Across
- 2. Kansuke A samuai, and master of the Kondidatai
- 4. Murakami Harutomo's servant.
- 7. A place of which a battle takes place.
- 10. Young Taro lost both of these.
- 15. A young samurai, and Taro's friend.
- 16. The code of the samurai.
- 17. A loose robe with wide sleeves.
- 18. Son of Oda Nobunaga and general in his army.
- 21. Highly respected solider of feudal Japan.
- 27. The country in which the novel takes place.
- 28. The castle they capture ruled by Lady Toyama.
- 29. A servant girl for Taro's family.
- 30. Some one with power, a master or ruler.
- 34. A religion Taro learns because most Samurai do.
- 35. Taro's new name.
- 36. A person employed to do housework and duties.
- 37. The author of the book.
- 38. The son of Lord Shingen does this against his father and is killed.
- 39. One of the oldest provinces of Japan, it was sometimes called Nōshū.
Down
- 1. A province of Japan located in what is today the central and western Kanagawa Prefecture.
- 3. A young girl of noble blood, whom Taro.
- 5. A cook for lord Akiyama, and mentor to Taro.
- 6. Trusted adviser full of wisdom.
- 8. A general, Taro's master, and father figure.
- 9. The lord of Hai whose ambition is to conquer and rule Japan.
- 11. boy: A boy employed to a horse stable.
- 12. Temple located on the banks of the Yunotani-gawa.
- 13. Commander-in-chief of feudal Japan.
- 14. Warlord and ememy of Lord Takeda Shingen.
- 19. Metal covering to protect one's body during battle.
- 20. A retainer of Lord Akiyama, the father of Aki-hime.
- 22. A wondering Samurai with no master.
- 23. The main character of the book.
- 24. Fortress mainly made of stone and wood. Lords generally live there.
- 25. The person who controls the rations of rice.
- 26. A province of Japan in the area of Japan that is today Yamanashi Prefecture.
- 31. Something Taro learns from Togan, Yoshitoki, and Lord Akiyama that has to do with waiting.
- 32. The place Takeda Shingen's castle was.
- 33. Something that Togan, Yoshitoki, and Lord Akiyama teach Taro, it has to do with knowledge.
- 35. One of Japan's most famous/tallest active volcano.