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    stem

    armourstem(Nakago)Japanese sword The "stem" is the part of the sword covered by the hilt, on which t…
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    short sword

    armourshort sword(wakizashi)Japanese sword The term "small" refers to swords with a blade length of …
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    short sword

    armourshort sword(Tantou)Japanese sword A general term for short swords with little or no warp and l…
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    arms

    armourarms(hoko)Japanese sword A weapon with a double-edged sword attached to the end of a long hand…
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    straight sword

    armourstraight sword(tyokutou/tyokutou/tyokutou/tyokutou)Japanese sword One of the ancient swords us…
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    large building

    armourlarge building(mune)Japanese sword The back of a sword is the part of the sword opposite the b…
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    make

    armourmake(koshirae)Japanese sword A term used to describe the exterior of a Japanese sword. The sw…
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    stalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)

    armourstalk (of a mushroom, leaf, etc.)(tsuka/tsuka)Japanese sword The term refers to the part of th…
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    long sword

    armourlong sword(Tachi)Japanese sword A general term for a long, large sword. It refers to a sword w…

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