ones who
were wrong
took it as
an insult
and set
out to
kill
Sanza. One
of them
found
Sanza
asleep and
stabbed
him with
Sanza’s
own sword.
Sanza,
however,
lived, and
his
attacker
thereafter
dedicated
himself to
his
revenge.
In the end
he
succeeded
in killing
him and
his giri
was
satisfied.
Other
tales are
about the
necessity
of
avenging
oneself
upon one’s
lord. Girl
meant in
Japanese
ethics
equally
the
retainer’s
loyalty to
