maai 間合い ( まあい ) - distance; interval;
maedate 前立て ( まえだて ) - crest worn on the helmet
makibishi 撒き菱 ( まきびし ) - caltrop
makimono 巻物 ( まきもの ) - scroll containing techniques and teachings of a ryuuha
matagi 又鬼 ( またぎ ) - traditional winter hunters in northern Japan
mei ( めい ) - signature on the tang of a Japanese sword
mekugiana 目釘穴 ( めくぎあな ) - the hole into which the mekugi (peg) is inserted on the tang of a Japanese sword
menkyo kaiden 免許皆伝 ( めんきょかいでん ) - full initiation into a ryuuha
menpou 面頬 ( めんぽう ) - face guard; usually worn with an armored helmet
menuki 目貫 ( めぬき ) - sword handle ornaments
metezashi 馬手差 ( めてざし ) - armor-piercing dagger worn on the right side and drawn with the left hand
mizugumo 水蜘 ( みずぐも ) - device for crossing marshy areas; lit: water spider
mokuroku 目録 ( もくろく ) - catalog of the techniques of a ryuuha
monomi 物見 ( ものみ ) - reconnaissance and observation techniques
monomi 物見 ( ものみ ) - another term for ninja
monouchi 物打ち ( ものうち ) - the part of the blade that is best suited for cutting on a Japanese sword
mune ( むね ) - chest
mune ( むね ) - the back of the blade of a Japanese sword
munemachi 棟区 ( むねまち ) - notch where the nakago meets the mune on a Japanese sword
muromachi jidai 室町時代 ( むろまちじだい ) - Muromachi period; a division of Japanese history running from approximately 1336 to 1573
musha shugyou 武者修行 ( むしゃしゅぎょう ) - the practice of traveling about to gain martial skill
mushin 無心 ( むしん ) - spontaneous action lit:no mind

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