[つま, tsuma] (n) (1) (妻, 夫 only) (usu. 妻) wife; (2) (妻, 夫 only) (arch) dear (formerly used by romantically linked men and women to refer to one another); (3) (uk) garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); (4) (uk) embellishment; (P)#991
(n) elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail, Syn. embroidery, Example:the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings