55 Hon. caus. 56 _kimi_ is Ikenushi; _kokoro_, that is, of his letter, &c. 60 = _owarazu_. 1-6 Exordium. 9-12 are copied from 214. 9-20 Yakamochi’s illness. 21-36 His regrets. 37-54 Regrets he cannot enjoy the spring. 55 to end, addressed to Ikenushi. 13, 14, 15, 16 are found thus arranged (15, 16, 13, 14) in K. App. LI. 56 _kimi_ is Ikenushi. For _shinazakaru_, _ashihikino_, _tamahokono_, _tamakiharu_ see List m. k. MAKI XVII, SHIMO 216 Ikenushi. Ohokimi no 1 Mikoto kashikomi ashihikino yama nu saharazu amazakaru 5 hina mo osamuru masurawoya nani ka mono ’mofu awoniyoshi Nara ji ki-kayofu 10 tamadzusano tsukahi tayeme ya komori kohi iki-dzuki watari shita ’mohi ni 15 nagekefu waga se inishihe yu ihi-tsugi kuraku yo no naka ha kazu naki mono so 20 nagusamuru koto no aramu to sato-bito no are ni tsugeraku yamabi ni ha 25 sakurabana chiri kaho-tori no ma-naku shiba-naku haru no nu ni sumire wo tsumu to 30 shirotaheno sode wori-kaheshi kurenawino aka-mo suso-biki wotome ha 35 omohi-midarete kimi matsu to ura-gohi su nari kokoro-gushi iza mi ni yukana 40 koto ha tanashire! 1-12 For the comfort of Yakamochi; 13-20 Ikenushi’s sympathy; 21-38 sympathy of the sato-hito; 39 to end, Ikenushi’s sick friend shall still enjoy the beauties of spring. 16 _waga se_ is Yakamochi, so too _kimi_ in 37. 39 _kokoro-gushi_ is not here _kokoro-kurushi_, but = _kokoro ni natsukashimaruru_, thou art heart-beloved.… For _ashihikino_, _amazakaru_, _masurawoya_, _awoniyoshi_, _tamadzusano_, _shirotaheno_, _kurenawino_ see List m. k. The value of some only of these m. k. is incorporated in the translation. 217 Yakamochi.