Assertion: samurai's sword | /r/HasProperty | wakizashi
Facets:
value: by personal choice
type: CAUSE
Source sentences:
text: Alternatively (and again in 'official' circumstances) the main sword could be slung by cords from the obi (in a fashion more akin to a western dress uniform convention) while the short sword (Wakizashi) or knife (tanto) was worn through the Obi.
text: Let’s ignore the short swords (Wakizashi and Tanto) and instead focus on the primary sword for attack and defense.
text: By personal choice that sword could be a wakizashi, or a shoto.
text: The longer sword (katana) had a blade of around 60 cm (2 ft) and the shorter sword (wakizashi) had a blade of 30 cm.