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Author: | Starkad [ Thu Feb 18, 2021 7:42 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Glossary |
Ma - room Machi - town Machi-bugyo - town magistrate Maho - magic, sorcery, witchcraft Maho-jutsu - magical arts (sorcery and suchlike) Mai - dance Makagoya - hunting arrow Makizushi - seaweed-wrapped rice Mame - dried beans Manno - bamboo rake Manzai - comedic dance (q.v. kyogen) Masakari - heavy hand axe (d6, 5) Matcha - powdered tea used in sado and cha-no-yu Mato - round archery target Matoya - blunt, wood-tipped arrow Matsu - pine Matsuri - festivals; usually religious in nature Matsuribayashi - festival music; performed mostly by amateur musicians from among the revellers Mawashi - belt of a sumotori Meijin - expert Meisai-jutsu - concealment Meiso - meditation Menkyo - ("License of completion") a certificate indicating a student has achieved proficiency with an art or bugei (martial art). Menkyo-kaiden - ("License of complete transmission") certificate issued by a ryu, signifying the recipient has learned all that can be taught to them by the soke of a ryu Menpo - face mask, covering nose, chin and cheeks Miko - Shinto (or DW equivalent) shrine maiden Minka - ("houses of the people") a home; everything from a low-ranked samurai's home to a simple farmhouse Mino - raincoat, made of oiled straw or paper Miso - soybean paste soup Misodama - dried miso ball Mo - red apron-like garment worn by women of the upper classes Mochi - rice cake Mokko - carpentry Momoku - blind Mon - family or house crest Monme - measure of weight of silver (about 4 grams) Monomane - acting Monshogaku - heraldry Moso - delusion Moto - cause, foundation, or basis Mugon - mute Mukade - giant centipede (poisonous & aggressive if disturbed, can grow upto 20cm in length) Mukade-no-doku - giant centipede poison Mura - village Myo - name Myoji - surname |
Author: | Starkad [ Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:15 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Glossary |
nagamaki - a cross between a naginata and a no-dachi. Essentially, a two-handed sword with an extra long handle. (d10, 5) nage-yari - a short spear, or javelin. Use stats for javelin (d8, 4) naginata - a polearm with a long, curved blade. (d10, 5) naginata-jutsu - skill in using the naginata nagura toishi - polishing chalk (for blades) naka - centre, inside Namahage - regional festival encouraging children to be good. The men dress up in demon-like costumes and go round houses admonishing bad children namu myoho renge kyo - ("I take my refuge in the Lotus Sutra") a mantra Nanbanjin - ("Southern Barbarian") Yamatese term for westerners Nanori - formal adult name nasu - aubergine nawa - rope Nebuta Matsuri - a festival held in summer before harvest to ward off sleepiness, so the work won't suffer negi - a junior priest in a Shinto (or DW equivalent) shrine; OR an onion neko - cat nekode - iron claws of a shinobi. Make unarmed combat (d3, 3) nimono - boiled vegetables; a stew ninja - a shinobi ninjato - a straight sword preferred by shinobi. Also called shinobigatana. (d8, 4) ninjo - compassion, empathy or humanity ni-no-maru - second (intermediate) compound in a castle niso - Buddhist (or DW equivalent) priestess ni-to ken-jutsu - skill of fighting with two swords niwa zukuri - gardening no - plain, field No - a form of classical theatre. Historically developed in the 15th Century, so a little late for DW... Unless the GM wishes it otherwise. nobebo - rolling pin nobori - climbing nobushi - a bandit nodachi - large, heavy two-handed sword (d10, 5) nodowa - gorget (armour piece) nokogiri - a small hand saw noren - door curtain nori - dried sheets of seaweed norimono - an elaborate, enclosed palanquin; OR a teaching scroll nossori - plodding, slow nozoku - a small plate nunchaku - a small, flail-like weapon sometimes used in training or by some peasants in southern Yamato. Largely ineffective against armoured targets. (d3, 3) nura - rice husks nurarihyon - a human-like sea spirit with a very large head. It is considered impossible to catch. (A monster) nurarihyon ishi - a gemstone found inside a nurarihyon which gives the owner the ability to fly and travel to other worlds. nuri - lacquer nuri-no-doku - a poison derived from the sap or bark of the lac tree. nusubito - common thief |
Author: | Starkad [ Fri Feb 26, 2021 10:59 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Glossary |
obi - belt, sash O-Bon - the Buddhist (or DW equivalent) Festival of the Dead. Celebrated throughout Yamato. o-cha - green tea ochiotoshi - an okuden technique of cutting through an opponent's sword with your own. o-daiko - huge, two-headed drum made from a single tree trunk odori - a traditional dance odoshi - armour lacing oga - two-man saw ogama - large, heavy battle kama. Two-handed weapon (d8, 5) ogi - folding fan ohashi - chopsticks (also hashi) ohitsu - cedar rice-serving tub ojigai - ritual suicide of female buke okayu - a watery rice gruel; a common food of the elderly, sick and infirm oke - wooden bucket okubyo - coward okuden - ("inner secrets") secret techniques of an art or bugei okugata-sama - form of address for the wife of a buke or lord omiki - shrine sake o-mikoshi - ("sacred cars") sacred palanquin; carries the enshrined kami during festivals omikuji - small "fortunes", pieces of paper that predict your future. These papers are tied around a tree branch after reading, to make the good fortune come true or to avoid the predicted bad fortune. omugi - barley, millet on - a debt of honour or obligation onagiri - rice ball oni - demon, supernatural ogre onmitsu - espionage onmitsushi - government spy (onmitsu) or execution grounds attendant onmyodo - Yamatese sorcery onnogata - male actors who portray female characters ono - battle axe (d8, 6) onore - insulting name (implies "you bastard!") osho - the "king" piece in a game of Shogi owari - deceased (also shinda) oyabun - ("parent-role") the head of a criminal organisation oyakata-sama - form of address for a lord; "honourable lord" rakkasei abura - peanut oil raiju - thunder beast (a monster) reishiki - high society; etiquette ri - a unit of measurement equal to 2.4 miles (3.9 km) risshi - senior Buddhist (or DW equivalent) priest ro - oar roku - six (6) rokuro-kubi - goblin head; flying demon heads (a monster) ronin - ("wave man") an unemployed samurai, a buke not in service to a daimyo rosoku - pine-resin candle; lasts for 6 toki (12 hours) ryoko - travelling ryoshoku - survival ryu - school, OR tradition, family style of bugei or art, OR a dragon (also tatsu) |
Author: | Starkad [ Sat Feb 27, 2021 2:04 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Glossary |
Sado - The Way of Tea sageo - scabbard cord sai - dual-tined truncheon (used to catch an opponent's weapon) saihai - signalling baton saimin-jutsu - hypnotism sakazuki - sake cup sake - Yamatese rice wine sake-masu - sake set storage box -sama - casual honorific, used among friends or equals samurai - ("one who serves"), member of the warrior caste in service to a daimyo sanbon nunchaku - three-section staff (a weapon, probably similar in game terms to a flail but used with both hands) sanjo - mountain castle san-no-maru - third (outer) compound of a castle sara-kazoe - a plate-counting female ghost sasamaki - rice ball wrapped in bamboo leaves sashimi - thinly-sliced raw fish sashimono - short banner worn on the back of the armour of a samurai or ashigaru in battle satori - enlightenment (for Buddhism - or DW equivalent) satsuma - sweet potato saya - scabbard seiro - steaming basket seishi - a written pledge from a new student to a ryu sensei senri - one thousand ri; a unit of measurement equal to 2,400 miles (3,900 km) sensei - a teacher, OR an honorific used for doctors or any highly educated person seppuku - ritual suicide of the buke caste (involves slitting the stomach) seri - parsley Setsubun - matsuri to bring in good fortune shaken - small, bladed throwing weapons - similar to shuriken (d2, 2) or (d2+1, 2) in the hands of a ninja/shinobi shaku - a unit of measurement equal to about 1 foot (30cm), OR a unit of volume equal to 18ml shakuhachi - vertical bamboo flute shakujo - Buddhist priest's staff (or the equivalent priest in DW) shanko shuriken - three-pointed shuriken, usually with diamond or leaf-shaped blades. (d2, 2) shi - four (4), OR death shichi - seven (7) shigaku - history shihan - senior instructor of a ryu shihanke - master teacher of a ryu shiho shuriken - four-pointed shuriken looking like four arrows pointing out from the centre (d2, 2) shiika - poetry shikiji - oratory shikoro - nape guard (part of a kabuto) shima - island shimata - an expletive approximately equivalent to "damn!" or "oops - look what I did!" shimenawa - a thickly braided rope, often with suspended zigzag folded paper streamers, stretched around or across something being honoured (Shinto - or DW equivalent) shinda - dead (also owari) shinkan - Shinto (or DW equivalent) priest, also kannushi shinko - piety, OR the main event of a matsuri (religious festival), when mikoshi (sacred palanquins) are paraded through the streets and the crowds celebrate shinobi - member of a ninjutsu-ryu; practitioner of ninjutsu shinobigatana - shinobi (ninja) sword; also called ninjato (d8, 4) shinobi shojoku - shinobi garb shinshi - bureaucracy shinten - Shinto (or DW equivalent) traditions and knowledge Shinto - Japanese shamanistic & polytheistic faith shirasu - ("white sands") a criminal hearing and sentencing before a magistrate shishi - Khitan "Foo" lion; their image is often used as a guardian statue of Buddhist temple (or DW equivalent) gates sho - a unit of measurement equal to 4 inches, OR a unit of volume equal to 1.8 litres, OR a gong shochu - a potent, unstrained form of sake sho-daiko - small drums shogaku - calligraphy shogi - a board game (akin to chess); imported from Minj via Khita (c. 7th Century AS) shogi-ban - shogi board; a 9 x 9 grid on a large, heavy piece of wood resembling a butcher's block Shogun - supreme military ruler (probably later in the DW timeline) shoiko - straw shoulder bag shoji - wooden frame or lattice movable walls with translucent paper glued to the lattice or frame shojiki - honesty shokubutsu - foodstuffs shokunin - artisans and craftsmen shottsuru - pickled fish juice shoya - soy sauce shozoku - fashion shu - a week (10 days) shuchi - common knowledge (also joshiki) shugyosha - wandering swordsman; wandering student shujigaku - rhetoric shuki - sake pot shukuba-joro - ("post station trollops") cheap prostitutes who cater to male travellers at post stations shuriken - one to eight bladed throwing blade (d2, 2) so - Buddhist (or DW equivalent) priest; also soryo soba - thick buckwheat noodles sobo - monks' quarters sode - shoulder protectors (armour) sohei - Buddhist (or DW equivalent) warrior priest; also yamabushi sojo - head priest of a temple; abbot (Buddhism) soke - head or grandmaster of a ryu; addressed as "sensei" sokutai - a heavy, black formal court-robe worn by kuge somen - thin wheat noodles sori - snow sled, or sledge soroban - abacus soryo - Buddhist (or DW equivalent) priest; also called so sozu - overseer of a Buddhist (or DW equivalent) temple sudare - bamboo blinds suigyu - water buffalo suiji - cooking suika - watermelon suikan - kuge garment, which is almost identical in cut to a hariginu, but it is worn inside the hakama, and with the collar open and tied back suimono - seafood soup suiron - deduction -suke - suffix meaning deputy governor sukebe - lecherous suki - a tea connoisseur, OR a spade; digging tool sumai - Yamatese grappling sport linked with many Shinto (or DW equivalent) rites sumo - see sumai sumotori - a sumo wrestler, usually of the bonge caste sun - a unit of measurement equal to about 1.2 inches (3 cm) suneate - greaves (leg armour) suribachi - clay mortar with wood pestle sutra - sacred Buddhist texts or scriptures (or the DW equivalent) suzuri - ink stone |
Author: | Starkad [ Sun Feb 28, 2021 12:30 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Glossary |
ta – big, OR rice field (various other meanings too…) tabi – split-toe socks made from cotton or deerskin; worn by all classes tachi – curved longsword similar to the katana, but worn blade down (a weapon) tadon – charcoal tagasode – sachet, perfumed Tagata Matsuri – festival of fertility and large phalluses taido – athletics taiko – ("great voice") large two-headed drum taimatsu – torch tairo – councillor, high ranking member of a samurai clan taisho – troop commander or general taka – falcon take – bamboo takenoko – bamboo shoots takeshi – brave takigi – bonfire; OR a No play preformed at night to the light of bonfires tako – octopus tameshi – testing a katana blade on a criminal or a corpse Tanabata Matsuri – Star Festival tanpo-yari – padded/wooden practice yari tanto – large knife with hand guard (d4, 3) tanto-gata shuriken – short sword or knife-shaped shuriken. A signature weapon of a particular ryu. tanzaku – poem paper (usually 6cm x 36cm) tasuke – sleeve tying cord tatami – straw mat. Tatami are the same size throughout Yamato: six shaku long, three wide, one and half sun thick. tatsu – dragon (see also ryu) tazuna – tack and bridle teisatu – scouting tekagi – see nekode teki – enemy tekko – metal knuckle-dusters tekugutsu – puppeteer tenaoshi – massage tenmongaku – astronomy tengu – a mountain goblin; half man, half crow (a monster race) ten-ma – work horse Tenno Heika – ("His Majesty the Emperor") reference to the Emperor tenshu – main tower, or keep, of a castle tenugui – towel ten’yaku – herbalism tesaki – hired policeman’s assistant, usually hinin tessen – iron-ribbed folding fan tetsu-bin – kettle tetsubo – heavy metal-studded war club; two-handed (d8, 5) tetsu-nabe – cast iron pot tetsutabi – metal tabi to – east tobari – see jinmaku tofu – soy bean curd togari-ya – pointed arrow for armour piercing togi – sword polishing (a skill) toki – one Yamatese hour (120 minutes) tokkuri – sake flask, holds 0.18 litres tokonoma – a special alcove in a room, containing a seasonally appropriate hanging scroll, flower arrangement, or a sword rack tonfa – baton with a side handle, can be used either as a club (d3, 3) or to block melee weapons as a shield tono – form of address for a lord, suffixed as –dono ("sire"). May be used as a polite form of address amongst equals tora – tiger torii – a gateway to a shrine or other sacred Shinto (or DW equivalent) precinct tori-oi – falconry toro – stone lantern tosani – rice with bamboo and fish tsuba – hilt, often decorated tsukedaru – wooden pickling tub tsukemono – pickled vegetables tsuki mi dango – rice-flour dumpling with bean paste filling tsura – bowstring tsuri – fishing tsuru-maki – bowstring holder |
Author: | Starkad [ Wed Mar 03, 2021 11:14 am ] |
Post subject: | Re: Glossary |
uchi-desi - initiate in a ryu; new or prospective student uchikake - woman's over-kimono uchiki - shy uchimono - forged weapons (swords, spears, &c.) uchi-ne - short, dart-like weapon (probably similar to a javelin, but use ABP and damage of a dagger) udon - thick wheat noodles in broth ue-sama - ("sire") form of address for the Emperor. See also heika. uchi-bukuro - money purse; used by both men and women uchige - rice bag uchiwa - flat fan uji - clan ujigami - patron kami and protectors of a clan Ukibashi - bridge descending from heaven uma - horse umeboshi - dried, pickled plum umezuke - pickled plum in juice unagi - freshwater eel urushi-nuri - lacquerer ushi - ox ushi-oni - ox-ogre (a monster) utai - singing wa - harmony wabi - bittersweet appreciation of a transitory beauty, relating to art wagasa - umbrella wagashi - sweet rice-flour pastry wakizashi - shortsword (d8, 3) -wara - field, plain (used as a compound name) waraji - straw sandals wako - pirates (including Yamatese, Khitan and others) wasabi - green horseradish in paste washi - paper wayasai - vegetables |
Author: | Starkad [ Tue Mar 09, 2021 8:55 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Glossary |
ya - arrow; OR shop/business yabusame - horseback archery yadate - arrow stand yado - inn yadome-jutsu - arrow-cutting skill (q.v. DW6, pg. 212) yakuza - professional gambler or underworld figure yakuzai - medicine yama - mountain yamabudo - mountain grapes yamabushi - ("one who prostrates himself on the mountain") mountain ascetic hermit, rumoured to have supernatural powers (probably a Mystic) yamadera - a yamabushi temple; these are located exclusively on sacred mountains yamagatana - short, broad-bladed, single-edged sword (d8, 3) yamajiro - mountain castle (see also sanjo) Yamato - the place you're probably adventuring in if you're reading this. yanagi-ha - willow leaf; the 'standard' arrow yari - spear (2d4, 4) yaseuma - backpack; frame pack yatsubo - quiver (usually holds 12 arrows) yo - an age, generation yobina - name reflecting the numerical order of birth (also called tsusho, kemyo or zokumyo) yo-bukuro - plain fan yogen - chemistry yojimbo - bodyguard Yomi - the Land of Shadow yomyo - a child's name, conferred six days after birth yoriki - police captain, overseers, and higher ups; usually two per city or one per town yosan - silkworm raising yu - transportation yugake - tanned deerskin gloves, worm by the samurai class yukata - summer kimono yumi - bow (d6, 4) yumi-shi - bowyer yurei - ghost yuwaku - seduction za - a merchant guild or corporation zanshin - state of heightened awareness; danger sense (q.v. Assassin's 'Inner Sense', DW4, pg. 15) zanson - survival skill zaru - vegetable washing basket zeni - small copper coin (20 zeni = 1 chugin) zokumyo - name reflecting the numerical order of birth. Also called tsusho, kemyo or yobina. zukin - cowl |
Author: | SimonB [ Sun Apr 11, 2021 7:39 pm ] |
Post subject: | Re: Glossary |
Thanks, old boy. The dictionary is complete.. |
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