1 Yama-no-mono ('mountain-folk,'--so called from their settlement on
the hills above Tokoji),--a pariah-class whose special calling is the
washing of the dead and the making of graves. 2 Joro: a courtesan. 3
Illicium religiosum 4 Literally: 'without shadow' or 'shadowless.' 5
Umi-yama-no-on. 6 Kusaba-no-kage 7 Or 'him.' This is a free rendering.
The word 'nushi' simply refers to the owner of the house.