This Wa-an dictionary is a list of terms from the Wa language.
A[]
- ai
- indigo; love[1]
- aka
- red[1]
- akasuke
- "bright helper"[1]
- aki
- autumn[1]
- asa
- morning; shallow[1]
- atsu
- generous[1]
- au
- a meeting[1]
B[]
- bakuto
- a gambler; a yakuza gang specializing in gambling[2]
- ben
- flower petal[1]
- bun
- well-written[1]
- burakumin
- (syn, eta) village people; outcasts[2]
C[]
- cha
- tea[3]
- chi
- a thousand[1]
- chie
- intellect[1]
- chigaidama
- staggered shelves typically found on the back walls of shoin[2]
- chitose
- a millennium[1]
- chiyose
- a thousand generations[1]
- chizu
- a thousand storks[1]
- chu
- loyalty[1]
D[]
- dai
- great[1]
- daimyo
- the military governor of a province[2]
- doma
- the earth-floored area of a minka[4]
E[]
- e
- lucky[1]
- ei
- clever; blooming[1]
- en
- charm[1]
- eta
- the lowest social class; outcast[2][5]
- etsu
- delight[1]
F[]
- fude
- a writing brush[1]
- fuku
- good luck; clothes[1]
- fumi
- a letter from a woman[1]
- fune
- a ship[1]
- fusa
- a tassel[1]
- fuyu
- winter[1]
G[]
- gakusho
- a scholarly priest[2]
- geisha
- an entertainer and courtesan highly trained in the arts and social courtesy[2]
- genkan
- a small alcove at the entrance to a home[2]
- gin
- silver[1]
- giri
- a sense of obligation[2]
- gurentai
- members of a yakuza gang who act as enforcers[2]
H[]
- hama
- the shore[1]
- han
- half[1]
- hana
- a flower blossom[1]
- haru
- springtime[1]
- hatamoto
- a bannerman, an administrator[6]
- hatsu
- firstborn[1]
- haya
- fast, quick[1]
- hide
- excellent[1]
- hideyo
- excellent generations[1]
- hinomiyagura
- a fire tower[7]
- hirajiro
- a castle in a plain[2]
- hirayamajiro
- a castle on a hilltop[2]
- hiro
- broad[1]
- hisano
- a long plain[1]
I[]
- ichi
- one[1]
- iku
- nourishing[1]
- ima
- now[1]
- iro
- color[1]
- isamu
- robust[1]
- ishi
- stone[1]
- ishiotoshi
- chutes built into castle walls for dropping stones on attackers[2]
- iwa
- rock[1]
J[]
K[]
- kabukimono
- a fraternity of retired soldiers[8]
- kaede
- a maple leaf[1]
- kagami
- a mirror[1]
- kaiyo
- forgiveness[1]
- kama
- a sickle[1]
- kame
- a tortoise[1]
- kan
- patience[1]
- kaoru
- fragrant[1]
- kasane
- myriad[1]
- katsu
- victorious[1]
- kazashi
- a hairpin[1]
- kazu
- a large number[1]
- ken
- humility; wise[1]
- kenchicho
- a tax census[9]
- kevi
- respectful[1]
- kido
- a district gate[7]
- kiku
- a chrysanthemum[1]
- kikue
- a chrysanthemum branch[1]
- kikumo
- a field of chrysanthemums[1]
- kimi
- sovereign; peerless[1]
- kin
- gold[1]
- kinu
- silk cloth[1]
- kishi
- a beach[1]
- kiwa
- a mulberry tree; distinguished[1]
- kiyo
- pure; happy generations[1]
- kobun
- a son; the follower of a yakuza oyabun[2]
- ko
- the social class of craftsmen and artists[5]
- koi
- a carp[1]
- koku
- measurement: approximately 1 bushel (35 liters), typically used for rice[2]
- kome
- clean rice[1]
- kon
- dark blue[1]
- koto
- a harp[1]
- kuma
- a bear[1]
- kumi
- a braid[1]
- kumigashira
- an assistant to a shoya[10]
- kuni
- capital[1]
- kura
- a storehouse[1]
- kuri
- a chestnut[1]
- kurumayose
- the entrance to a mansion for carriages[2]
M[]
- maki
- a fir[1]
- maru
- fat[1]
- masa
- righteous[1]
- masago
- sand[1]
- masayo
- righteous generations[1]
- masue
- a branch of increase[1]
- matsu
- a pine[1]
- matsue
- a pine branch[1]
- mikoshi
- a portable shrine carried on two poles[2]
- minka
- a commoner's house[2][4]
- miyo
- beautiful generations[1]
- miyuki
- deep snow[1]
- momo
- a peach[1]
- mura
- a village[1]
N[]
- nagaya
- a longhouse[2]
- nami
- a wave[1]
- nao
- righteous[1]
- nara
- an oak[1]
- nari
- thunder[1]
- natsu
- summertime[1]
- ninjitsu
- the art of the ninja[2]
- nishi
- west[1]
- no
- the social class of farmers and fishermen[5]
- nobu
- faithfulness[1]
- noren
- curtains set in doorways[2]
- nui
- a tapestry[1]
O[]
P[]
- pagoda
- a multi-storied tower[2]
R[]
- rai
- thunder; trust[1]
- raku
- pleasure[1]
- ran
- an orchid[1]
- rei
- propriety[1]
- ren
- someone who arranges lotuses[1]
- rettsu
- chaste; true[1]
- riku
- the ground[1]
- roku
- six[1]
- ronin
- a masterless samurai[2]
- ryo
- a dragon; generous[1]
- ryokan
- inn[11]
- ryu
- a willow; lofty[1]
S[]
- sada
- chaste[1]
- sai
- skilled[1]
- sake
- a beverage made from fermented rice[2]
- saki
- a cape[1]
- saku
- composition[1]
- san
- three[1]
- sanae
- new rice[1]
- sawa
- a marsh[1]
- sayo
- night[1]
- seki
- a gate, a barrier[1]
- sen
- a spirit, a fairy[1]
- sengoku-daimyo
- an independent daimyo[2]
- sensei
- a master[12]
- seppuku
- ritual suicide[13]
- setsu
- true[1]
- shi
- the social class of warriors and soldiers[5]
- shichi
- seven[1]
- shidzu
- calmer[1]
- shika
- a deer[1]
- shikae
- a deer bay[1]
- shima
- an island[14]
- shimo
- frost[1]
- shin
- truth[1]
- shina
- good things; virtue[1]
- shino
- a slender piece of bamboo[1]
- shiwo
- salt[1]
- sho
- the social class of shopkeepers and merchants[5]
- shogun
- the supreme military commander[2]
- shoin
- a reception hall common in samurai homes, composed of a series of rooms, each raised slightly higher than the previous[2]
- shoya
- a village administrator, headman[15][10]
- shoji
- a room divider[4]
- shun
- excellent[1]
- soan
- a grass cottage or tea house[2]
- some
- a dyer[1]
- suge
- a reed[1]
- sugi
- a cedar[1]
- sute
- an orphan[1]
- suzu
- tin; a tiny bell[1]
- suzue
- a branch of little bells[1]
T[]
- tae
- exquisite[1]
- taka
- a hawk; honor[1]
- take
- bamboo[1]
- tama
- a jewel[1]
- tamaki
- a ring; a bracelet[1]
- tamon
- long, narrow buildings built on top of castle walls[2]
- tane
- a seed[1]
- tani
- a valley[1]
- taru
- a cask[1]
- tatami
- a floor mat[4]
- tatsu
- a dragon[1]
- tekiya
- a yakuza gang specializing in racketeering[2]
- tenshu
- a castle tower[2]
- tenshu-kaku
- the main tenshu of a castle[2]
- teru
- shining[1]
- tetsu
- iron[1]
- tokiwa
- constant[1]
- tokonoma
- a narrow shelf at the back of a shoin[2][4]
- toku
- virtue[1]
- tomi
- riches[1]
- tomiju
- wealth; longevity[1]
- tomo
- a friend[1]
- tora
- a tiger[1]
- tori
- a bird[1]
- torii
- a red archway to a shrine[2]
- toshi
- an arrowhead[1]
- toyo
- abundance[1]
- tsugi
- secondborn[1]
- tsuki
- the moon[1]
- tsune
- constant[1]
- tsuru
- a stork[1]
- tsuta
- ivy[1]
- tsuya
- lustrous[1]
U[]
W[]
Y[]
- yae
- eightfold[1]
- yagura
- a castle turret[4]
- yamajiro
- a castle on a mountain[2]
- yashiki
- a home for the families of daimyo[16]
- yasu
- friendly; gentle; peaceful[1]
- yoi
- evening[1]
- yone
- rice; wealth[1]
- yoshi
- good[1]
- yoshina
- a good (fertile) field[1]
- yoshino
- a good friend[1]
- yotsu
- four[1]
- yu
- brave[1]
- yuki
- snow[1]
- yumi
- a bow[1]
- yuri
- a lily[1]
References[]
- ↑ 1.000 1.001 1.002 1.003 1.004 1.005 1.006 1.007 1.008 1.009 1.010 1.011 1.012 1.013 1.014 1.015 1.016 1.017 1.018 1.019 1.020 1.021 1.022 1.023 1.024 1.025 1.026 1.027 1.028 1.029 1.030 1.031 1.032 1.033 1.034 1.035 1.036 1.037 1.038 1.039 1.040 1.041 1.042 1.043 1.044 1.045 1.046 1.047 1.048 1.049 1.050 1.051 1.052 1.053 1.054 1.055 1.056 1.057 1.058 1.059 1.060 1.061 1.062 1.063 1.064 1.065 1.066 1.067 1.068 1.069 1.070 1.071 1.072 1.073 1.074 1.075 1.076 1.077 1.078 1.079 1.080 1.081 1.082 1.083 1.084 1.085 1.086 1.087 1.088 1.089 1.090 1.091 1.092 1.093 1.094 1.095 1.096 1.097 1.098 1.099 1.100 1.101 1.102 1.103 1.104 1.105 1.106 1.107 1.108 1.109 1.110 1.111 1.112 1.113 1.114 1.115 1.116 1.117 1.118 1.119 1.120 1.121 1.122 1.123 1.124 1.125 1.126 1.127 1.128 1.129 1.130 1.131 1.132 1.133 1.134 1.135 1.136 1.137 1.138 1.139 1.140 1.141 1.142 1.143 1.144 1.145 1.146 1.147 1.148 1.149 1.150 1.151 1.152 1.153 1.154 1.155 1.156 1.157 1.158 1.159 1.160 1.161 1.162 1.163 1.164 1.165 1.166 1.167 1.168 1.169 1.170 1.171 1.172 1.173 1.174 1.175 1.176 1.177 1.178 David "Zeb" Cook (1987). Blood of the Yakuza (Encounter Construction Booklet). (TSR, Inc), pp. 7–9. ISBN 0-88038-401-8.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 2.18 2.19 2.20 2.21 2.22 2.23 2.24 2.25 2.26 2.27 2.28 2.29 2.30 2.31 2.32 2.33 2.34 2.35 2.36 David "Zeb" Cook (1987). Blood of the Yakuza. (TSR, Inc), p. 48. ISBN 0-88038-401-8.
- ↑ Nigel Findley (1990). Ninja Wars. (TSR, Inc), p. 15. ISBN 0-8803-8895-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 176. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 174. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 169. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 165. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ Rick Swan (1990). Test of the Samurai. (TSR, Inc), p. 24. ISBN 0-88038-775-0.
- ↑ Rick Swan (1990). Test of the Samurai. (TSR, Inc), p. 27. ISBN 0-88038-775-0.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), pp. 169, 175. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ Nigel Findley (1990). Ninja Wars. (TSR, Inc), p. 6. ISBN 0-8803-8895-1.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (1987). Blood of the Yakuza. (TSR, Inc), p. 20. ISBN 0-88038-401-8.
- ↑ Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 171. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.
- ↑ Karen Wynn Fonstad (August 1990). The Forgotten Realms Atlas. (TSR, Inc), p. 21. ISBN 978-0880388573.
- ↑ Rick Swan (1990). Test of the Samurai. (TSR, Inc), p. 10. ISBN 0-88038-775-0.
- ↑ Mike Pondsmith, Jay Batista, Rick Swan, John Nephew, Deborah Christian (1988). Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms (Volume II). (TSR, Inc), p. 168. ISBN 0-88038-608-8.