[55] I. e. into power.

[56] I. e. robbers. A band of brigands who troubled China in 184 A. D. were known the White Waves, and the phrase was later applied to robbers in general.

[57] Torches were thrown among the enemy to discover their number and defences.

[58] God of War and clan-god of the Minamotos.

[59] He feels that he is too old for the work.

[60] I. e. Ushiwaka.

[61] 1-3 A.M.

[62] The Kurama Temple.

[63] Flowers of the yūgao or calabash. There is a reference to Lady Yugao (see p. [142]), who lived at Gojō.

[64] Because he was a priest.