| Kami | all spirits are kami, although typically only used as a title for Greater Spirits. |
| Mikokami | minor spirits of almost everything. rocks, trees, streams, and, perhaps most importantly, ancestors. As `Kami' is typically only used as a title for the Greater Spirits, Mikokami is typically only used as a title for what the gaijin call `Lesser Spirits'. |
| kansen | evil spirits. kansen are minor spirits of mischief, malevolence , and corruption; they often seek to turn people to evil via maho. |
| Shugenja | magic-user, for `normal magic'. Wizard and Seer are almost always Shugenja, as are Shamen. Shugenja cast spells, which are somewhat distinct from kiho and maho (see below). In general, though shugenja is `spellcaster'. |
| Maho | Necromancy (literally `blood magic'). Technically, not all maho is necromancy, but the use of maho, regardless of the effect, leads to corruption and necromancy. |
| Maho-Tsukai | necromancer (literally `servant of blood magic') |
| Tsukai-sagasu | necromancer-hunters |
| Kiho | magic formed through focusing of personal chi. Monks and shaman of clan Jentung typically use Kiho instead of spells. If things work out as I hope, there will be more on this later. |
| Gaijin | not Okian, of course. |
| -san | honorific. People in the Frontier will almost certainly use `relaxed' rules for this. Sex-neutral. |
| -sama | higher honorific. see `-san'. Also sex-neutral. |
Here's some stuff that dave looked up:
| mouko | fierce tiger |
| ryuuko, ryouko | dragon and tiger |
| tora | tiger |
| doragon | dragon |
| taka | hawk |
| yoippari, yotaka | nighthawk |
| Japanese | |
|---|---|
| Sunday | nichiyoubi, nichiyou, dontaku |
| Monday | getsuyou, getsuyoubi |
| Tuesday | kayoubi |
| Wednesday | suiyoubi |
| Thursday | mokuyoubi, mokuyou |
| Friday | kin'youbi, kin'you |
| Saturday | doyou, doyoubi, sabato |