Note note 1 — II AT THE SHRINE OF FUDŌ
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[7] The present given to one who stays at home by a member of the family returning from a pleasure trip.
[8] The paper lantern used as a night light.
[9] The heavy quilts used in making a Japanese bed.
[10] A bit of bright-colored paper folded about a strip of sea-weed and slipped under the string of a present.
[11] The fire-pot used for heating purposes in a Japanese house.
[12] Go Inkyo Sama refers to the famous Satsuma Rebellion of 1877.
[13] The common people, as distinguished from the military or samurai class.
[14] From the Imperial rescript to the soldiers.
[15] The Buddhist God of Wisdom. His name means “The Immovable.”
[16] Ni-ō, or “Two Kings,” Indra and Brahma, who keep guard at the outer gates of Buddhist temples to scare away demons.
[17] White lanterns are hung before the door of a house where a death has taken place, much as crape or black ribbon is used with us.