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japan vocab
Japan vocab Juan Romero
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. |
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 | proximity or closeness in space. |
archipelago | archipelago or chain of islands. |
mainland | the mainland is the major land area of a continent. |
Kami | kami or gods and spirits. |
prince shotoku | prince shotoku took power of japan. |
regent | regent is someone who governs a country in the name of a ruler who is too young or otherwise unable to rule. |
constitution | constitution or plan of government. |
minamoto yoritomo | the winner of the final battle was minamoto yoritomo . |
shogun | shogun or supreme military commander. |
daimyo | daimyo or local land owning lords. |
feudalism | this is a social system in which lords gran people land or other rewards in exchange for military service. |
samurai | samurai or hihly trained warriors. |
bushido | this was a strict code of conduct that guided the behavior of samurai. |
armada | armada or large fleet of ships. |
typhoon | typhoon or violent tropical storm. |
oda nobunaga | oda nobunaga worked all his life to bring japan under a single sword. |
toyotomi hideyoshi | toyotomi hideyoshi unified japan in 1590. |
tokugawa leyasu | tokugawa leyasu united the country once more in 1600. |