| A | B |
|---|
| archipelago | chain of islands |
| bonsai | art of growing miniature plants |
| clan | group of related families |
| haiku | Japanese form of poetry that always has exactly 17 syllables |
| kami | spirits that live in all natural things, according to the Shinto religion |
| samurai | Japanese warriors |
| shogun | "leading general," title of government leader in feudal Japan |
| terrace | to build steps or levels on a hillside to prevent erosion and use all available land |
| traditions | customs or beliefs that have been passed from one generation to the next. |
| typhoons | fierce hurricanes |
