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Glossary



Akuma : The Devil
Amaterasu Omikami : Goddess of the Sun.
Anpo Kenkyu : Code Research Section of the Japanese Foreign Ministry.
Aosagi : Crane
Baka : Fool / stupid.
Bakashin : Great Dash Forward.
Bokuseki : Japanese Zen calligraphy.
Boryokudan : Tough gang.
Daihimin : Card game.
Dai Ichi : Number One.
Dai Nippon Teikoku Tenno : Emperor of the Empire of Great Japan
Eikoku wo Utsu : Attack on Great Britain.
Emma-O : Overlord of Hell. (Shinto religion)
Fukuryu : Lucky Dragon.
Genyosha ( Genkai Nada) : Dark (Black) Ocean Secret Society
Genzai bakudan : Atomic Bomb.
Goro tsuki : Bully.
Gunbatsu : Military clique / cabal.
Hachiman : God of War.
Hanko : Chop / Seal.
Iaido : Form of Japanese sword fencing
Ikebana : The Japanese art of flower arrangement
Inagawa Kai : Branch of the Yakuza.
Jigoku : Hell.
Jinno Tanaka : John Doe
Kakumei : Revolution
Kame : Tortoise ( 5th Column cells of spies / infiltrators)
Kamikaze : Divine wind.
Katana : Japanese Samurai sword
Kempei-Tai : Japanese Secret Service.
Kirimon : The Imperial Seal. (Hinoku - The Sun Tree)
Kitsune : The Fox.
Kobun : Gang apprentices / protégées
Kodo : The Imperial Way.
Kodo-Ha : Imperial Way faction.
Koei Sekai Senso : Anti-British World War.
Koji-Ki : Record of Ancient Matters.
Kokkai : The Diet / Japanese Parliament.
Kokuryukai : River Amur / Black Dragon secret society.
Kuromaku : The Men behind the Black Curtains.
Kusanagi : The Grass Mower / Miraculous sword.
Machii Hisayuki : Head of South Korean Yakuza syndicate.
Makura na Hiruma : Darkness at noon ( Psychic ability )
Matagumi Kaisha : Japanese civilian construction corp.
Mikko-Shugi : Very secret.
Mitami-Shiro : Material object in which the Divine Soul resides.
Nanshin : The Southward Advance.
NISA : National Intelligence & Security Authority (Phils)
Nihon Shoki : Chronicle of Japan.
Obayun : Gang boss.
Okami : The Wolf.
Otoko no kyodai : Brothers.
Ronin : Mercenary soldiers.
Roninkai : Branch of the Genyosha.
Ryu : Dragon.
Sanshu no Jingi : Three sacred treasures of Japan / Shinto.
Sanzoku : Ancient Outlaw Clan : still surviving in Japan.
Seisanto : Branch of the Genyosha.
Shintai : Symbol of the Sun Goddess.
Shiroi : White.
Shiso Keisatsu Tsuron : Japanese “Thought Police”.
Showa (Emperor Hirohito) : Reign of Enlightened Peace.
Sonshi : Japanese translation of “Sun Tzu”.
Soshi : Assassin.
Sumiyoshi Rengo : Branch of the Yakuza.
Tenno-Heika : Serene Heavenly Emperor
To : Door (Japanese-Spanish WW2 spy network)
Tokko Keitsatsu : Special Security Police.
Tokumu Han : Special Section ( Communications Dept. of
the Naval General Staff)
Tomu Kikan : Special Service units.
Tonari Gumi : Neighbourhood Association.
Tosei-Ha : Control faction (of the Japanese Imperial Army)
Yakuza : Underworld criminal gang.
Ya-ku-za : 8-9-3 : Exceeds the winning number of 19 in a
Japanese card game. ( Good for nothing )
Yamaguchi gumi : Branch of the Yakuza.
Yurinkai : Branch of the Genyosha.
Zaibatsu : Cabal of Great Financial & Industrial Houses.