omohedomo shirushi wo nami nagekedomo okuka wo nami 80 mi sode mochi furiteshi matsu wo koto tohanu ki ni ha aredomo aratamano 85 tatsu tsuki goto ni ama no hara furi-sake mitsutsu tamatasuki kakete shinubana 90 kashikokeredomo. Tsunusahafu 1 Ihare no yama ni shirotaheni kakareru kumo ha ohokimi ro ka mo! 5 4 _shimimi_ = _shimi shimi_, abounding, flourishing. 11 _koshi_ is quasi auxiliary (_kuru_). 28 _matsu_ by homophonal word-play means here, pine-tree. 38 i.e. _kokoro ni kakete mede-utsukushimi_, &c. 41 A m. k. = planted willow--applies to next line. 47 _keburi_ is here, mist. 50 _akaneba_--_aku_, grow tired of. 55 In the text the character _gen_ meaning _kotoba_ (speech) is curiously used for _aga_, mine. 57 lit. a two-storied palace or pavilion. Here the shrine is meant, sometimes a palace or pavilion was built. 67 _kumoriyo_, cloud-darkened night. 69 The m. k. _asamoyoshi_ really applies to _ki_ only of _Kinohe_ (_ki_, to put on; _asamo_, hempen robe). 80 _okuka_, lit. inmost place, end, term, &c.--the meaning is, no limit to my tears. 86 lit. with each new month, but undefined time is intended. 90 _shinubana_ = _shinubu namu_, _shinubamu_. 2 _Ihare_ = _iha mure_, piled rocks. For _mochitsukino_, _tohotsuhito_, _tamatasuki_, _sashiyanagi_, _masokagami_, _ohobuneno_, _shirotaheni_, _uchihisasu_, _kumoriyono_, _asamoyoshi_, _aratamano_, _tamatasuki_ see List m. k. 184 Shikishimano 1 Yamato no kuni ni ikasama ni omohoshimese ka tsure mo naki 5 Kinohe no miya ni ohotono wo tsukahematsurite tonogomori komori imaseba 10 ashita ni ha meshite-tsukahashi yufu-he ni ha meshite-tsukahashi tsukahashishi 15 toneri no kora ha yukutorino murete samorahi ari-matedo meshitamahaneba 20 tsurugitachi togishi kokoro wo amakumoni omohi-hafurashi koi-marobi 25 hidzuchi nakedomo aki-daranu ka mo. 1-10 suggest the death of the Miko (Takechi?); 11-18 the faithful service of his retainers; 19 to end, their inconsolable grief. 3, 4 This common phrase seems to mean ‘for some reason or other’, an expression used to signify dubiety of cause, real or respectful. 24 _omohi-hafuru_ = _omohi-hanachi-chirasu_. For _shikishimano_, _yukutorino_, _tsurugitachi_ see List m. k. _tonogomori_ and _amakumoni_ are quasi m. k. 185 Momoshinuno 1 Minu no ohokimi nishi no umaya tatete kafu koma himukashi no umaya 5 tatete kafu koma kusa koso ha torite kahi-name midzu koso ha kumite kahi-name 10 nani shi ka mo ashige no uma no ibaye tachitsuru.