encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_amaterasu The sun goddess. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_arquebus An early form of long arm that uses a matchlock firing mechanism to propel the charge; a precursor to the musket. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_ashigaru Conscripted peasant soldiers that were the mainstay of many [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_clan"]]clan[[/url]] armies; far beneath samurai in rank, they eventually became a feudal class of their own: professional soldiers. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_bajutsu The art of horse skills and fighting on horseback. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_bakuto An inveterate gambler or someone immersed in the mizu shobai. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_biwa A Japanese instrument similar to a lute. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_bokken A wooden sword using for training, so a mistake wouldn't result in being cleaved in two. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_buddhism The official religion of Japan that follows the teachings of Buddha. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_bune A ship. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_bunraku Japanese puppet theatre. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_burakumin Those who practiced impure occupations, such as tanners, undertakers and executioners. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_bushido Literally "the way of the warrior"; the samurai code of honour, similar to the western concept of chivalry. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_chinkasai A festival celebrating the fire kami. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_chonin A “townsman”, a city-dwelling peasant, often a craftsman or salesman. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_clan A faction consisting of a noble family and its retainers, the powerbase of feudal Japan; equivalent to a faction in previous Total War titles. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_commissioners The daimyo's chief advisors; equivalent to ministers in previous Total War titles. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_daimyo The leader of the clan; the faction leader in previous Total War titles. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_daisho The two swords of the [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_samurai"]]samurai[[/url]], katana and wakizashi, when worn together. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_dojo Literally the "place of the way", a building where military skills are taught. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_fugu A pufferfish that can kill its eater if not prepared correctly. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_fujin The wind god. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_fujinsai A festival of appeasement to the wind god. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_gaijin A foreigner; anyone who isn't Japanese. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_geisha A discreet, trusted hostess; a highly-skilled assassin in Total War: Shogun 2. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_go A Japanese strategy game. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_hachiman The god of warriors. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_haiku A form of poetry that must contain three phrases totalling no more than 17 moras (the stresses of a syllable). True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_hanafuda Japanese playing cards used for games such as Karuta. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_horo A cloak worn on the battlefield. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_horoku A primitive fire bomb often swung on a chain or rope. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_iaijutsu The art of drawing the sword, literally "mental presence and immediate reaction". True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_jizamurai The owner of a small rural domain. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_joro A seductive woman. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_jujutsu The art of fighting an armed opponent whilst unarmed. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_kabuki A drama in the form of dance. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_kabukimono A ronin or vagrant who claims to be a working [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_samurai"]]samurai[[/url]]. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_kagutsuchi The fire god. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_kami A spirit. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_katana The sword of the [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_samurai"]]samurai[[/url]]. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_kenjutsu The art of fighting with a sword. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_kisho Fighting or battle. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_kitsune A fox, often portrayed as a magical spirit. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_kobudo A martial art from the islands of Ryukyu involving such weapons as nunchaku, staffs and knuckledusters often used by [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_ninja"]]ninja[[/url]]. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_kodachi A short sword worn by a [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_samurai"]]samurai[[/url]]. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_kodama A spirit of the trees. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_koku A unit of currency: the amount of rice required to feed one person for one year. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_kote The sleeves in a suit of Japanese battle armour. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_kumicho The leader of a Yakuza family; a crime boss. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_kyoto The capital city of Japan, home to both the [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_shogun"]]shogun[[/url]] and the emperor. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_kyujutsu The art of bowmanship and archery, also known as kyudo. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_maiko Literally “dancing girl”, an apprentice geisha. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_mangonel A type of catapult. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_matchlock Another name for the arquebus. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_meijin Literally “brilliant man”, the meijin is a Go champion. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_menpo The face mask in a suit of Japanese battle armour. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_metsuke A secret policeman, skilled in bribery and interrogation techniques; the guardian of loyalty and "correct" behaviour. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_mizu_shobai Literally the "water trade", referring to drinking and night-life generally. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_mon A [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_clan"]]clan's[[/url]] symbol that appears on all their flags and banners. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_monshu Literally "gate keeper", the head monk at a [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_buddhism"]]Buddhist[[/url]] monastery. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_moon_people Those who dwell upon the glowing orb. Approach with caution. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_naginata A pole-arm: a blade mounted on a pole. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_naginatajutsu The art of fighting with a naginata. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_nanban Southern barbarian, the Japanese name for European visitors. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_netsuke A small, sculpted box hung from robes instead of a pocket, used to store money, tobacco and other personal items. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_nihon_maru The [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_shogun"]]shogun's[[/url]] flagship. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_ninja An expert in ninjutsu, used to carry out covert subterfuge missions; also known as shinobi in feudal Japan. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_ninjato The short, straight sword of a ninja. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_ninjutsu The art of unconventional warfare, subterfuge and espionage, as practiced by ninja and developed in the [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_province"]]province[[/url]] of Iga. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_niten_ichi-ryu The art of fighting with two swords at the same time. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_no-dachi A two-handed sword. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_onna_bugeisha A female [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_samurai"]]samurai[[/url]], exclusively a noble woman. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_onsen Literally “hot springs”, often meaning bathhouses nearby. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_o-shuko A waitress at an inn. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_owatatsumi The great water god. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_oyabun See Kumicho. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_oyamatsumi The goddess of the sea, mountains, and war. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_o-yoroi Elaborate Japanese battle armour. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_province An area of [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_clan"]]clan[[/url]] territory equivalent to a region in previous Total War titles. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_rikishi A professional sumo wrestler. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_ronin Masterless [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_samurai"]]samurai[[/url]] - the remnants of [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_clan"]]clans[[/url]] that have been defeated and destroyed. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_sakoku Literally "locked country"; the policy of not allowing foreigners into Japan or any citizens to leave that was enacted during the Edo period, following the [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_sengoku_jidai"]]Sengoku Jidai[[/url]]. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_samurai Samurai – literally “he who serves”; noble warriors, essentially the equivalent of European knights. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_sekitori A high-ranking sumo wrestler. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_sengoku_jidai Literally "the age of the country at war"; essentially the second half of the 16th century, the time period in which Total War: Shogun 2 is set. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_seppuku Ritual suicide by disembowelment, literally "cutting the belly"; either voluntarily due to defeat or a slight or shame to an individual or his master's honour, or by order as a form of punishment for [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_samurai"]]samurai[[/url]] who had committed a serious infraction that had caused shame and compromised their honour; also known as hara-kiri. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_shinobigatana Another name for the ninjato sword used by [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_ninja"]]ninja[[/url]]. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_shinto The indigenous spiritualism of Japan, literally meaning "way of the gods". Pre-dating [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_buddhism"]]Buddhism[[/url]], it is the worship of natural forces: the Kami, or spirits. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_shiomatsuri A festival celebrating the tides. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_shogi A Japanese board game very similar to Chess. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_shogun The military dictator of Japan, a man effectively more powerful than the emperor. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_shogunate The military government, consisting mainly of members of the shogun's [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_clan"]]clan[[/url]]. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_shuriken Literally the “hidden sword", otherwise known as a throwing star; used in [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_ninjutsu"]]ninjutsu[[/url]]. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_sohei A [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_buddhism"]]Buddhist[[/url]] warrior monk. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_sojutsu The art of fighting with a spear. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_suburi The cutting exercises used in sword training, usually with a bokken. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_sumo The art of wrestling, a popular Japanese sport. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_suneate The greaves or shin-guards in a suit of Japanese battle armour. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_sushi Raw fish served with rice, rolled together. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_taiko A drum. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_taisho Another name for general, generic modern Japanese term for any kind of leader. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_tanto A short dagger, often used to commit seppuku. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_tenshu The keep of a castle. The object of a siege battle is to capture the tenshu. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_teppo A gun, specifically the matchlocks and arquebuses used during the [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_sengoku_jidai"]]Sengoku Jidai[[/url]]. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_torii The gate at the entrance to a [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_shinto"]]Shinto[[/url]] shrine. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_wakizashi A short sword worn by [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_samurai"]]samurai[[/url]], part of the set known as [[url="encyclopedia/how_to_play/002b_enc_glossary.html#enc_glossary_daisho"]]daisho[[/url]]. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_wako A seaborne pirate. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_yabusame The art of mounted archery. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_yari A spear. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_yatagarasu The "eight-span crow", a great bird whose presence is viewed as indicative of the will of the gods. True
encyclopedia_blocks_content_enc_glossary_yokozuna The highest possible rank in sumo wrestling. True
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