[13]. Ronin (rō-nĭn). At first an organized band of disaffected patriots, but afterwards a malcontented clan who held themselves in readiness, for hire or otherwise, to commit some depredation upon organised society, or its members. The Band of Forty-Seven have been much written about in prose and poetry.
[14]. Bakufu (bȧ-koo-foo). A class consisting of retainers and members of the shoguns court.
[15]. Samisen (sȧ-mī-sěn). A stringed musical instrument resembling something between a banjo and a guitar. It is commonly used by the geishas, and is popular with the lower classes.
[16]. Kokyu (kō-ky-ū). A kind of musical instrument.
[17]. Sayonara (sī-yō-nǎ-rȧ). The Japanese for good-bye.
[18]. Koku (kō-koo). A unit of measure, whose degree of value varied with time and locality.
[19]. Hinin (hĭ-nĭn). The vile; such as slaughterers, beggars, etc. At one time they were by law made social outcasts.
[20]. Obi (ō-bĭ). A kind of sash, or girdle, worn about the waist for convenience and ornament.
[21]. Yamabushi (yá-má-boo-shĭ). Mendicant monks.
[22]. Tokaido (Tō-kī-dō). The great military road, or highway, between Tokyo and Kyoto.