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Vocabulary (12)

• 銃刀法

  じゅうとうほう

  Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons

• 銃砲刀剣類所持等取締法

  じゅうほうとうけんるいしょじとうとりしまりほう

  Act for Controlling the Possession of Firearms or Swords and Other Such Weapons

• ハンロンの剃刀

  ハンロンのかみそり

  Hanlon's razor ("Never attribute to malice that which can be adequately explained by stupidity")

• 作刀

  さくとう

  Japanese sword making

• 刀伊

  とい

  Jurchen pirate tribe who invaded Tsushima in 1019

• 忍刀

  にんとう

  Ninja sword

• さんまは目黒に限る

  さんまはめぐろにかぎる

  Pacific saury is only good if it's from Meguro

• 帯刀御免

  たいとうごめん

  a non-samurai being granted the privilege of wearing a sword (during the Edo period)

• 長剣

  ながだち

  ancient longsword

• 抜刀術

  ばっとうじゅつ

  art of sword drawing

• 薙刀術

  なぎなたじゅつ

  art of using a naginata

• 返す刀

  かえすかたな

  attacking one opponent then immediately attacking another