Otama
A beautiful woman whose story is similar to that of Esther's: a common woman in need of support for her and her father comes to be the mistress of a powerful man who hates his wife.
Suezo
A wealthy man who is discovered to have made his fortune ill-advisedly through dishonorable lending practices, originating with the extortion of his friends during his education. He takes Otama as a mistress because he's sick of his wife.
Suezo's wife
A powerful character whose desire for her husband to take responsibility of his moral corruption leads her to be rejected and replaced.
Otama's father
A friendly old man in considerable need who ends up in a life of unexpected luxury, but without his precious daughter. She is there, but she is committed to her role as sexual servant to a dishonorable man.
Okada
A friendly neighbor who steals long gazes at Otama's beauty. She prays for a savior, and he reminds her of hope and the chance of a better future.
