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13. Style name: a Chinese style name, also known as a courtesy name, was a given name generally used after the age of twenty as a sign of adulthood and respect. The use of style names have fallen out of tradition since the early twentieth century.
14. Wuxia(武 俠): literally "martial hero," the wuxia is a heroic ideal featured in Chinese martial arts novels. Bound by a code of honor, the wuxia seeks to uphold justice and protect the helpless and the poor through their martial arts skills.
15. Daoism: the modern Romanization of the term Taoism, the philosophy and religion based on the "Way."
Daoist arts(方術): called the Five Arts in modern times, refers to traditional Daoist practices including alchemy, medicine, Feng Shui, charms and talismans, exorcism, etc. Within the context of Campione!, Daoist arts can be thought of as the Chinese variant of magic.
16. California Current: ocean current flowing southwards from Alaska down to California. Technically, the California Current sent Asherah to the North Equatorial Current which then carried her westward across the Pacific to Asia.
17. Kuroshio Current(黒潮): literally "Black Tide," an ocean current that flows from the east coast of Taiwan towards the northeast past Japan.
18. Bousou Peninsula(房総半島): a peninsula on the southeastern part of Japan's largest island, Honshu. It forms the eastern edge of Tokyo Bay.
19. Witenagemot: ("meeting of wise men" in Old English) a political institution in Anglo-Saxon England.
20. Ramiel: often confused with Azazel, Ramiel is one of the twenty leaders of the fallen angels mentioned in the Book of Enoch.
21. Saitenguu(西天宮): fictional shrine, name literally means "Western Heavenly Temple."
22. Nikkou Toushouguu: a Shinto shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, located in the city of Nikkou in Tochigi Prefecture. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
23. Saitenguu(西天宮): fictional shrine, name literally means "Western Heavenly Temple."
24. Hakama: traditional Japanese divided trousers.
25. Washi(和紙): a style of paper made in Japan, generally tougher than ordinary paper made from wood pulp.
26. Nikkou Toushouguu: a Shinto shrine dedicated to Tokugawa Ieyasu, located in the city of Nikkou in Tochigi Prefecture. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
27. Tokugawa Ieyasu: the founder and first shogun of the Tokugawa Shogunate, which ended the Sengoku (Warring States) era.
28. Hikaru Genji: the protagonist of the classic Japanese novel The Tale of Genji.
29. Murasaki Shikibu(紫式部): Japanese novelist and poet best known for authoring The Tale of Genji.
30. Daoist arts(方 術): called the Five Arts in modern times, refers to traditional Daoist practices including alchemy, medicine, Feng Shui, charms and talismans, exorcism, etc. Within the context of Campione!, Daoist arts can be thought of as the Chinese variant of magic.
31. Qinggong(軽 功): literally "technique of lightness", a Chinese martial arts skill that allows great agility and speed of movement. When exaggerated in fiction, it produces the effect of superhuman speed and even flight.
32. Qi(気): known variously as ki/chi/qi/chakra, an oriental concept of life energy. In Campione!, the concept is used in the context of Chinese martial arts, hence the romanization of "qi" will be used.
33. Energy center(丹 田): located below the navel (about three finger widths down and two finger widths deep), it is associated with cultivating life energy (qi) and vital essence.
34. Qigong: techniques involving the manipulation of qi or its flow.
35. Neigong: literally "internal techniques", a synonym for qigong (manipulation of qi).
36. Kinpira: a method of stir fry and simmering
37. Dimsum: a style of Chinese cooking where food is prepared into small bite-sized or personal portions.
38. Yamato Nadeshiko: the embodiment of the idealized traditional Japanese woman, wise, beautiful, capable, gentle and subservient.
39. Nikkou Kaidou(日光街道): a route built during the Edo period to connect Edo (Modern Tokyo) to Nikkou Toushouguu.
40. Nihonbashi(日本橋): literally "Japan Bridge.".
41. Shukuba(宿場): post stations during the Edo period in Japan, used by travellers as rest stops.
42. Edo Five Routes(五街道): five major routes built during the Edo period.
43. Matsuo Bashou(松尾芭蕉): the most famous poet from the Edo period.
44. Oku no Hosomichi(奥の細道): a major text of Japanese literature in the form of a travel diary, written by the poet Matsuo Bashou.
45. Sandou: in Japanese architecture, the road leading to the entrance gates of a Shinto shrine or Buddhist temple.[36]
46. Torii: traditional Japanese gate used as the entrance to Shinto shrines and also found within them. They symbolize a transition between realms.
47. Shamusho: The building used as the administrative office of a shrine
48. Gen(艮): one of the eight trigrams from the Book of Changes. The trigram for Gen is ☶.
49. Onmyoudou(陰 陽道): literally "the way of the Yin and the Yang", mixing science and occult, a traditional Japanese philosophy based on Chinese concepts of the Five Elements and the Yin-Yang duality.
50. Shen(申): one of the twelve earthly branches, it represents the direction of west-southwest and corresponds to the monkey in the Chinese zodiac.
51. Tendai(天台): a Japanese school of Mahayana Buddhism descending from the Chinese Tiantai school.
52. Enryaku-ji(延暦寺): a Tendai monastery located on Mount Hiei, overlooking Kyoto.
53. Shogun: hereditary military dictators of Japan who held actual power although the Emperor remained as the legitimate ruler in name.
54. Kodachi(小太刀): a small Japanese sword less than 60cm in length.
55. Zanryuutou(斬竜刀): the name means "dragon-slaying blade."
56. Shimenawa: lengths of rice straw rope used for ritual purification by the Shinto religion.
57. Yomotsu Hirasaka(黄泉平坂): in Japanese mythology, the slope that leads to Yomi, the land of the dead.
58. Forbidden City(紫禁城): the Chinese imperial palace during the most recent Ming and Qing dynasties
59. Sugoroku: a Japanese board game
60. Yamato Nadeshiko: the embodiment of the idealized traditional Japanese woman, wise, beautiful, capable, gentle and subservient
61. Han Chinese Clothing: historical attire of the Han Chinese people, worn for thousands of years until the conquest of China by the Qing dynasty
62. Style name: a Chinese style name, also known as a courtesy name, was a given name generally used after the age of twenty as a sign of adulthood and respect. The use of style names have fallen out of tradition since the early twentieth century
63. Daoist arts(方 術): called the Five Arts in modern times, refers to traditional Daoist practices including alchemy, medicine, Feng Shui, charms and talismans, exorcism, etc. Within the context of Campione!, Daoist arts can be thought of as the Chinese variant of magic.
64. Wakoku(倭国): the ancient term for the islands of Japan before it was recognized as a country.
65. Zanryuutou(斬竜刀): the name means "dragon-slaying blade."
66. To the Moon Goddess(嫦娥), by the Chinese poet Li Shangyin(李商隱) from the Tang dynasty.
67. Questioning the Moon, Wine in Hand(把酒問月), by the Chinese Poet Li Bai(李白) from the Tang dynasty.
68. Qinggong(軽 功): literally "technique of lightness", a Chinese martial arts skill that allows great agility and speed of movement. When exaggerated in fiction, it produces the effect of superhuman speed and even flight
69. Shimenawa: lengths of rice straw rope used for ritual purification by the Shinto religion
70. Athirat: Ugaritic goddess considered identical to Asherah
71. Daoist arts(方 術): called the Five Arts in modern times, refers to traditional Daoist practices including alchemy, medicine, Feng Shui, charms and talismans, exorcism, etc. Within the co
ntext of Campione!, Daoist arts can be thought of as the Chinese variant of magic.
72. Hito-maru(人丸): a Japanese poet, worshipped as a god of poetry
73. Small knowledge...pitiful: a quote from the Daoist philosophical classic Zhuangzi
74. Vajrapani: the protector and guide of Buddha, identified with Indra in India and also fused with Hellenistic influences and adopted elements of Heracles. Henceforth, he was depicted as a muscular athlete wielding a short club. In the far east, he became the inspiration for the Benevolent Kings, guardians of Buddha often made into stone statues to guard Buddhist temples
75. Om(ॐ): sacred to Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, also written as "Aum" and transliterated as 阿吽 in Chinese and Japanese(pronounced "A-un"), representing the beginning and end of all things. In Shinto and Buddhist architecture, the term is used to describe paired statues
76. Benevolent Kings(仁 王): called "Niou" in Japanese, a pair of muscular and wrathful guardian deities of Buddha and manifestations of Vajrapani. They stand on guard at the entrance of Buddhist temples in the form of frightening statues
77. Yokozuna: the highest rank in Japanese sumo wrestling
78. Immortals(仙): in Chinese Daoist tradition, sages who achieve immortality through enlightenment
79. Mandarin gown(旗袍): also known as the cheongsam or qipao, a stylish one-piece body-hugging Chinese dress
80. Fighting South of the Ramparts(戰城南), by the Chinese Poet Li Bai(李白) from the Tang dynasty.
81. Grand Supreme Elderly Lord(太上老君): the Grand Pure One who is believed to have manifested as Laozi, the author of the Daodejing("Classic of the Way") that laid the foundations of Daois
82. Toudai-ji(東大寺): literally the "Great Eastern Temple," a Buddhist temple at Nara, Japan
83. Open-mouthed(阿 形): each pair of ॐ(Om/A-un) Buddhist statues consists of the a-type with their mouths open and the un-type with their mouths closed
84. Seiza(正座): traditional formal Japanese sitting posture
85. Lotus position: cross-legged sitting posture with both feet placed on opposite thighs
86. Juunihitoe(十 二単衣): literally "twelve-layer robe", an extremely elegant and highly complex kimono that was worn only by court-ladies in Japan
87. Tang(唐): China was ruled by the Tang dynasty from the 7th to the 10th century CE Referring to China in this archaic manner is perhaps a hint of the original time period of the princess.
88. Magatama(勾 玉): curved comma-shaped beads from prehistoric Japan made from earthen materials, stone, and later exclusively jade. Originally used for decoration, they eventually functioned as religious and ceremonial objects. One of the Three Treasures of Japan is a magatama
89. On Another's Sorrow by English poet William Blake
90. Qinggong(軽功): literally "technique of lightness", a Chinese martial arts skill that allows great agility and speed of movement.[74] Within the context of Campione!, qinggong is essentially the Chinese name for European [Leap] magic.
91. Tanzhishentong(彈 指神通): a fictional martial arts technique that trained the fingers to great strength and precision, allowing a single flick to fire off innocuously light objects as deadly projectiles, break or disarm the weapons of opponents, or even attack at range with just the wind from the finger's motion. Widely known due to the immensely popular martial arts novels of Jin Yong
92. Righteous Harmony Society(義 和團): a Chinese uprising at the turn of the twentieth century that broke out against foreign influences due to the weakness of the Qing state
93. Onmyoudou(陰 陽道): literally "the way of the Yin and the Yang", mixing science and occult, a traditional Japanese philosophy based on Chinese concepts of the Five Elements and the Yin-Yang duality
94. Word of Abandonment: quoted by Jesus from Psalm 22, it is the only saying that appears in more than one gospel (Matthew 27:46 and Mark 15:34).
95. 2 Samuel 1:27
96. Psalm 22:19-21
97. 2 Samuel 1:22
98. Psalm 22:22
99. Tanzhongxue(膻 中穴): located at the midpoint between the two nipples. One of many pressure points identified in Chinese medicine based on a concept of circulating life energy (qi).
100. Energy center(丹 田): one of several pressure points considered a centre of qi life energy. The upper energy center located on the forehead between the brows is associated with the energy of consciousness. The middle energy center at heart level is associated with respiration and storing life energy. The lower energy center (also known as simply "dantian") located below the navel is associated with cultivating qi and vital essence
101. Qigong: techniques involving the manipulation of qi life energy or its flow. In the Campione! setting, qi is the same thing as what the Europeans call magical power, so a Chinese martial arts master is essentially a skillful manipulator of the body's flow of magical power.
102. Neigong: literally "internal techniques", a synonym for qigong (manipulation of qi life energy). In the setting of Campione!, qi is equivalent to magical energy.
103. Lu Yinghua(陸鹰化): the "Ying"(鹰) character in the name has the meaning of eagle.
104. Il Maestro: meaning "The Master," the Italian word maestro is used for master musicians, often as a title for composers, performers, music directors, conductors and music teachers
105. These are the names of the eight trigrams from the Book of Changes
106. Benevolent Kings(仁 王): pronounced "Niou" in Japanese, a pair of muscular and wrathful guardian deities of Buddha and manifestations of Vajrapani. They stand on guard at the entrance of Buddhist temples in the form of frightening statues
107. Gayatri: Hindu goddess of knowledge and education, often identified as Saraswati
108. Mandarin gown(旗袍): also known as the cheongsam or qipao, a stylish one-piece body-hugging Chinese dress
109. Youmingjie(幽冥界): the Chinese term for the Netherworld which Luo Hao uses.
110. Wakoku(倭国): the ancient term for the islands of Japan before it was recognized as a country.
111. The Twelve Divine Palm Strikes of the Phoenix(飛鳳十二神掌): Luo Hao's phoenix-themed martial arts. Move names translated:
鳳雛登門(Fengchudengmen): Visit of the Young Phoenix.
鳳眼穿廉(Fengyanchuanlian): Eye of the Phoenix Pierces the Veil.
鳳爪掬心(Fengzhuataoxin): Claws of the Phoenix Steal the Heart.
飛鳳墜落(Feifengzhuiluo): Crash of the Flying Phoenix.
丹鳳朝陽(Danfengchaoyang): Red Phoenix Basks in the Sun.
金鳳亮翅(Jinfengliangchi): Golden Phoenix Spreads its Wings.
群鳳連環(Qunfenglianhuan): Combo of the Phoenix Flock.
雄鳳千斤(Xiongfengqianjin): Heroic Phoenix Exerts a Thousand Pounds.
鳳翼天象(Fengyitianxiang): Phoenix Wings Bring Celestial Signs.
鳳龍陰陽(Fenglongyinyang): Phoenix, Dragon, Yin, Yang.
鳳鳳双飛(Fenghuangshuangfei): The Soaring Pair of Male and Female Phoenixes
大鳳無天(Dafengwutian): Great Phoenix Blots the Sky
112. Yueqin(月琴): nicknamed the "moon guitar," a stringed traditional Chinese instrument that resembles a lute with a round body
113. Sorrowful Song by the River(哀江頭) by Chinese poet Du Fu(杜甫) from the Tang dynasty.
114. Om(ॐ): sacred to Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism, also written "Aum" and transliterated as 阿吽 in Chinese and Japanese(pronounced "A-un"), representing the beginning and end of all things. In Shinto and Buddhist architecture, the term is used to describe paired statues
115. Spear hand: a barehanded attack delivered like a punch except with an open hand, so the fingers stab into the target
116. Green Dragon Blade(青龍刀): the legendary weapon wielded by Guan Yu(關羽) in the classic Chinese novel Romance of the Three Kingdoms. The full name is Green Dragon Crescent Blade(青龍偃月刀)
117. Chang Jiang(長江): the longest river in China, also
known as the Yangtze River
118. Huang He(黃河): the second longest river in China, also known as the Yellow River
119. Avalokitasvara: called Guanyin(觀音) in Chinese and commonly known in English as the Goddess of Mercy, a bodhisattva venerated by East Asian Buddhists and associated with compassion
120. Ninkyou(任 侠): the exact term that Godou used, was a genre of movies involving themes of heroism and chivalry, particularly in yakuza settings, best exemplified by the performances of actors such as Tsuruta Kouji, Sugawara Bunta, and Takakura Ken.
121. Cymbidium kanran(寒蘭): to be precise, the exact description is the Cymbidium kanran, a species of orchid
122. Cangwu(蒼梧): a county in the Chinese province of Guangxi
123. Mudra: religious hand gestures used in Buddhism
124. Jiuweixue(鳩尾穴): a pressure point located on the central line of the body just above the abdomen.
125. Sun Wukong(孫悟空): the protagonist of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West. Pronounced "Son Gokuu" in Japanese, it is the namesake which the main character of Dragon Ball references
126. Ruyi Jingu Bang(如意金箍棒): the name of the magical weapon wielded by Sun Wukong, the protagonist of the classic Chinese novel Journey to the West
127. Chuunibyou(中二病): a term used to describe characters with particularly strong delusions.
128. Mount Emei(峨眉山): one of the Four Sacred Buddhist Mountains of China