His father-in-law, however, did not attach much importance to this, on account of his youth; and whenever they did receive a visit from him, pleasant companions were invited to meet him, and various games likely to suit his taste were provided for his entertainment. In the Palace, Shigeisa, his late mother's quarters, was allotted to him, and those who had waited on her waited on him. The private house, where his grandmother had resided, was beautifully repaired for him by the Shuri Takmi--the Imperial Repairing Committee--in obedience to the wishes of the Emperor. In addition to the original loveliness of the landscape and the noble forest ranges, the basin of the lake was now enlarged, and similar improvements were effected throughout with the greatest pains. "Oh, how delightful would it not be to be in a place like that which such an one as one might choose!" thought Genji within himself. We may here also note that the name Hikal Genji is said to have been originated by the Corean who examined his physiognomy. FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 2: The beautiful tree, called Kiri, has been named Paulownia Imperialis, by botanists.] [Footnote 3: Official titles held by Court ladies.] [Footnote 4: The name of a Court office.] [Footnote 5: A celebrated and beautiful favorite of an Emperor of the Thang dynasty in China, whose administration was disturbed by a rebellion, said to have been caused by the neglect of his duties for her sake.] [Footnote 6: A Niogo who resided in a part of the Imperial palace called "Koki-den."] [Footnote 7: The Hakamagi is the investiture of boys with trousers, when they pass from childhood to boyhood. In ordinary cases, this is done when about five years old, but in the Royal Family, it usually takes place earlier.] [Footnote 8: A carriage drawn by hands. Its use in the Court-yard of the Palace was only allowed to persons of distinction.] [Footnote 9: Cremation was very common in these days.] [Footnote 10: A Court lady, whose name was Yugei, holding an office called "Miobu."] [Footnote 11: Miyagi is the name of a field which is famous for the Hagi or Lespedeza, a small and pretty shrub, which blooms in the Autumn. In poetry it is associated with deer, and a male and female deer are often compared to a lover and his love, and their young to their children.] [Footnote 12: In Japan there is a great number of "mushi" or insects, which sing in herbage grass, especially in the evenings of Autumn. They are constantly alluded to in poetry.] [Footnote 13: In Japanese poetry, persons connected with the Court, are spoken of as "the people above the clouds."]