early Japan

4. page 314 a group of independent villages organized into clans led by a local leader or clan head without any central government.
8. page 304 Tracing the lineage through the father.
9. page 313 The practice of growing just enough food or crops for personal use and not for sale.
11. page 304 Tracing lineage through the mother rather than the father.
12. page 281 the denial of basic church doctrine (beliefs)

1. page 288 Study of Religion and God
2. page 282 Bones or other objects connected with the saints; considered holy and worthy of worship by the faithful.
3. page 262-3 a sect of Buddhism that became popular with Japanese aristocrats; multiple paths to enlightenment
5. page 261 "Those who serve Japanese Warriors, similar to Knights in Europe.
6. Page 261 "The Way of the Warrior"; the strict code that Japanese Samurai followed
7. page 289, 349 The language of everyday speech in a particular region.
10. page 262-3"the sacred way" or "the way of the gods; Japanese State Religion