The Book of the Sword
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kenjutsu: a samurai fighting style that employs the long sword (katana).
ki: vital energy.
kimono: a long robe with wide sleeves traditionally worn with a broad sash (obi) as an outer garment.
ninja: a person trained in ancient Japanese martial arts and employed especially for espionage and assassinations. Ninja follow no code, and their loyalty is to themselves and their own interests, unlike the samurai.
ninjitsu: a ninja fighting style.
obi: a thick, broad sash worn around the waist, usually over a kimono.
ryu: a particular school or tradition of martial arts.
sake: Japanese rice wine; can be served warm or cold.
seppuku (hara-kiri): ritual suicide by disembowelment practiced by the Japanese samurai.
Shinto: the indigenous religion of Japan, consisting chiefly of the cultic devotion to deities of natural forces and veneration of the emperor as a descendant of the sun goddess.
shoji: a paper screen used as a wall, partition, or sliding door.
sushi: cold rice dressed with vinegar, formed into any of various shapes, and garnished especially with bits of raw fish or shellfish.
taniotoshi: translated means “to push off a cliff.” A throw in karate.