lowest in Japanese society
second lowest Japanese society.
a ceremonial alcoholic drink.
tea , lanterns, art.
http://www.lombardmaps.com/cat/viewsforeign/japan/harpers.jpg (Slide 2)
Editors of Time-Life Books. What Life was Like Among Samurai and Shoguns: Japan, AD 1000-1700. Alexandria Va: TimeLife Books, 1999