goldfish
obi a broad sash worn round the waist of a Japanese kimono
oni ogre or demon
Å-yoroi armour
sama a mark of respect put after someoneâs name, normally used for a person of great importance
samurai Japanese warrior or knight
sayonara goodbye
sensei teacher
shinobi shÅzoku traditional ninja outfit
shÅgun supreme military ruler of the Edo Period
shuriken small-bladed weapon
tengu long-nosed goblin
tori bird or chicken
wasabi hot, spicy Japanese paste
The Dress Code of Samurai
Japanese Å-yoroi armour
The Laws of BushidÅ
Rectitude ( gi )
Courage ( yū )
Benevolence ( jin )
Respect ( rei )
Honesty ( makoto )
Honour ( meiyo )
Loyalty ( chūgi )
Japanese numbers (1â10)
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Samurai vs Ninja 1: The Battle for the Golden Egg
Copyright © Nicholas Falk 2015
Illustration copyright © Tony Flowers 2015
The moral right of the author and illustrator has been asserted.
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First published by Random House Australia in 2015
National Library of Australia Cataloguing-in-Publication Entry
Author: Falk, Nicholas
Title: The battle for the Golden Egg [electronic resource]
ISBN: 978 0 85798 606 1 (ebook)
Series: Samurai vs ninja; 1
Target Audience: For primary school age
Subjects: Samurai â Juvenile fiction
Ninja â Juvenile fiction
Other Authors/Contributors: Flowers, Tony
Dewey Number: A823.4
Cover and internal illustrations by Tony Flowers
Internal design by Tony Flowers
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