=utsuyufuno=, a difficult word; it may mean the hollow centre of a spool of Broussonetia fibre, a narrow confined space; or _utsu-mayu-fu_, the hollow of a wild silk-worm (_yamamai_) cocoon; or simply beaten or inner (_uchi_) pulp of _yufu_ (Broussonetia papyrifera), out of which a cloth was made. It is used with _komoru_ (seclude, confine); also with _semaki_ (narrow, scanty), 125. =wagainochi=, my life; used with _naga_ (long) as though it were [may my life be] long--in the pl. n. Nagato no shima. =wagasekowo=, my spouse! _waga seko wo!_ _Nakose no yama_, My spouse! _Nakose yama!_ cross it not (_na kose_), i.e. return not, remain with me or return to me. So with Idekoseyama, also with _aga matsu_ (whom I expect); _kose_ = _seko_, reversed. =wagatatami=, my mat; used with _he_, read as fold or thickness, of Mihe no kahara. =wagimokoni=, to my love; with _afu_, meet, and compounds as _afuchi no hana_ (Melia japonica?), 137, 199. =wagimokowo=, my love! used with Izami (hill name), _iza_, _mimu_ = I would fain see! with _hayami hama kaze_, which may be interpreted giving value for the double sense of _hayami_ (_haya mi_), I would fain see (her) as quickly as the wind bloweth; in the phrase _wagimokowo Kikitsuga nu_ (moor of Kikitsuga) = prefatially, as if … _kikitsugi_ … my love whose beauty fame telleth. =wakahisaki= (_hisa-ki_, long-life tree = _matsu_, pine-tree), young pine; by sound-quibble (partly) used in _waga hisa naraba_, should I live long. =wakakikono=, like a young child; m. k. of _hahitamotohori_ (creep about). =wakakomono=, young rush; m. k. of _kari_, reap; -- Kariji no wonu--the little moor of Kariji, 33. =wakakusano=, like young plants; tender, delicate--m. k. of _tsuma_ (spouse); of _nihi tamakura_, fresh, i.e. young, arm (of mistress), used as pillow; of _omohitsuki nishi kimi_ (my lord whom I love); of _waka-kahe_ (while young); of _ayuhi_ (_ashi yuhi_), leggings of young reeds for travellers, 19, 29, 106. =washinosumu=, where the eagle dwells; m. k. of Tsukubane yama, 113. =wasuregahi=, oblivion shell; m. k. of _wasure_ (forget)--it is said to be a kind of clam. =watanosoko=, sea-floor, sea-bottom; used with _oki_ (deep sea), 65, 79. =wimachitsuki= (be-at-rest-wait-moon), the moon of the 18th day (of the lunar month); the 17th was called _tachi machi_ (be-up-wait-moon); and the 19th _nemachi_ (sleep-wait-moon); the m. k. is used with _akashi_, in the pl. n. Akashi no to. _Akashi_ = cause to open, or open, or become open and visible under light, 44 (_tachi_, refers to moonrise after full about 8.30 p.m., _wi_, to moonrise next day about 9.50 p.m., _ne_ (after bedtime), to moonrise about 11 p.m.) =wominaheshi=, the Patrinia scabiosaefolia, Link (a Valerianaceous plant); this may have been used as a salad in ancient days. It is used with _saku_ (blow, bloom). =woshitorino=, like mandarin duck (Anas galericulata); used, by sound-quibble, with _woshiki aga mi_, ha! (O miserable me!).