Ancient Japan

2. a spiritual discipline that involves deep relaxation and clearing the mind of distracting thoughts
3. someone who holds a high social level
5. a Japanese religion that expresses love and respect for nature
9. to come into possession of something
13. the state of gaining spiritual knowledge and finding truth
14. having meaning and importance

1. a male member of a ruler’s court
2. not real; imagined
4. the countryside, as opposed to a city or town
6. a Japanese novel and Heian masterpiece written by Murasaki Shikibu; considered one of the great works of world literature
7. a Japanese ruler who encouraged cultural diffusion from countries on the Asian mainland
8. a person’s behavior, especially in front of other people
10. to slowly break down or destroy
11. the cultural flowering in Japan that took place between the late 8th and the late 12th centuries
12. a tower-shaped structure with several stories and upturned, tiled roofs