanese noodles made from buckwheat (anagram of "boas") |
| 62% | SOBA | 4 | Japanese noodles made from buckwheat |
| 61% | SOBA | 4 | Japanese noodles made from buckwheat flour |
| 49% | SOBA | 4 | Noodles made from buckwheat flour |
| 39% | SOBA | 4 | Nutty-flavored Japanese noodles |
| 39% | NEAPOLITAN | 10 | Frozen treat made from the three most popular flavors of ice cream |
| 37% | MISO | 4 | Traditional Japanese flavoring made from soybean |
| 36% | SOBA | 4 | Noodles from the Japanese for "buckwheat" |
| 35% | UDON | 4 | Thick noodle made from wheat flour |
| 34% | SAKE | 4 | Japanese drink made from rice |
| 34% | SAKE | 4 | Japanese wine made from rice |
| 33% | SAKE | 4 | Japanese wine made from fermented rice |
| 33% | SUNOMONO | 8 | Japanese salad made from pickled cucumbers |
| 33% | SOBA | 4 | Japanese buckwheat noodles |
| 33% | SOBA | 4 | Japanese buckwheat noodle |
| 32% | OBI | 3 | Anagram of "Bio" which means a Japanese sash |
| 32% | CHEESE | 6 | Food made from curd of milk |
| 32% | IGLOOS | 6 | Dwellings made from blocks of ice |
| 32% | SOBA | 4 | Buckwheat noodles of Japan |
| 32% | RAMEN | 5 | Japanese bowl of noodles |
| 31% | SABOT | 5 | Shoe made from a single block of wood |
| 31% | PATCHWORK | 9 | Quilt made from scraps of fabric sewn together |
| 31% | RAMEN | 5 | Japanese soup of noodles and broth |
| 31% | OAKEN | 5 | Made of wood from acorn trees |
| 30% | CASHEW | 6 | Cheese made from the native nut species of Brazil |
| 30% | MOSAIC | 6 | Picture made from fragments of tile, stone or glass |
| 30% | DEERSKIN | 8 | Made from the hide of a doe or stag |
| 30% | ALLOY | 5 | Amalgam made from mixing two or more of 9a |
| 30% | TDK | 3 | Japanese co. that made lots of cassettes |
| 30% | ZIPPERS | 7 | Japanese company YKK makes most of these |