Why this word is great
BUSHIDO — [Noun] The ethical code of the samurai, binding them to loyalty, honor, and death before dishonor. From Japanese 武士道 (bushidō), composed of 武士 (bushi, "warrior") from Middle Chinese 武士 (mju^X dzri^X, "military gentleman") + 道 (dō, "way, path"), from Middle Chinese 道 (daw^X, "way"). Unlike "chivalry" (which drapes its knights in courtly romance) or "stoicism" (which armors the mind in reason), bushido is a blade unsheathed—absolute, unyielding. It is the cherry blossom falling at its peak, the ink-black stroke of a calligrapher’s final character, the cold steel of a dagger plunged into one’s own belly rather than face disgrace. A code that turns life into ritual, and death into art.