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A covert agent or mercenary; an assassin
A Japanese cheer that translates as 'Long life'; in more modern times associated with success in battle
'The Way of the Warrior'
Suicide by the cutting of the abdomen
'One who serves' The noble warrior class
A warlord dictator and de facto head of Japan
A powerful regional lord in Japan
An outcast group at the bottom of the Japanese social order, executioners, butchers, undertakers etc
A name for either of the typhoons meaning 'divine wind' that helped save Japan from the two 13th century Mongol invasions
A samurai with no lord or master, typically a bandit or warrior for hire until finding and serving a new lord
A traditional Japanese female entertainer who acts as a hostess
A Tea Ceremony, or 'The Way of Tea'
A person's actions and conduct during successive incarnations influencing their destiny or fate
A sacred power or force, spirit, deity etc in the religion of Shinto
An assistant in the act of suicide who beheads a samurai after he has cut his abdomen
'The Way of the Bow'
The act of following one's lord into death via ritual suicide
An overall name used for a long, curved sword carried by samurai and used in battle
Name for a poem written just before death; a death poem
An overall name used for a short sword carried by samurai used for stabbing and suicide
A samurai retained to the direct and personal service of a warlord
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