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1. hatamoto, n. View full entry 1871
...In the Japanese feudal system, a vassal or member of the household troops of a Shogun....
2. inkyo, n. View full entry 1871
...In Japan, the act of resigning or renouncing one's office or position; one who has thus abdicated or resigned. Also as ...
3. junshi, n. View full entry 1871
...In Japan, suicide at the death of one's lord, self-immolation....
4. ki-mon, n. View full entry 1871
...In Japanese tradition, the name given to the north-east, supposed to be the source of evil....
5. kyogen, n. View full entry 1871
...In the Noh theatre of Japan, a comic interlude presented between performances of Noh plays....
6. Noh, n. View full entry 1871
...A traditional Japanese masked drama with dance, mime, and song, evolved largely from Shinto rites. Freq. attrib....
7. oiran, n. View full entry 1871
...A Japanese courtesan of high standing....
8. seppuku, n. View full entry 1871
...= hara-kiri...
9. tan, n.3 View full entry 1871
...A Japanese unit of arable land or forest, equal to 300 bu; in modern use equivalent to approximately 0·245 acres (9·92 ares)....
10. to, n. View full entry 1871
...A Japanese unit of capacity equal to ten sho, equivalent to approximately 3·97 gallons (18·0 litres) or 0·496 bushel....
11. uguisu, n. View full entry 1871
...A bush warbler of delicate olive-green plumage, Cettia diphone, native to Japan....
