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| group of families related by blood or marriage |
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| written plan of government |
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| belief that all natural things are alive and have their own spirits |
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| class of warriors in feudal japan who pledged loyalty to a nobal in return for land |
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| military ruler of feutal japan |
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| powerful military lord in feudal japan |
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| in feudalism, a nobal who held land from and served a higher ranking lord, and in return was given protection |
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| political system based on bonds of loyalty between lords and vassals |
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| a smaller group with distinct beliefs within a larger religious group |
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| sports, such as judo and karate that involve combat and self defense |
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| practice of quiet reflection to clear the mind and find inner peace |
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| beautiful handwriting; the art of producing beautiful handwriting |
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| Japan's oldest form of poetry; an unrhymed poem of five lines |
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| midieval business group formed by crafts people and merchants |
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