| A | B |
|---|
| clans | extended family |
| Shinto | the traditional religion of Japan |
| regent | a person who rules a country for someone who is unable to rule alone |
| court | a group of nobles who live near and serve or advise a ruler |
| Zen | a form of Buddhism that emphasizes meditation |
| daimyo | Japan's large landowners |
| Samurai | trained professional warriors |
| figurehead | a person who appears to rule even though real power rests with someone else |
| shogun | a general who ruled Japan in the emperor's name |
| Bushido | samurai code of rules |
