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Japan vocabulary
Japan vocabulary Natalia Guillen
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Indicate | v. to show that something exists or its likely to be true |
| Survive | v. to live or make a living; continue to live despite danger |
| Conflict | n. disagreement or argument; war |
| Principle | n. belief or idea on which something is based |
| Accumulate | v. to gradually get more of something |
| Decline | n. gradual decrease in the quality or importance of something |
| Rebel | n. someone who opposes or fights an authority |
| Prohibit | v. to forbid or make illegal |
| Proximity | Closeness in space |
| Archipelago | Chain of islands |
| Mainland | The major land area of a continent |
| Kami | Gods and spirits |
| Prince Shotoku | a young leader who served as regent for the empress |
| Regent | Someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is to young or other wise unable to rule |
| Constitution | Plan of government |
| Minamoto Yoritomo | A powerful man who got the title of shogun |
| Shogun | Supreme military commander |
| Daimyo | Local land-owning lords |
| Feudalism | A social system in which lords grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service |
| Samurai | Highly trained warriors |
| Bushido | Strict code of conduct that guided the behavior of samurai |
| Armada | large fleet of ships |
| typhoon | violent tropical storm |
| Oda Nobunaga | a leader who reduced the power of warlords |
| Toyotomi Hideyoshi | a leader who unified japan |
| Tokugawa Leyasu | a Leader who established a line of shoguns |