| ashizukai:
person controlling the legs of the Bunraku puppet
batik:
paper dyed using an Indonesian method
bo: long
thick pole originally used to herd livestock with also used in karate as
a weapon
budogu: armor
made of leather, metal, and wood worn in kendo
Bunraku:
a type of puppetry made for adults
dan: a belt
worn in kendo
do: the
torso area of a puppet
donjon:
large tower in the middle of the castle
furidsode:
kimono with long, flowing sleeves
gendai mono:
a type of Noh play about present and realistic events
geta:
clogs made of wood with two straps
gi:
thick clothes worn in kendo
haiku:
type of poetry arranged in three lines with seventeen syllables
hakama:
a split leg garment for men
hidrizukai:
person controlling left hand and arm of Bunraku puppet
jaku:
tranquility
judo: a
type of hand to hand combat invented by the samurai
jujitsu:
early name for judo
ju-ni-hitoe:
worn by women in the superial court and by the brides at princess'
wedding
Kabuki:
form of theater with all women parts
kami: a
type of Noh play that is about God and stories of religion
kamishibai: a
form of storytelling and the word literally means paper drama
kamishimo:
formal dress for males in samurai class
karate: type
of martial arts that uses farm tools for weapons
kataita: the
stong shoulders of a Bunraku puppet
kazura mono:
type of Noh play in which the main character is a woman
kei: respect
kendo: type
of Japanese sword fighting
kimono: traditional
Japanese clothing
kiri: type of
Noh play about devils ands supernatural beasts
Kojiki: first
book containing Japanese poetry
konnichiwa:
Japanese word for hello
kosode:
under garment worn by men and women
kote:
gaunlets that cover hand and wrist
kotsuzumi: small
hand drum kyo:
belt worn in Kendo to show level of ability
kyojo mono:
type of Noh play similar to kazura mono but the main character is
crazy
Noh:
masked play with five parts
nokhan: Japanese
flute
nunchaku: two
sticks connected by a chain that are used to beat rice with, also used
as a weapon in karate
obi:
the belt that holds the kimono in place obiage:
shawl that is tied over the obi obijime:
the sash that keeps the obi in place
omazukai:
person controlling right arm, hand, and puppet expressions in Bunraku
onnagota: a
man who plays the part of a woman
origami: the
Japanese art of folding paper
otsuzmi:
large hand drum
rashira: the
head of a bunraku puppet
renga: type
of poetry with the same format as tanka, except that one poet writes the
first three lines and another writes the last two
sahaori:
half coat
sai: three
bladed tool used to plant seeds with, also used in karate as a weapon
samurai:
old warriors of Japan
sei: purity
seri: trap
door in Kabuki
shara mono:
Type of Noh play about warriors
shichi-go-san: an
occasion for wearing kimono
shoduo:
Japanese for calligraphy
tabi:
split toe socks worn under the kimono
taiko: large
drum
tanka: the
first form of poetry in Japan, arranged into five lines with a total of
31 syllables
tare: heavy
apron worn in kendo matches
te-ashi: legs
and arms of Bunraku puppet
tomesode:
kimono with a pattern on the bottom half worn by married women
uchikake:
top garment worn on the kosode, for brides only yukata:
a summer kimono (made of cotton)
yuzen:
bright, dyed kimono
wa: harmony zori:
sandals made of straw |
