The Azuma Zaibatsu

Azuma Zaibatsu uses a large number of Japanese terms. This is a reference guide for understanding what these terms are understood to mean in this clan. Some of them are very rough and may not necessarily be direct translations.

1. azuma – east, eastern, eastern Japan
2. bannin – guard
3. chui – lieutenant
4. chujo – lieutenant general
5. chunin – middle ninja; refers in this clan to the main career held by gunso in a ninja guild
6. chusa – lieutenant colonel
7. daifu – father, godfather; refers in this clan to the leader of a family
8. gaikoukan – diplomat
9. genin – lower ninja; refers in this clan to the main career held by a heicho in a ninja guild
10. gensui taisho – marshal; refers in this clan to the rank held by the shirei during wartime
11. gunso – sergeant
12. heicho – lance-corporal; refers in this clan to the rank called “Corporal” in English
13. henkou – (literally) modification; refers in this clan to the modder career
14. hokage – fire shadow; leader of a ninja fire guild
15. hoshikage – star shadow; leader of a ninja star guild
16. jikokukage – time shadow; leader of a ninja time guild
17. jonin – higher ninja; refers in this clan to the main career held by a socho in a ninja guild
18. jonin hancho – jonin commander; refers in this clan to the main career held by a chui in a ninja guild
19. jotohei – private 1st class; refers in this clan to the rank called “Private” in English
20. junsa – police
21. kage – shadow; refers to the leader of a ninja guild
22. kazekage – wind shadow; leader of a ninja wind guild
23. kenpei – unity, uniting, power, authority; refers to the overseer of the clan
24. kenzoku – (literally) family; refers in this clan to all the leaders of the guilds and schools
25. maneja-boisu – voice (Ventrilo) manager
26. maneja-foramu – forum manager
27. maneja-kumi – class manager
28. maneja-saba – server manager
29. maneja-saito – site manager
30. minita-akutibitu – activity monitor
31. mizukage – water shadow; leader of a ninja water guild
32. musha – warrior; used for the warrior class
33. ofisa-rikuruta – recruitment officer
34. oyabun – boss, chief; refers in this clan to the rank held by the kenpei
35. oshiego – student, disciple; refers in this clan to the main career held by a jotohei in a ninja guild
36. raikage – lightning shadow; leader of a ninja lightning guild
37. rikuruto – recruit
38. saba-adomin – server admin
39. sabaki – tribunal; refers to a certain career that settles disputes like a court/tribunal
40. saishu – master of ceremonies
41. sannin – (literally) three people; refers in this clan to the elite warrior career held by a member of a ninja guild
42. sensei – teacher
43. senzoku – specialist
44. shidou – leadership; refers in this clan to the three leadership career groups, which are the shirei, the sabaki, and the kenzoku
45. shirei – commander; refers to the executive career held by a taisho
46. shinsain – examiner
47. shoi – second lieutenant
48. shosa – major (rank in military)
49. shosho – major general
50. shuusei – modification, correction, adjustment, retouching; used for the modding (modifications) class
51. socho – sergeant major
52. taii – captain
53. taisa – colonel
54. taisho – general
55. tokubetsu jonin – special higher ninja; refers in this clan to the main career held by a shoi in a ninja guild
56. tsuchikage – earth shadow; leader of a ninja root/earth guild
57. yakuin – officer, official; refers to the officer class
58. zaibatsu – refers to a family-owned conglomeration