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Aku,
Soku, Zan
evil/bad,
immediate/prompt, slash/decapitate or basically kill evil
immediately; code the Hitokiri Battousai and Shinsen Gumi
followed in the Bakumatsu.
Bakumatsu
the civil war
signaling the end of the Tokugawa Era
Bakufu
the shogunate
of the Edo Period
Battousai
devoted
to unsheathing katana; name given to Kenshin and Shishio
in the Bakumatsu, the best killers of the time.
bokken
wooden
sword; used more frequently when swords were outlawed
by the government in Japan.
-dono
honorific attachment
gozaru
a politer usage
of "desu" (is, to be, etc.) For example: Watashi
wa rurouni degozaru (I am a rurouni.)
hitokiri
killer of men; name given to those who had slain and took
the lives of many.
Jinchuu
punishment
from man; term Enishi used to describe the punishment
he will serve Kenshin. If God cannot punish, then man
will take it into his own hands. Created from the word
'Tenchuu', punishment from God.
jutsu
technique;
a type of special attack.
katana
slightly curved
Japanese sword used mainly by samurai
kenki
warrior
spirit; the aura given off by warriors in battle, showing
how fierce and powerful they are.
kenjutsu
sword technique
kimono
formal Japanese
attire
Kuni Tori
country robbery;
Shishio's plan to overthrow the Meiji Government to take
Japan for himself.
Okashira
boss; what Aoshi
is called by Oniwa Banshu members.
oro
eh?, huh?, what?;
exclamation expressing confusion or surprise. Used frequently
by Kenshin.
ougi
succession technique; hidden technique
rurouni
wandering
samurai; one who travels from place to place with only
his sword and little money. (Not a real word. It was created
by Nobuhiro Watsuki and is based off the word 'ronin',
a masterless samurai.)
shinai
bamboo stick;
used mainly by in-training students of certain arts/styles.
It can shatter easily if used to strike hard. Also referred
to as a Kendo stick and Singapore cane.
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