Hamon (刃文)
Japanese term for the temperline on a blade, typically achieved by differential heat treatment.
Nanako (魚子/斜子)
The Japanese name for punched, dotted surface finishes on metal.
Shakudō (赤銅)
A Japanese alloy containing copper and gold.
Kankyûtô (貫級刀/貫首刀)
Japanese word for a samurai tool.
Kozuka (小柄)
Japanese name of a small utility knife worn in sword and dagger scabbards.
Kusari zukin (鎖頭巾)
Japanese name for the hood of a mail armor set.
Kusari katabira (鎖帷子)
Japanese name for a jacket of mail armor.
Kusari gusoku (鎖具足)
Japanese word for mail armor.
Kusari (鎖)
Japanese word for "chain", also used to describe mail armor.
Tsuba (鍔 / 鐔)
Japanese name for a sword guard.
Inome (猪目)
"Boar's eye", a heart-shaped pattern commonly used in Japanese art.
Kōgai (笄)
The Japanese term for a hair arranging pin that was worn in Japanese sword scabbards.
Wari-kōgai (割笄)
The Japanese term for a hair arranging needle that can be split to form a pair of chopsticks.
Tachi-mokkō-gata (太刀木瓜形)
Japanese term for a cross-shaped tsuba often used on tachi swords.
Aoi-gata (葵形)
Japanese word for a sword guard shape. Literelly "hollyhock shape".
Nanban tetsu (南蠻鉃)
Literally: Southern barbarian steel.
Kusarigama (鎖鎌)
A Japanese scythe weapon with weight and chain.
Hisayuki (久隨)
A Japanese maker of sword mounts, active in the Edo period.