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Selected Words Used in Samurai-on-Samurai.com Stories
  • Aku – A word meaning bad, or evil that was printed on the back of Sano’s top garment
  • Ara - Oh! Oro! Ah. Aiyah!
  • Arigato gozaimasu – Thank you very much
  • Baka – Fool; idiot; trivial matter; folly
  • Battousai – A nickname given to a swordsman who was skilled in battoujutsu technique that requires unsheathing the blade in one fluid motion)
  • Bento - Lunch box
  • Bokken – Wooden sword
  • Chabudai – A low dining (tea) table
  • Chawan – Rice bowl; teacup
  • Chazuke – Green Tea poured over rice
  • Chotto – Just a minute; short time
  • Daikon - White Radish
  • Douzo – Please; kindly; by all means
  • Fundoshi - loincloth
  • Furo - Bath
  • Furoya – Bathhouse (public)
  • Geisha – Japanese singing and dancing girl. May sometime be referred to as prostitute.
  • Gohan – Rice (cooked)
  • Gomen nasai – Pardon me; excuse me
  • Goza – Woven floor mat
  • Gumi – Group, Team
  • Hachimaki - Headband
  • Hakama – Long skirt-like pants
  • Hai – Yes
  • Hakama-shita - Shorter version of the Kimono to wear under the Hakama
  • Hana - Flower; Flower petal.
  • Haori – Hip or waist high kimono coat.
  • Hashi – Chopsticks
  • Hitokiri – Manslayer; butcher
  • Itai - Painful
  • Jinrikisha – Rickshaw; Human forced vehicle
  • Kodachi – Medium size sword (wakizashi)
  • Kudasai – Please
  • Kunai – ninja throwing knives.
  • Majikiri – Partition; wall
  • Manriki Gusari – Ninja weighted chain weapon
  • Miso – Bean paste
  • Misoshiru – Miso soup
  • Mochi – Sticky rice cake
  • Nomiya - bar
  • Noren – Sign curtain hung at shop entrance
  • Oba-san — aunt; middle-aged lady; woman; ma'am
  • Obi – Belt worn with the Hakama
  • Ocha – Dark green tea
  • Ohayou gozaimasu – Good morning (polite)
  • Oi – Hey!
  • Ojisan - Old man; Uncle
  • Onmitsu – Spy, detective, secrecy
  • Oro – A pet word Kenshin used to say, “Huh?”
  • Otsukaresama – Thank you; much appreciated
  • Ronin – Masterless samurai
  • Sai – Japanese fighting prong weapon
  • Sakabatou – Himura Kenshin’s weapon of choice; a reverse blade sword
  • Sakazuki – Flat saucer-like cup.
  • Sensei – teacher, master
  • Shamisen – Japanese three string instrument
  • Shoji – A room divider or door consisting of translucent washi paper over a wooden frame
  • Shinobi - Spy
  • Shinobi shizoku – Black ninja outfit
  • Shuriken – Ninja throwing daggers
  • Soba – Thin buckwheat noodles
  • Sobaya – Buckwheat noodle restaurant
  • Suriken - Ninja throwing daggers
  • Tamago - Eggs
  • Tamagoyaki – Fried eggs, omelet
  • Tantou – Short sword; dagger
  • Tatami – Traditional woven floor mat
  • Wakizashi – A sidearm sword smaller than a Katana
  • Yukata – Light informal kimono (bathrobe)
  • Yunomi - Teacup
  • Zabuton –Cushion for sitting or kneeling
  • Zouri – Japanese footwear; Sandals