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A or was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan. [1]

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Acid

An acid is a molecule or ion capable of donating a hydron (proton or hydrogen ion H+), or, alternatively, capable of forming a covalent bond with an electron pair (a Lewis acid).

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Amakusa Shirō

, also known as, often romanized as Shirou led the Shimabara Rebellion, an uprising of Japanese Roman Catholics against the Shogunate.

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Anime

Anime is a style of hand-drawn and computer animation originating in, and commonly associated with, Japan.

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Anus

The anus (from Latin anus meaning "ring", "circle") is an opening at the opposite end of an animal's digestive tract from the mouth.

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Argot

An argot (from French argot 'slang') is a secret language used by various groups—e.g., schoolmates, outlaws, colleagues, among many others—to prevent outsiders from understanding their conversations.

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Arquebus

The arquebus, derived from the German Hakenbüchse, was a form of long gun that appeared in Europe during the 15th century.

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Arson

Arson is a crime of intentionally, deliberately and maliciously setting fire to buildings, wildland areas, abandoned homes, vehicles or other property with the intent to cause damage or enjoy the act.

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Ashikaga shogunate

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Ashikaga Yoshihisa

was the 9th shōgun of the Ashikaga shogunate who reigned from 1473 to 1489 during the Muromachi period of Japan.

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Assassination

Assassination is the killing of a prominent person, either for political or religious reasons or for payment.

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Assassins

Order of Assassins or simply Assassins (أساسين asāsīn, حشاشین Hashâshīn) is the common name used to refer to an Islamic sect formally known as the Nizari Ismailis.

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Azuchi Castle

was one of the primary castles of Oda Nobunaga.

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Ōmi Province

is an old province of Japan, which today comprises Shiga Prefecture.

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Bansenshukai

Bansenshukai (萬川集海, translated 'Sea of Myriad Rivers Merging') is a Japanese book containing a collection of knowledge from the clans in the Iga and Kōga regions that had been devoted to the training of ninja.

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Basilisk (manga)

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masaki Segawa.

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Battle of Okehazama

The took place in June 1560.

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Battle of Sekigahara

The was a decisive battle on October 21, 1600 (Keichō 5, 15th day of the 9th month), that preceded the establishment of the Tokugawa shogunate.

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Battle of Tennōji

The was fought in 1615 between the forces of Tokugawa Ieyasu and the forces of Toyotomi Hideyori.

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Bucket

A bucket is typically a watertight, vertical cylinder or truncated cone or square, with an open top and a flat bottom, attached to a semicircular carrying handle called the bail.

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Budō

is a Japanese term describing modern Japanese martial arts.

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Bujinkan

The Bujinkan (武神館) is an international martial arts organization based in Japan and headed by Masaaki Hatsumi.

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Bunraku

, also known as Ningyō jōruri (人形浄瑠璃), is a form of traditional Japanese puppet theatre, founded in Osaka in the beginning of 17th century.

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Castellan

A castellan was the governor or captain of a castellany and its castle.

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Cerebrovascular disease

Cerebrovascular disease includes a variety of medical conditions that affect the blood vessels of the brain and the cerebral circulation.

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Chigiriki

The chigiriki (契木術) is a Japanese flail weapon.

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China

China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a unitary one-party sovereign state in East Asia and the world's most populous country, with a population of around /1e9 round 3 billion.

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Chisel

A chisel is a tool with a characteristically shaped cutting edge (such that wood chisels have lent part of their name to a particular grind) of blade on its end, for carving or cutting a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal by hand, struck with a mallet, or mechanical power.

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Christian cross

The Christian cross, seen as a representation of the instrument of the crucifixion of Jesus, is the best-known symbol of Christianity.

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Christianity

ChristianityFrom Ancient Greek Χριστός Khristós (Latinized as Christus), translating Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ, Māšîăḥ, meaning "the anointed one", with the Latin suffixes -ian and -itas.

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Christianity in Japan

Christianity in Japan is among the nation's minority religions.

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Colloquialism

Everyday language, everyday speech, common parlance, informal language, colloquial language, general parlance, or vernacular (but this has other meanings too), is the most used variety of a language, which is usually employed in conversation or other communication in informal situations.

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Comic book

A comic book or comicbook, also called comic magazine or simply comic, is a publication that consists of comic art in the form of sequential juxtaposed panels that represent individual scenes.

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Covert agent

The term covert agent can have many meanings, depending on context.

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Culture hero

A culture hero is a mythological hero specific to some group (cultural, ethnic, religious, etc.) who changes the world through invention or discovery.

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Daimyō

The were powerful Japanese feudal lords who, until their decline in the early Meiji period, ruled most of Japan from their vast, hereditary land holdings.

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Dart (missile)

Darts are missile weapons, designed to fly such that a sharp, often weighted point will strike first.

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Decorum

Decorum (from the Latin: "right, proper") was a principle of classical rhetoric, poetry and theatrical theory that was about the fitness or otherwise of a style to a theatrical subject.

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Drill

A drill is a tool fitted with a cutting tool attachment or driving tool attachment, usually a drill bit or driver bit, used for boring holes in various materials or fastening various materials together.

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Duel

A duel is an arranged engagement in combat between two people, with matched weapons, in accordance with agreed-upon rules.

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Echigo Province

was an old province in north-central Japan, on the shores of the Sea of Japan.

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Edo Castle

, also known as, is a flatland castle that was built in 1457 by Ōta Dōkan.

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Edo period

The or is the period between 1603 and 1868 in the history of Japan, when Japanese society was under the rule of the Tokugawa shogunate and the country's 300 regional daimyō.

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English language

English is a West Germanic language that was first spoken in early medieval England and is now a global lingua franca.

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Esophageal cancer

Esophageal cancer is cancer arising from the esophagus—the food pipe that runs between the throat and the stomach.

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Espionage

Espionage or spying, is the act of obtaining secret or confidential information without the permission of the holder of the information.

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Exorcism

Exorcism (from Greek εξορκισμός, exorkismós "binding by oath") is the religious or spiritual practice of evicting demons or other spiritual entities from a person, or an area, that are believed to be possessed.

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Fūma Kotarō

was the name adopted by the leader of the ninja during the Sengoku era of feudal Japan.

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Five elements (Japanese philosophy)

The five elements philosophy in Japanese Buddhism,, is derived from Buddhist beliefs.

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Flamethrower

A flamethrower is a mechanical incendiary device designed to project a long, controllable stream of fire.

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Flight

Flight is the process by which an object moves through an atmosphere (or beyond it, as in the case of spaceflight) without contact with the surface.

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Four Hitokiri of the Bakumatsu

was a term given to four samurai during the Bakumatsu era in Japanese history.

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Fragmentation (weaponry)

Fragmentation is the process by which the casing of an artillery or mortar shell, rocket, missile, bomb, grenade, etc.

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Fukiya

The fukiya (吹き矢) is the Japanese blowgun, as well as the term for the associated sport.

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Fushimi Castle

, also known as or Fushimi-Momoyama Castle, is a castle in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward.

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Geisha

(),, or are Japanese women who study the ancient tradition of art, dance and singing, and are distinctively characterized by traditional costumes and makeup.

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Grammatical number

In linguistics, grammatical number is a grammatical category of nouns, pronouns, and adjective and verb agreement that expresses count distinctions (such as "one", "two", or "three or more").

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Grappling hook

A grappling hook or grapnel is a device with multiple hooks (known as claws or flukes), attached to a rope; it is thrown, dropped, sunk, projected, or fastened directly by hand to where at least one hook may catch and hold.

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Gravel

Gravel is a loose aggregation of rock fragments.

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Guerrilla warfare

Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which a small group of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military.

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Guild

A guild is an association of artisans or merchants who oversee the practice of their craft/trade in a particular area.

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Hammer

A hammer is a tool or device that delivers a blow (a sudden impact) to an object.

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Hang gliding

Hang gliding is an air sport or recreational activity in which a pilot flies a light, non-motorised foot-launched heavier-than-air aircraft called a hang glider.

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Hara Castle

was a Japanese castle in Hizen Province (today in Minamishimabara, Nagasaki).

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Hasetsukabe no Koharumaru

(died 938) was a boy spy of Heian period Japan.

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Hatano Hideharu

Hatano Hideharu (波多野 秀治 Hatano Hideharu, 1541 – June 25, 1579) was the eldest son of Hatano Harumichi and the head of Hatano clan.

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Hattori Hanzō

, also known as, was a famous samurai of the Sengoku era, credited with saving the life of Tokugawa Ieyasu and then helping him to become the ruler of united Japan.

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Himeji Castle

is a hilltop Japanese castle complex situated in the city of Himeji which is located in the Hyōgo Prefecture of Japan.

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Hino Kumawaka

(14th century), born, childhood name, was the son of Hino Suketomo, the dainagon (high counselor) to Emperor Go-Daigo.

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History of Japan

The first human habitation in the Japanese archipelago has been traced to prehistoric times.

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Hizen Province

was an old province of Japan in the area of Saga and Nagasaki prefectures.

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Iga Province

was a province of Japan located in what is today part of western Mie Prefecture.

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Ii Naomasa

was a general under the Sengoku period daimyō, and later shōgun, Tokugawa Ieyasu.

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Imagawa clan

was a Japanese noble military clan that claimed descent from the Seiwa Genji by way of the Kawachi Genji.

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Imperial Court in Kyoto

The Imperial Court in Kyoto was the nominal ruling government of Japan from 794 AD until the Meiji period (1868–1912), after which the court was moved from Kyoto to Tokyo and integrated into the Meiji government.

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Infiltration tactics

In warfare, infiltration tactics involve small independent light infantry forces advancing into enemy rear areas, bypassing enemy front-line strongpoints, possibly isolating them for attack by follow-up troops with heavier weapons.

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Intelligence agency

An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, and foreign policy objectives.

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Invisibility

Invisibility is the state of an object that cannot be seen.

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Irregular warfare

Irregular warfare is defined in US joint doctrine as “A violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant populations.” Irregular warfare favors indirect and asymmetric warfare approaches, though it may employ the full range of military and other capabilities, in order to erode the adversary’s power, influence, and will.

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Ishikawa Goemon

was a semi-legendary Japanese outlaw hero who stole gold and other valuables to give to the poor.

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Japanese armour

Armour in Japan has a history that goes back as far as the 4th century.

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Japanese folklore

Japanese folklore encompasses the folk traditions of Japan and the Japanese people.

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Japanese macaque

The Japanese macaque (Macaca fuscata), also known as the snow monkey, is a terrestrial Old World monkey species that is native to Japan.

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Japanese raccoon dog

The Japanese raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides viverrinus), also known as in Japanese, is a subspecies of the Asian raccoon dog.

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Japanese sword mountings

Japanese sword mountings are the various housings and associated fittings (tosogu) that hold the blade of a Japanese sword when it is being worn or stored.

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Japanese water spider

The water spider (Argyroneta aquatica japonica) is a subspecies of the water spider.

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Jidaigeki

is a genre of film, television, video game, and theatre in Japan.

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Jinichi Kawakami

Jinichi Kawakami (川上仁一), head of Banke Shinobinoden, claims to be the last sōke and only heir to authentic ninjutsu.

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Jiraiya

, originally known as Ogata Shuma Hiroyuki, is the toad riding character of the Japanese folklore.

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John Whitney Hall

John Whitney Hall (September 13, 1916 – October 21, 1997),"John Whitney Hall papers, 1930-1999", Yale University Library the Tokyo-born son of missionaries in Japan, grew up to become a pioneer in the field of Japanese studies and one of the most respected historians of Japan of his generation.

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Kabuki

is a classical Japanese dance-drama.

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Kaginawa

is the combination of the words kagi meaning hook and nawa meaning rope.

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Kakure Kirishitan

Kakure Kirishitan is a modern term for a member of the Japanese Catholic Church during the Edo period that went underground after the Shimabara Rebellion in the 1630s.

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Kama (weapon)

The is a traditional Japanese farming implement similar to a sickle used for reaping crops and also employed as a weapon.

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Kami

are the spirits or phenomena that are worshipped in the religion of Shinto.

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Kanji

Kanji (漢字) are the adopted logographic Chinese characters that are used in the Japanese writing system.

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Karasawa Genba

was a samurai of the Sengoku period, in the 16th century of the common era, who served as an important retainer of the Sanada clan.

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Karuta (armour)

was a type of armour worn by samurai warriors and their retainers during the feudal era of Japan.

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Katana

Historically, were one of the traditionally made that were used by the samurai of ancient and feudal Japan.

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Katō Danzō

was a famed 16th century ninja master during the Sengoku period Japan who was also known as.

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Kōfuku-ji

is a Buddhist temple that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, in the city of Nara, Japan.

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Kōka, Shiga

is a city located in southern Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

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Kii Mountains

is a mountainous region covering most of the Kii Peninsula.

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Kii Province

, or, was a province of Japan in the part of Honshū that is today Wakayama Prefecture, as well as the southern part of Mie Prefecture.

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Kirigakure Saizō

was a legendary ninja of the final phase of the Sengoku period of Japan.

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Kite

A kite is a tethered heavier-than-air craft with wing surfaces that react against the air to create lift and drag.

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Kizawa Nagamasa

Kizawa Nagamasa (木沢長政) was a daimyō of the Sengoku period in Japan.

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Kojiki

, also sometimes read as Furukotofumi, is the oldest extant chronicle in Japan, dating from the early 8th century (711–712) and composed by Ō no Yasumaro at the request of Empress Genmei with the purpose of sanctifying the imperial court's claims to supremacy over rival clans.

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Koku

The is a Japanese unit of volume, equal to ten cubic shaku.

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Komusō

The were a group of Japanese mendicant monks of the Fuke school of Zen Buddhism who flourished during the Edo period of 1600-1868.

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Kuji-in

Ku-ji means “nine symbolic cuts” and refers to a variety of mantras that consist of nine syllables.

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Kuji-kiri

is a practice of using hand gestures found today in Shugendō and Shingon Mikkyō.

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Kumaso

The were a people of ancient Japan, believed to have lived in the south of Kyūshū until at least the Nara period.

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Kunai

A is a Japanese tool originally meant for farming in the Tensho Era of Japan (1573–1592).

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Kunoichi

A is a female ninja or practitioner of ninjutsu (ninpo).

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Kusari (Japanese mail armour)

Kusari gusoku (chain armour)(鎖具足) is the Japanese term for mail armour.

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Kusari-fundo

Kusari-fundo (鎖分銅) is a hand held weapon used in feudal Japan, consisting of a length of chain (kusari) with a weight (fundo) attached to each end of the chain.

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Kusarigama

The is a traditional Japanese weapon that consists of a kama (the Japanese equivalent of a sickle) on a kusari-fundo – a type of metal chain (kusari) with a heavy iron weight (fundo) at the end.

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Kusunoki Masashige

was a 14th-century samurai who fought for Emperor Go-Daigo in the Genkō War, the attempt to wrest rulership of Japan away from the Kamakura shogunate and is remembered as the ideal of samurai loyalty.

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Kyoto

, officially, is the capital city of Kyoto Prefecture, located in the Kansai region of Japan.

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Leaf

A leaf is an organ of a vascular plant and is the principal lateral appendage of the stem.

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Lemnoideae

Duckweed, or water lens, are flowering aquatic plants which float on or just beneath the surface of still or slow-moving bodies of fresh water and wetlands.

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Maibara, Shiga

is a city in Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

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Mail (armour)

Mail or maille (also chain mail(le) or chainmail(le)) is a type of armour consisting of small metal rings linked together in a pattern to form a mesh.

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Makibishi

The term makibishi (撒き菱 or 撒菱) refers to the Japanese version of the caltrop.

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Man'yōgana

is an ancient writing system that employs Chinese characters to represent the Japanese language, and was the first known kana system to be developed as a means to represent the Japanese language phonetically.

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Man'yōshū

The is the oldest existing collection of Japanese poetry, compiled sometime after AD 759 during the Nara period.

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Manga

are comics created in Japan or by creators in the Japanese language, conforming to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century.

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Masaaki Hatsumi

, formerly Yoshiaki Hatsumi, is the founder of the Bujinkan Organization and is the current Togakure-ryū Soke (Grandmaster).

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Masonry

Masonry is the building of structures from individual units, which are often laid in and bound together by mortar; the term masonry can also refer to the units themselves.

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Matsudaira clan

The was a Japanese samurai clan that claimed descent from the Minamoto clan.

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Matsudaira Nobutsuna

was a Japanese daimyō of the early Edo period, who ruled the Kawagoe Domain.

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Meiji Restoration

The, also known as the Meiji Ishin, Renovation, Revolution, Reform, or Renewal, was an event that restored practical imperial rule to the Empire of Japan in 1868 under Emperor Meiji.

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Mercenary

A mercenary is an individual who is hired to take part in an armed conflict but is not part of a regular army or other governmental military force.

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Metsubushi

or gantsubushi are a variety of implements and techniques that were used in feudal Japan by samurai police and other individuals to temporarily or permanently blind or disorient an opponent.

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Mie Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan, which is part of the Kansai region on the main Honshu island.

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Mie University

Mie University (三重大学; Mie Daigaku, abbreviated to 三重大 Miedai) is a national university in Tsu, Mie, Japan.

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Mikkyō

is a Japanese term that refers to the esoteric Vajrayāna practices of the Shingon Buddhist school and the related practices that make up part of the Tendai and Kegon schools.

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Military strategy

Military strategy is a set of ideas implemented by military organizations to pursue desired strategic goals.

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Minamoto no Yoshitsune

was a military commander of the Minamoto clan of Japan in the late Heian and early Kamakura periods.

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Minstrel

A minstrel was a medieval European entertainer.

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Mizugumo

Mizu gumo, (Japanese: 水蜘蛛) lit.

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Moat

A moat is a deep, broad ditch, either dry or filled with water, that is dug and surrounds a castle, fortification, building or town, historically to provide it with a preliminary line of defence.

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Mochizuki Chiyome

Mochizuki Chiyome (望月 千代女), also known as Mochizuki Chiyojo (望月 千代女) or Mochizuki Chiyo (望月 千代), was a Japanese poet and noblewoman of the 16th century.

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Modern schools of ninjutsu

Modern schools of ninjutsu are schools which offer instruction in martial arts.

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Mon (emblem)

, also,, and, are Japanese emblems used to decorate and identify an individual, a family, or (more recently) an institution or business entity.

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Mongol invasions of Japan

The, which took place in 1274 and 1281, were major military efforts undertaken by Kublai Khan to conquer the Japanese archipelago after the submission of Goryeo (Korea) to vassaldom.

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Mortal Kombat

Mortal Kombat is a video game franchise originally developed by Midway Games' Chicago studio in 1992.

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Moss

Mosses are small flowerless plants that typically grow in dense green clumps or mats, often in damp or shady locations.

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Motte-and-bailey castle

A motte-and-bailey castle is a fortification with a wooden or stone keep situated on a raised earthwork called a motte, accompanied by an enclosed courtyard, or bailey, surrounded by a protective ditch and palisade.

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Mudra

A mudra (Sanskrit "seal", "mark", or "gesture") is a symbolic or ritual gesture in Hinduism and Buddhism.

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MythBusters

MythBusters is an Australian-American science entertainment television program created by Peter Rees and produced by Australia's Beyond Television Productions.

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Naruto

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masashi Kishimoto.

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Nightingale floor

, were floors designed to make a chirping sound when walked upon.

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Nijō Castle

is a flatland castle in Kyoto, Japan.

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Ninja

A or was a covert agent or mercenary in feudal Japan.

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Ninja Assassin

Ninja Assassin is a 2009 German-American neo-noir martial arts thriller film directed by James McTeigue.

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Ninja in popular culture

Ninjas are stock characters in Japanese and world popular culture.

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Ninja Scroll

is a 1993 Japanese animated jidaigeki-chanbara film written and directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri, starring the voices of Kōichi Yamadera, Emi Shinohara, Takeshi Aono, Daisuke Gōri, Toshihiko Seki and Shūichirō Moriyama.

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Ninjatō

The,, or, are allegedly the preferred weapon that the Shinobi of feudal Japan carried.

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Ninjutsu

, sometimes used interchangeably with the modern term, is the strategy and tactics of unconventional warfare, guerrilla warfare and espionage purportedly practiced by the shinobi (commonly known outside Japan as ninja).

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Ninpiden

The Ninpiden (a.k.a. Shinobi Hiden) or Legends of Ninja Secrets is a ninjutsu manual written around 1655 and attributed to either Hattori Kiyonobu or Hattori Hanzo.

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Oda Nobunaga

was a powerful daimyō (feudal lord) of Japan in the late 16th century who attempted to unify Japan during the late Sengoku period, and successfully gained control over most of Honshu.

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Oniwaban (spy)

The or was a group of onmitsu government-employed undercover agents established by the 8th Tokugawa shōgun, Tokugawa Yoshimune (1684–1751).

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Osaka Castle

is a Japanese castle in Chūō-ku, Osaka, Japan.

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Oxford English Dictionary

The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is the main historical dictionary of the English language, published by the Oxford University Press.

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Password

A password is a word or string of characters used for user authentication to prove identity or access approval to gain access to a resource (example: an access code is a type of password), which is to be kept secret from those not allowed access.

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Philosophy

Philosophy (from Greek φιλοσοφία, philosophia, literally "love of wisdom") is the study of general and fundamental problems concerning matters such as existence, knowledge, values, reason, mind, and language.

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Pickaxe

A pickaxe, pick-axe, or pick is a hand tool with a hard head attached perpendicular to the handle.

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Prince Shōtoku

, also known as or, was a semi-legendary regent and a politician of the Asuka period in Japan who served under Empress Suiko.

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Psychological warfare

Psychological warfare (PSYWAR), or the basic aspects of modern psychological operations (PSYOP), have been known by many other names or terms, including MISO, Psy Ops, political warfare, "Hearts and Minds", and propaganda.

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Rōnin

A was a samurai without lord or master during the feudal period (1185–1868) of Japan.

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Reconnaissance

In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration outside an area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about natural features and other activities in the area.

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Rock (geology)

Rock or stone is a natural substance, a solid aggregate of one or more minerals or mineraloids.

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Rocket

A rocket (from Italian rocchetto "bobbin") is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle that obtains thrust from a rocket engine.

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Rokkaku Yoshikata

was a samurai head of the Rokkaku clan during Japan's Sengoku period.

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Sabotage

Sabotage is a deliberate action aimed at weakening a polity, effort or organization through subversion, obstruction, disruption or destruction.

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Samurai

were the military nobility and officer caste of medieval and early-modern Japan.

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Sanada Ten Braves

The are a legendary group of ninja that assisted the warlord Sanada Yukimura during the Warring States era of Japan; that is, the late Sengoku period and its immediate aftermath, also known as the Azuchi–Momoyama and the early Edo periods.

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Sarugaku

, was a form of theatre popular in Japan during the 11th to 14th centuries.

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Sarutobi Sasuke

is a ninja who appears in kōdan narrative art and fictional writings.

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Sasuke (TV series)

Sasuke (サスケ; stylized in Japan as SASUKE) is a Japanese sports entertainment television special in which 100 competitors attempt to complete a four-stage obstacle course.

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Sawayama Castle

was a castle in the city of Hikone, Shiga Prefecture, Japan.

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Secret service

A secret service is a government agency, intelligence agency, or the activities of a government agency, concerned with the gathering of intelligence data.

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Sengoku period

The is a period in Japanese history marked by social upheaval, political intrigue and near-constant military conflict.

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Shakuhachi

The is a Japanese longitudinal, end-blown bamboo-flute.

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Shapeshifting

In mythology, folklore and speculative fiction, shapeshifting is the ability of a being or creature to completely transform its physical form or shape.

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Sharpshooter

A sharpshooter is one who is highly proficient at firing firearms or other projectile weapons accurately.

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Shōgun

The was the military dictator of Japan during the period from 1185 to 1868 (with exceptions).

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Shōninki

The 'Shōninki (Japanese 正 忍 記) is a medieval ninja document from Kishū province.

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Shiga Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan, which forms part of the Kansai region in the western part of Honshu island.

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Shimabara Rebellion

The was an uprising in what is now Nagasaki Prefecture in southwestern Japan lasting from December 17, 1637, to April 15, 1638, during the Edo period.

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Shinkage-ryū

meaning "new shadow school", is a traditional school (koryū) of Japanese martial arts, founded by Kamiizumi Ise-no-Kami Nobutsuna (上泉 伊勢守 信綱, 1508–1578) in the mid-sixteenth century.

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Shinobi (video game)

is a side-scrolling action game produced by Sega originally released for the arcades in.

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Shugendō

is a highly syncretic religion that originated in Heian Japan.

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Shuriken

A shuriken (Japanese 手裏剣; literally: "hidden hand blade") is a Japanese concealed weapon that was used as a hidden dagger or metsubushi to distract or misdirect.

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Sicarii

The Sicarii (Modern Hebrew: סיקריים siqari'im) were a splinter group of the Jewish Zealots who, in the decades preceding Jerusalem's destruction in 70 CE, heavily opposed the Roman occupation of Judea and attempted to expel them and their sympathizers from the area.

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Siege of Osaka

The was a series of battles undertaken by the Tokugawa shogunate against the Toyotomi clan, and ending in that clan's destruction.

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Sino-Japanese vocabulary

Sino-Japanese vocabulary or refers to that portion of the Japanese vocabulary that originated in Chinese or has been created from elements borrowed from Chinese.

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Stephen K. Hayes

Stephen K. Hayes (born September 9, 1949) is an American Ninja master, martial artist and writer.

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Stephen Turnbull (historian)

Stephen Richard Turnbull (born 6 February 1948) is a British academic, historian and writer.

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Stomach cancer

Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is cancer developing from the lining of the stomach.

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Sun Tzu

Sun Tzu (also rendered as Sun Zi; 孫子) was a Chinese general, military strategist, writer, and philosopher who lived in the Eastern Zhou period of ancient China.

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Superhuman

Superhuman qualities are qualities that exceed those found in humans.

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Supernatural

The supernatural (Medieval Latin: supernātūrālis: supra "above" + naturalis "natural", first used: 1520–1530 AD) is that which exists (or is claimed to exist), yet cannot be explained by laws of nature.

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Survival skills

Survival skills are techniques that a person may use in order to sustain life in any type of natural environment or built environment.

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Taiheiki

The (Chronicle of Great Peace) is a Japanese historical epic (see gunki monogatari) written in the late 14th century and covers the period from 1319 to 1367.

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Taira no Masakado

was a samurai in the Heian period of Japan, who led one of the largest insurgent forces in the period against the central government of Kyoto.

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Takeda Shingen

, of Kai Province, was a pre-eminent daimyō in feudal Japan with exceptional military prestige in the late stage of the Sengoku period.

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Tantō

A is one of the traditionally made Japanese swords (''nihonto'') that were worn by the samurai class of feudal Japan.

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Taoism

Taoism, also known as Daoism, is a religious or philosophical tradition of Chinese origin which emphasizes living in harmony with the Tao (also romanized as ''Dao'').

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Tateoka Doshun

was an intermediate-ranking Iga ninja during the Sengoku period.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (often shortened to TMNT or Ninja Turtles) are four fictional teenaged anthropomorphic turtles named after Italian artists of the Renaissance.

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Tenbun

, also known as Temmon, was a after Kyōroku and before Kōji.

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Tenchu

Tenchu (天誅) is an action-adventure stealth video game series, originally developed by Japanese developer Acquire, where the player assumes the role of a ninja in 16th-century Japan.

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Tenugui

A Tenugui (手拭い) is a thin Japanese hand towel made of cotton.

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Terrorism

Terrorism is, in the broadest sense, the use of intentionally indiscriminate violence as a means to create terror among masses of people; or fear to achieve a financial, political, religious or ideological aim.

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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (AHD) is an American dictionary of English published by Boston publisher Houghton Mifflin, the first edition of which appeared in 1969.

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The Art of War

The Art of War is an ancient Chinese military treatise dating from the Spring and Autumn period.

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The Kouga Ninja Scrolls

is a historical fantasy novels about ninja written in 1958-1959 by the Japanese author Futaro Yamada.

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The Tale of Hōgen

is a Japanese war chronicle or military tale (gunki monogatari) which relates the events and prominent figures of the Hōgen Rebellion.

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The Tale of the Heike

is an epic account compiled prior to 1330 of the struggle between the Taira and Minamoto clans for control of Japan at the end of the 12th century in the Genpei War (1180–1185).

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Theatrical property

A prop, formally known as (theatrical) property, is an object used on stage or on screen by actors during a performance or screen production.

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To-Shin Do

To-Shin Do is a martial art founded by Black Belt Hall of Fame instructor Stephen K. Hayes in 1997.

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Tokugawa clan

The was a powerful daimyō family of Japan.

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Tokugawa Iemitsu

Tokugawa Iemitsu (徳川 家光 August 12, 1604 – June 8, 1651) was the third shōgun of the Tokugawa dynasty.

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Tokugawa Ieyasu

was the founder and first shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, which effectively ruled Japan from the Battle of Sekigahara in 1600 until the Meiji Restoration in 1868.

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Tokugawa shogunate

The Tokugawa shogunate, also known as the and the, was the last feudal Japanese military government, which existed between 1600 and 1868.

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Tokugawa Yoshimune

was the eighth shōgun of the Tokugawa shogunate of Japan, ruling from 1716 until his abdication in 1745.

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Torii Mototada

was a Japanese samurai of the Sengoku period through late Azuchi–Momoyama period, who served Tokugawa Ieyasu.

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Toyotomi Hideyoshi

was a preeminent daimyō, warrior, general, samurai, and politician of the Sengoku period who is regarded as Japan's second "great unifier".

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Trowel

A trowel is a small hand tool used for digging, applying, smoothing, or moving small amounts of viscous or particulate material.

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Uesugi Kenshin

was a daimyō who was born as Nagao Kagetora, and after the adoption into the Uesugi clan, ruled Echigo Province in the Sengoku period of Japan.

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Video game

A video game is an electronic game that involves interaction with a user interface to generate visual feedback on a video device such as a TV screen or computer monitor.

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Western world

The Western world refers to various nations depending on the context, most often including at least part of Europe and the Americas.

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World War II

World War II (often abbreviated to WWII or WW2), also known as the Second World War, was a global war that lasted from 1939 to 1945, although conflicts reflecting the ideological clash between what would become the Allied and Axis blocs began earlier.

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Yagyū Munetoshi

Yagyū Sekishūsai Taira-no-Munetoshi (柳生石舟斎平宗厳 1529 – May 25, 1606) was a samurai in Japan's Sengoku period famous for mastering the Shinkage-ryū school of combat, and introducing it to the Tokugawa clan.

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Yamabushi

(one who prostrates himself on the mountain) are Japanese mountain ascetic hermits.

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Yamato Takeru

, originally, was a Japanese legendary prince of the Yamato dynasty, son of Emperor Keikō, who is traditionally counted as the 12th Emperor of Japan.

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YouTube

YouTube is an American video-sharing website headquartered in San Bruno, California.

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Yumi

is the Japanese term for a bow.

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References

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