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chapter 14 (book 1) of

Hills of Silver Ruins, a Pitch Black Moon.

The Minister of Summer (夏官長) heads the Ministry of Defense.

The Star Trek: TNG episode "The Drumhead" offers this succinct definition of a drumhead court martial: "Military officers would upend a drum in a battlefield, sit at it and dispense summary justice. Decisions were quick, punishments severe, appeals denied. Those who came to a drumhead were doomed."

The Chosai (冢宰) serves as the Chief Cabinet Secretary of the Rikkan. The Minister of Heaven (天官長) runs Administration. The Minister of Winter (冬官長) is responsible for Public Works. The Minister of Spring (春官長) is in charge of Protocol.

Haboku (芭墨) was the Minister of the Two Cries (二声氏) who tended to the White Pheasant.

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hidden village (隠れ里) was a "remote settlement in Japan during its Feudal Period. Often characterized by their inaccessibility and ease of defense, tradition holds that these villages were the dwelling place of the Ninja."

Asen's full name is Jou Asen (丈阿選).

The majority of Chinese surnames are a single character. As a result, the top 100 surnames account for 85 percent of the population. The opposite is true in Japan, where the top 100 surnames cover a third of the population. In the United States, the top 100 surnames account for 16 percent of the population.