Some of these hirees, however, did earn recognition for their abilities and achievements, and were promoted to the status of full retainers and granted family names, allowed to carry swords, and given hereditary rights to their status.
しかしなかには能力と功績が認められると正規の幕臣として取り立てられ、武家として称氏（氏姓、苗字を名乗ること）・帯刀・世襲が許される場合もあった。