Adams, Will, 254, 313; interviewed by Iyeyasu, 314-316, favoured by the Emperor, 316-317; quoted concerning Hideyori's intrigues and fate. 322-323.
Adoption, custom of, in patriarchal family, 59, 64-65; marriage signified merely, 64; modern practices regarding, 386.
Adultery, enactments of Iyeyasu regarding, 345-346.
Affection, limitations placed on, 69 ff.
Age of the Gods, period called the, 259.
Agnosticism, Buddhism is not. 213, 220.
Agriculture, gods of, 126, 153-154; no degradation attached to pursuit of, 245.
Akindo, the commercial class, 246-247. See Commerce.
Alcestis, the Japanese woman might be compared to, 366.
Ancestors, imperial, worship of the, 108-123, 279-280.