GLOSSARY OF JAPANESE WORDS

[Akambo]Infant
[Bento]Luncheon Box Sold at Railway Stations
[Bushido]Code of Honourable Conduct
[Daimyo]A Noble of Old Japan
[Furoshiki]Large Handkerchief Used for Carrying Various Objects and Packages
[Geisha]Trained Entertainers, Singing and Dancing Girls
[Geta]Clogs
[Hei]Expression of Affirmation
[Hibachi]Brazier for Holding Charcoal
[Iiye]No
KebukaiHairy
[Kirei]Beautiful
[Kisha]Local Train
[Ne-san]Literally “Elder Sister,” Maid
[Obi]Girdle for Kimono
[O-hayo]Good-morning
[Ramune]Carbonated, Bottled Lemonade
[Ronin]Unattached, Wandering Samurai
[Saké]Rice Wine
[Samurai]Military Class; Retainers of Daimyo (Feudal)
[Sayo]Formal “Yes”
[Seiyo-jin]Foreigner
[Sen]Standard Small Coin Equalling One-half Cent
[Shogi]Sliding Screen
[Tabi]A Cloth Compromise Between Shoes and Stockings
[Yado-ya]Native Inn
[Yen]Currency Standard, Equalling Fifty Cents
O-yasumi-nasaiGood-night

Transcriber’s Notes:

Illustrations have been moved to paragraph breaks near where they are mentioned.

Punctuation has been made consistent.

Variations in spelling and hyphenation were retained as they appear in the original publication, except that obvious typographical errors have been corrected.