payment to a ruler as a sign of submission or for protection

belief in gods and spirits

mental exercise to reach a greater spiritual awareness

basic laws of a state that define the role of government and guarantee its obligation to the people

a person under the protection of a lord to whom he has vowed loyalty

a mountain that may release hot or melted rocks from inside the Earth

belief in spirits that are outside of the body

sports that involve combat and self-defense

a group of merchants or crafts people during medieval times

a military governor who ruled Japan

the system of service between a lord and the vassals who have sworn loyalty to the lord

a warrior who served a Japanese lord and lived by a strict code of loyalty

related to the sea or seafaring

a religious group

an expanse of water with many scattered islands