1. nirvana   student or follower of a leader of religious thought   trading of religious offices; trafficking in church promotions   system of rule by local lords with ties of loyalty to a king   state of losing oneself and attaining impersonal beatitude as per Buddhist highest good   Hint Half-n-half Clue   2. scripture   wealthy Japanese families who own large businesses and dominate the economy   satisfaction of aggressor by granting of concessions   sacred book of a religion or the Bible   territory directly controlled by an outside power, sometimes by force   Half-n-half Clue   3. daimyo   warrior knight of Japan directly below the shogun during the feudal period   sacred book of Mohammedans   system of rule by local lords with ties of loyalty to a king   schedule of duties on goods   Half-n-half Clue   4. disciple   warrior knight of Japan during the feudal period; army officer in modern Japan   supreme Hindu deity or creator of the universe   student or follower of a leader of religious thought   system of rule by local lords with ties of loyalty to a king   Half-n-half Clue   5. terrorism   trading of religious offices; trafficking in church promotions   systematic intimidation or unlawful violent acts by a group to further a cause   soldiers on foot   schedule of duties on goods   Half-n-half Clue   6. tithe   union, confederation, or formal relation between States by agreement   rule of emperor or control of colony / region by another country   tax of one-tenth paid to the church, especially of annual land produce   satisfaction of aggressor by granting of concessions   Half-n-half Clue   7. statesman   satisfaction of aggressor by granting of concessions   state of losing oneself and attaining impersonal beatitude as per Buddhist highest good   wise experienced practical politician involved in management of State affairs   surviving remnant or memento of holy person kept after death   Half-n-half Clue