A Japanese warrior who was a member of the feudal military aristocracy.
Korean phonetic script, introduced in the middle of the fifteenth century.
Relating to, based on, or tracing ancestral descent through the maternal line.
The chief military official of Japan. The office was hereditary under the Tokugawa family from 1603 until 1867.
A very small blade made of flaked stone and used as a tool, especially in the Mesolithic era.
Amount negotiated between the family of the groom and the family of the bride to be paid by the former to the latter in some marriage traditions, as compensation for the loss of her labor.
Traditional alcoholic drink brewed from rice.
A system of written symbols representing the sounds of syllables, rather than individual consonants and vowels.
Having thin lines or bands.
Japan's indigenous religion, which emphasizes reverence for nature and the importance of "vitality".
The government, rule, or office of a shogun.
A social system in which the mother is head of the family.
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