List: historical term
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) historical term
- long sword (as opposed to the shorter katana)
- tachi, sabre-like sword worn on the hip with the blade facing down
popular historical term noun noun (generic)
- retainer of a daimyo
popular yojijukugo historical term noun noun (generic)
- enrich the country, strengthen the army
popular noun noun (generic) historical term
- encampment
- official residence (of a magistrate or minor feudal lord), administrative headquarters (of a minor daimyo or shogunate deputy)
popular historical term noun noun (generic)
- self-styled humanitarian, person acting under the pretence of chivalry while participating in gangs and engaging in gambling
popular noun noun (generic) historical term
- axle, pivot
- center (of power, activity), central point
- the Axis (WWII alliance)
popular historical term noun noun (generic)
- peerage (in Japan; 1869-1947), nobility, aristocracy
popular historical term noun noun (generic)
- imperial loyalist samurai of the Bakumatsu-era
- patriots, idealists willing to sacrifice themselves for the good of the nation
popular rarely used kanji form noun noun (generic) abbreviation historical term poetical term
- haikai (collective name for haiku, haibun, haiga, senryลซ, etc.)
- haikai no renga (humorous, often vulgar style of renga which emerged in the 16th century)
- absurd, comical
popular historical term noun noun (generic)
- envoy to Tang China