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Japan vocabulary
Japan vocabulary Natalia Guillen
Term | Definition |
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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 |