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Japan Vocab
Japan Vocab by Daniel Mejia
Term | Definition |
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indicate | to show that something exists or is likely to be true |
survive | to live or make a living;continue to live despite danger |
conflict | disagreement or argument;war |
principle | belief or idea on which something is based on |
accumulate | to gradually get more of something |
decline | gradual decrease in the quality or importance of something. |
rebel | someone who opposes or fights an authority |
prohibit | to forbid or make illegal |
proximity | closeness in space |
archipelago | chain of islands |
mainland | the major land area of a continent |
kami | gods or spirits |
Prince Shotoku | Shotoku was not an emperor. He was a regent for the empress , his aunt Suiko. |
regent | is someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is too young or otherwise unable to rule. |
constitution | plan of government |
Minamoto Yoritomo | the most powerful man in Japan |
shogun | supreme military commander |
daimyo | local land-owning lords |
feudalism | This is a social system in which lords grant people land or other rewards in exchange for military service. |
samurai | highly trained warriors |
bushido | This was strict code of conduct that guided the behavior of samurai. |
armada | large fleet of ships |
typhoon | violent tropical storms |
Oda Nonunaga | worked all his life to bring Japan"Under One Sword". |
Toyotomi Hideyoshi | unified Japan in 1590 with peace by personal loyalties |
Tokugawa Ieyasu | united the country once more in 1600 after taking the title of shogun. |