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torii gateway kana a simpler form of Chinese script ni-hon "Origin of the Sun" or "Land of the Rising Sun" konnichi-wa good day; hello sayonara good-bye ohayo good morning domo (arigato) thank you (very much) dozo please san "honorable"; a show of respect hai yes sheishin the idea that individuals are not as important as the group koku five bushels of rice koban 3 koku; used for expensive transactions shogi sliding paper walls shinto "Way of the Gods"; a simple form of animism with an emphasis on nature kami spirits that are loosely referred to as "gods" and dwell in many objects shogun a military and civil regent shogunate the government of medieval Japan in which the shogun served as actual leader while the emperor was the symbolic head of state and religion daimyo Japanese nobles who controlled feudal domains under the shogun samurai "Those who Serve"; Japanese warrior-aristocrats bushido "The Way of the Warrior"; a strict code of conduct based on honor and loyalty bakufu the military-style government of the Japanese shogun seppuku (hari-kari) ritualistic suicide in the form of disembowelment ikebana flower-arranging cha-no-yu tea ceremony ninja secret, semi-legendary mercenaries ronin samurai who had lost their masters and land shuriken ninja stars zen "meditation" bonsai nature on a small scale koan mental exercises practiced by children Bunraku Theater puppet plays wherein the puppeteer is clearly visible, but tthey are not seen because they are not supposed to be tsuma wife, wives jomon early farming people of Japan shoen parcels of productive land junshi collective suicide chaya tea house pagoda a type of architecture borrowed from the Chinese by Prince Shotoku Taishi