Kato explains that the kaishaku at the commission of harakiri was a kinsman or special friend of the condemned.
They were, rather, the earls' kinsmen.
If one of a tribe's members is wronged or attacked, this set of kinsmen must either take revenge on the aggressor or seek and receive compensation.
They persuade a distant kinsman of the woman to secretly set up a marriage contract and at night, to the sound of drums, break down the door and enter.
By viewing these visual representations, they broke away from their claustrophobic life forever surrounded by people, kinsmen, attendants and foes.
The concept of thangata in this sense refers to the voluntary and reciprocal co-operation among kinsmen, affines, friends or neighbours.
In 52% of cases when the land was transferred to a kinsman it involved the payment of a sum of money.
There man seemed to be successfully initiated into a shamanic career and became a headman in his village where his kinsmen had become old.
