IMPORTANT KNOWLEDGE TO HAVE BEFORE COMMENCING THE STORY
Quick reminder-Some chapters have extrordinary fight scenes written to synchronize with kung fu film videos i have on youtube. So if there is a fight scene in the chapter youve read then at the bottom there will be a name written in bold. To see the video just copy and paste the name to youtube search to watch. wont link so i gotta do it this way)
REGARDING DEMONS
Youkai- A youkai is a demon
Hanyou- A hanyou is a half-demon
Youki-Demon energy
REGARDING APPAREL
Kimono-japanese traditional clothing
Obi-the thick waist band around the kimono
Naga-juban-kimono underlayer (looks like a long nightgown but is considered underwear)
REGARDING MARTIAL ARTS AND WEAPONS AND ATTACKS
kung-fu-form of martial arts (introduced POA)considered to be the truest for of wandless magic.
fujin no mai-means ''dance of the wind'' a special attack Xiang can do when she conceals her wand inside her geisha fan because the fan makes her wand bond with her youki creating new attacks, this is not a defence mechnisim native to western dwelling wizards and cant be preformed if you have no youki (introduced in POA year)
sankontessu- a special claw like hand swiping attack that Xiang learns to master in the D.A, it is dark youkai magic. (does not start being used untill OOTP year)
The Green Destiny-A sword stolen from the imprisoned baron Murtagh for Hanyou samurai Xiang fu jin. (this sword plays a big part in the GOF plot)
The tessaiga- A sword that can only be weilded by someone with youkai blood in their veins, it has various powerful attacks but is not introduced untill the HBP year.
tessaiga's attacks include...
-kaze no kizu (wind-scar)
- bakuryuuha (backlash wave)
REGARDING JAPANESE WORDS AND GRAMMAR
Arigato- it means thank you
Sensei-professor
mizuage-virginity (not taken until OOTP year)
grammar
when a woman is adressed you say ''chan'' at the end of her name and ''san'' for a boy .
Even when speaking english this rule of grammar tends to stick like glue.
for ex.
"draco san"
"molly chan''