ISOLATE

• to seclude; to follow a policy of having no relationships with other nations
• women trained in dancing singing witty conversation the tea ceremony and floral arrangement
• a feudal lord of a region in Japan
• a feudal lord of a region in Japan

ADAPTATION

• the changing of attitudes and behaviours to suit a new situation
• to adopt new ideas and technologies that are considered to be of the present time or times not long past
• women trained in dancing singing witty conversation the tea ceremony and floral arrangement
• a feudal lord of a region in Japan

MODERNIZE

• to adopt new ideas and technologies that are considered to be of the present time or times not long past
• to seclude; to follow a policy of having no relationships with other nations
• a group of attendants or other people who accompany someone usually of important rank
• a Japanese measurement equal to approximately 175 litres of rice

EMPEROR

• the hereditary ruler of Japan
• the local government in each domain (province) ruled by the daimyo - similar to European feudalsim
• a Japanese measurement equal to approximately 175 litres of rice
• a large important city of a country or region, important city of a country or region

DAIMYO

• a feudal lord of a region in Japan
• the leader of the military government in Japan
• a large important city of a country or region, important city of a country or region
• a sense of what is beautiful

SHOGUN

• the leader of the military government in Japan
• the hereditary ruler of Japan
• a sense of what is beautiful
• a system of beliefs that focused on morals

KOKU

• a Japanese measurement equal to approximately 175 litres of rice
• the freedom of a country or political unit from outside control
• a system of beliefs that focused on morals
• based on classes of status or authority ranked one above the other (think pyramid of power)

SOVEREIGNTY

• the freedom of a country or political unit from outside control
• the cultural activities that appeal to the current tastes of the general public
• based on classes of status or authority ranked one above the other (think pyramid of power)
• Eta - people who had jobs related to the death of animals or humans such as tanning hides and removing corpses

BAKUFU

• the centralized military government headed by the shogun
• the changing of attitudes and behaviours to suit a new situation
• Eta - people who had jobs related to the death of animals or humans such as tanning hides and removing corpses
• featured lively action wild plots and elaborate costumes and make-up; a mirror of Japanese life focusing on domestic dramas

EDICT

• legal order; a command to the public by an authority (a rule or law)
• the centralized military government headed by the shogun
• featured lively action wild plots and elaborate costumes and make-up; a mirror of Japanese life focusing on domestic dramas
• first great poet to write haiku