| A | B |
|---|
| Emperor | ruler of Japan |
| empire | a group of nations, territories, or people ruled by a single authority |
| Kanji | a system of character writing adopted from the Chinese |
| chin-il-pa | "lover of Japan" |
| trowel | a hand tool with a short handle used to make holes for planting |
| trait | a characteristic that is genetically determined |
| intricate | containing many details |
| reign | the period of time during which someone rules a nation |
| divine | connected with God |
| realm | a country ruled by a monarch |
| spiel | an irritatingly long or predictably glib speech |
| commandeering | to take something from its owner for official or military purposes |
| allies | nations or people joined in an alliance |
| endeavor | an earnest effort to achieve something |
| treasonous | betrayal or disloyalty |
| tactic | a method used in order to achieve and immediate aim |
| slander | the act of saying something false or mailicious that damages someone's reputation |
| censored | content of a publication has been reviewed and altered if considered a threat to security |
| kamikaze | Japanese pilot trained for a suicide mission |
| evasive | intended to avoid trouble or an attack |
