| Yes, in Japanese |
USA Today |
10 Mar 2026 |
| Japanese affirmative |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Feb 2026 |
| "Yes," in Tokyo |
Universal |
03 Feb 2026 |
| "Yes" in Yokohama |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Dec 2025 |
| Japanese "yes" |
Universal |
26 Nov 2025 |
| Affirmative in Akita |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Nov 2025 |
| Japanese "yes" |
|
|
| Affirmative in Osaka |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Oct 2025 |
| Yokohama "yes" |
Newsday |
26 Sep 2025 |
| Yes, in Japan |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Sep 2025 |
| Japanese "yes" |
Eugene Sheffer |
02 Aug 2025 |
| Yes, in Tokyo |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Aug 2025 |
| "Yes," in Yokohama |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Jul 2025 |
| "Bali --" |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Jul 2025 |
| Japanese assent |
Newsday |
13 Jul 2025 |
| Japanese accord? |
New York Times |
11 Jul 2025 |
| Japanese "yes" |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Jul 2025 |
| Japanese assent |
Newsday |
05 Jun 2025 |
| Helicopter Assoc. Interntaional |
|
|
| Japanese "yes" |
Universal |
10 May 2025 |
| Japanese "yes" |
|
|
| "Yes," in Tokyo |
LA Times Daily |
30 Apr 2025 |
| Antonym of "iie" in Japanese |
New York Times |
08 Mar 2025 |
| "Bali ___" |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Feb 2025 |
| Osakan's assent |
Universal |
02 Jan 2025 |
| Yes, in Japanese |
New York Times |
16 Dec 2024 |
| Yes, in Yokohama |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Dec 2024 |
| "Bali -" |
Premier Sunday |
08 Dec 2024 |
| Japanese assent |
Newsday |
01 Dec 2024 |
| Japanese assent |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Nov 2024 |
| "Bali -" |
Premier Sunday |
15 Sep 2024 |
| Yokohama yes |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Sep 2024 |
| "Yes, Yoshi" |
|
|
| "Bali -" |
Premier Sunday |
25 Aug 2024 |
| Japanese "yes" |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Aug 2024 |
| Yes, in Japanese |
Universal |
04 Aug 2024 |
| Yes, to Yoko Ono |
|
|
| Osaka "OK" |
Newsday |
30 Jun 2024 |
| Naruhito affirmative |
|
|
| Kyoto accord? |
|
|
| Yokohama "yes" |
Wall Street Journal |
18 May 2024 |
| Japanese "yes" |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 May 2024 |
| Helicopter Assoc. International |
|
|
| Japanese "yes" |
|
|
| Osaka affirmative |
Wall Street Journal |
01 May 2024 |
| Japanese "yes" |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Apr 2024 |
| Japanese "yes" |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Mar 2024 |
| Japanese "yes" |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Mar 2024 |
| Yes, in Japanese |
TV |
11 Feb 2024 |
| Japanese "yes" |
LA Times Daily |
09 Feb 2024 |
| Japanese word that's the opposite of iie |
|
|
| Yes, in Japanese |
Universal |
18 Jan 2024 |
| "Yes," in Japanese |
New York Times |
10 Jan 2024 |
| Yes, in Cantonese or Japanese |
USA Today |
08 Dec 2023 |
| Japanese "yes" |
New York Times |
26 Nov 2023 |
| "Bali —" |
Premier Sunday |
08 Oct 2023 |
| Japanese "yes" |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Sep 2023 |
| Yes, in Yamaguchi |
Universal |
31 Aug 2023 |
| "Bali —" |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Aug 2023 |
| Assent in Osaka |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jun 2023 |
| Japanese assent |
Newsday |
28 May 2023 |
| "Bali —" |
Premier Sunday |
30 Apr 2023 |
| Cantonese for 'yes' |
USA Today |
24 Mar 2023 |
| "Bali —" |
Eugene Sheffer |
21 Feb 2023 |
| "Yes," in Japan |
|
|
| Yes, in Yokohama |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jan 2023 |
| Honshu affirmative |
Newsday |
18 Nov 2022 |
| Japanese for “yes” |
New York Times |
08 Nov 2022 |
| Japanese for 'yes' |
New York Times |
08 Nov 2022 |
| Yes, in Cantonese |
USA Today |
28 Sep 2022 |
| Yes, in Japanese |
USA Today |
06 Aug 2022 |
| "Bali —" (show tune) |
Premier Sunday |
31 Jul 2022 |
| "Bali —" |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Jun 2022 |
| Yes, in Yokohama |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Jun 2022 |
| "Bali —" |
Premier Sunday |
10 Apr 2022 |
| "Bali —" |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Apr 2022 |
| "Bali —" |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Mar 2022 |
| Ginza agreement |
LA Times Daily |
11 Feb 2022 |
| Ginza agreement |
|
|
| 'Bali __' |
|
|
| "Bali __" |
LA Times Daily |
04 Feb 2022 |
| "Yes," in Tokyo |
Universal |
25 Jan 2022 |
| "Bali —" |
Premier Sunday |
21 Nov 2021 |
| Japanese assent |
Newsday |
29 Sep 2021 |
| Yes, in Yokohama |
Universal |
19 Aug 2021 |
| Japanese assent |
New York Times |
02 Jul 2021 |
| Japanese word for 'yes' |
|
|
| Yokohama “yes” |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Jun 2021 |
| "Bali —" |
Premier Sunday |
23 May 2021 |
| Fix for a bald spot |
New York Times |
16 May 2021 |
| Yes, in Yokohama |
New York Times |
09 May 2021 |
| Japanese ''aye'' |
Newsday |
25 Mar 2021 |
| Japanese assent |
Newsday |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Yokohama yes |
LA Times Daily |
21 Feb 2021 |
| Yokohama yes |
|
|
| "Bali __" |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jan 2021 |
| 'Bali __' |
|
|
| Tokyo okay |
|
|
| Tokyo okay |
LA Times Daily |
02 Dec 2020 |
| “Yes” in Yokohama |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Nov 2020 |
| "Bali —" |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Sep 2020 |
| Japanese yes |
LA Times Daily |
18 Sep 2020 |
| Japanese yes |
|
|
| Japanese 'yes' |
USA Today |
07 Sep 2020 |
| 'Bali ___' ('South Pacific' song) |
|
|
| Yokohama ''yes'' |
Newsday |
10 Jul 2020 |
| Akita agreement |
|
|
| Japanese for "yes" |
Universal |
08 May 2020 |
| 'Bali —' |
Thomas Joseph |
26 Mar 2020 |
| Japanese affirmative |
|
|
| Japanese affirmative |
New York Times |
13 Feb 2020 |
| Japanese assent |
LA Times Daily |
09 Feb 2020 |
| Japanese assent |
|
|
| 'Bali —' |
Premier Sunday |
29 Dec 2019 |
| Yes, in Kyoto |
Universal |
19 Dec 2019 |
| Word of agreement in Japanese |
Universal |
24 Oct 2019 |
| 'Bali —' |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Oct 2019 |
| Yes, in anime |
Universal |
02 Aug 2019 |
| Sapporo ''Sure!'' |
Newsday |
14 Jun 2019 |
| 'Bali ___' ('South Pacific' song) |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Apr 2019 |
| Okinawa okay |
|
|
| Okinawa okay |
LA Times Daily |
14 Apr 2019 |
| Japanese yes |
|
|
| "Bali ___" ("South Pacific" song) |
|
|
| "Yes" in Yokohama |
|
|
| Japanese assent |
|
|
| Okinawa okay |
|
|
| Word of agreement in Japanese |
|
|
| Yes, in anime |
|
|
| 'Bali ___' (Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune) |
New York Times |
13 Nov 2018 |
| Japanese for 'yes' |
|
|
| 'O ___' (greeting on many lolcat memes) |
New York Times |
23 Aug 2018 |
| Yes, in Yokohama |
|
|
| Akihito affirmative |
Newsday |
15 Jun 2018 |
| Yokohama 'yes' |
New York Times |
11 Mar 2018 |
| 'Bali ' |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Feb 2018 |
| 'Bali ___' |
New York Times |
28 Jan 2018 |
| 'Bali ___' |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jan 2018 |
| "Bali ___" (Rodgers and Hammerstein show tune) |
|
|
| "Bali ___" |
|
|
| "Bali __" |
|
|
| Yokohama "yes" |
|
|
| "O ___" (greeting on many lolcat memes) |
|
|
| Japanese 'yes' |
New York Times |
20 Dec 2017 |
| See 24 Down |
Newsday |
15 Sep 2017 |
| 65-Across, in Japanese |
LA Times Daily |
23 Jul 2017 |
| 65-Across, in Japanese |
|
|
| O.K., in Okinawa |
New York Times |
16 Jul 2017 |
| 14 Across agreement |
Newsday |
17 Mar 2017 |
| Osaka assent |
|
|
| Ginza agreement |
Newsday |
24 Feb 2017 |
| Yes, in Yokohama |
|
|
| O.K., in Okinawa |
|
|
| Yes, in Yokohama |
|
|
| Japanese "yes" |
|
|
| Yokohama yes |
|
|
| 65-Across, in Japanese |
|
|
| 'Bali --' |
Premier Sunday |
25 Dec 2016 |
| Geisha's green light |
Newsday |
08 Oct 2016 |
| 'Bali ___' |
|
|
| __ Karate: old aftershave |
LA Times Daily |
12 Mar 2016 |
| Beijing's river basin |
New York Times |
23 Feb 2016 |
| Osaka okay |
LA Times Daily |
01 Jan 2016 |
| Osaka okay |
|
|
| Yes, in Tokyo |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Nov 2015 |
| Kyoto concurrence |
New York Times |
18 Oct 2015 |
| "Bali ___" ("South Pacific" song) |
Universal |
26 Jul 2015 |
| Japanese for 'yes' |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2015 |
| 'Bali --' |
Thomas Joseph |
29 May 2015 |
| Japanese affirmative |
Newsday |
23 Apr 2015 |
| Yes in Yokohama |
USA Today |
02 Feb 2015 |
| Yes in Yokohama |
|
|
| Yokohama yes |
|
|
| "Bali ___" (South Pacific tune) |
|
|
| Japanese affirmative |
|
|
| Japanese for "yes" |
|
|
| Kyoto concurrence |
|
|
| 'Bali --' |
|
|
| "Bali ___" ("South Pacific" song) |
|
|
| "Okay," in Okayama |
|
|
| "Bali ___" ("South Pacific" song) |
|
|
| Yes, in Yokohoma |
|
|
| Bali ___ ("South Pacific" song) |
|
|
| "Bali ___" |
|
|
| 'Bali --' ('South Pacific' tune) |
|
|
| Far Eastern accord? |
|
|
| Ginza agreement |
|
|
| Yokohama yes |
|
|
| Yes, in Tokyo |
|
|
| Yes, in Yokohama |
|
|
| "Bali ___" ("South Pacific" song) |
|
|
| "Bali ___" ("South Pacific" song) |
|
|
| East Asian affirmative |
|
|
| "Bali ___" (Song in "South Pacific") |
|
|
| OK, in Osaka |
|
|
| Yes, in Yokohama |
|
|
| Tokyo affirmative |
|
|
| Aye, in Aichi |
|
|
| Japanese "yes" |
|
|
| "Bali___" |
|
|
| Japanese "yes" |
|
|
| Eastern affirmative |
|
|
| Tokyo affirmative |
|
|
| Yes, in Yokohama |
|
|
| Yes, in Yokohama |
|
|
| See 15-Across |
|
|
| "Bali ___" |
|
|
| Japanese consent |
|
|
| "Bali ___" |
|
|
| Japanese yes |
|
|
| O.K., in Osaka |
|
|
| Okinawa "Okay!" |
|
|
| Akihito's assent |
|
|
| "Bali __" |
|
|
| "Bali __" |
|
|
| See 25-Down |
|
|
| Japanese for 'yes' |
|
|
| See 25-Down |
|
|
| River through Beijing |
|
|
| Asian affirmative |
|
|
| River through Beijing |
|
|
| Sapporo "Sure!" |
|
|
| Yes, in Yokohama |
|
|
| OK, in Okinawa |
|
|
| __ Karate: old aftershave |
|
|
| Japanese assent |
|
|
| Honshu affirmative |
|
|
| __ Karate: old aftershave |
|
|
| Japanese "yes" |
|
|
| Far Eastern affirmative |
|
|
| "Bali ___" |
|
|
| Okay, in Osaka |
|
|
| "Bali ___" (from "South Pacific") |
|
|
| ___ Karate (old brand of aftershave) |
|
|
| Yes, in Japan |
|
|
| 'Bali --' (song from 'South Pacific') |
|
|
| Yokohama affirmative |
|
|
| "Bali ___" |
|
|
| Japanese "yes" |
|
|
| 1949 song "Bali ___" |
|
|
| Japanese "yes" |
|
|
| "Bali ___" |
|
|
| Japanese yes |
|
|
| "Bali __" |
|
|
| "Yes, sensei" |
|
|
| Eastern agreement |
|
|
| See 10-Across |
|
|
| Osaka O.K. |
|
|
| Far East accord? |
|
|
| Okinawa affirmative |
|
|
| Akihito's affirmative |
|
|
| Far East accord? |
|
|
| Eastern agreement |
|
|
| Okinawa affirmative |
|
|
| Japanese affirmative |
|
|
| Bali ___ |
|
|
| "Bali ___" (South Pacific song) |
|
|
| "Bali ___" |
|
|
| Sapporo "Sure!" |
|
|
| "Bali __" ("South Pacific" tune) |
|
|
| Osaka O.K. |
|
|
| Yoshihito's yes |
|
|
| Yokohama yes |
|
|
| Osaka okay |
|
|
| 'Bali --' ('South Pacific' song) |
|
|
| Akita affirmative |
|
|
| "Bali __" |
|
|
| Osaka O.K. |
|
|
| "Bali ___" ("South Pacific") |
|
|
| Yes, to Hideki |
|
|
| Yes, in Japan |
|
|
| Sapporo assent |
|
|
| Yes, to Hideki |
|
|
| Uruk-___ (Tolkien race) |
|
|
| Yes, in Yokohama |
|
|
| Hokkaido "yes" |
|
|
| "Bali ___" |
|
|
| "Bali ___" |
|
|
| "Bali __" |
|
|
| "Bali _____" |
|
|
| 'Bali _____' |
|
|
| "Bali ___" |
|
|
| "Bali _____" ("South Pacific" song) |
|
|
| Yes, in Japan |
|
|
| Yes in Yokohama |
|
|
| "Bali ____" |
|
|
| Bali ____: South Pacific song |
|
|
| Fencer's cry |
|
|
| "Bali __" |
|
|
| "Bali _____" ("South Pacific" song) |
|
|
| Bali ____ |
|
|
| "Bali__"song from "South Pacific" |
|
|
| "Bali___" |
|
|
| Bali ___ |
|
|
| "Bali _____" |
|
|
| 1949 song "Bali _____” |
|
|
| "Bali ____" |
|
|
| "Bali ___," song from "South Pacific" |
|
|
| "Bali ___," 1949 song |
|
|
| Offering, in Oahu |
|
|
| "Bali ___ " |
|
|
| Shout to draw attention: Var. |
|
|
| Lolcat greeting |
|
|
| Japanese consent |
|
|
| "Bali ___" ("South Pacific" highlight) |
|
|
| "Bali ___" |
|
|
| "Bali ___," song in "South Pacific." |
|
|
| "Bali ___." |
|
|
| River in China. |
|
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| Locale in Iraq. |
|
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| "Bali ___," from "South Pacific." |
|
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| Exclamation: Var. |
|
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