Japanese Crossword

3. A substance fused into poetry to give it a glass-like appearance
4. An ancient japanese religion that believes in nature, spirits and ancestor worship
6. A wandering Samurai who had no lord or master
7. A colourful form of theatre combining play-acting, dance and music
9. The art of beautiful handwriting
12. Varying tones of a single colour, usually black and grey
15. The art of folding paper into different shapes and designs
16. Literally “barbarian-conquering great general”; the Japanese emperor’s chief military adviser and hereditary commander-in-chief, with the duty to protect Japan from foreign invasion
17. Great feudal lord of Japan during the Classical an shogunate periods
18. War A war between two competing groups between one country
19. A four-stringed Japanese musical instrument

1. Spirit beings in the Shinto religion; a Japanese word applied to anything beautiful or extraordinary, such as a tree, mountain, stone or person
2. Sudden enlightenment
5. A serious and infectious disease that affects the lungs
8. A thick, rush-covered straw mat with coloured cloth edges
10. The way of the warrior; the rules prescribed correct behaviour for all samurai
11. The name of the city of Tokyo until 1868
13. A tax on goods imported from a foreign country
14. Handmade paper created from the bark or fibre of various shrubs, grasses or trees
18. A large group of closely related people