[59] Special house devoted to use of a King's wife.
[60] The Princess, whom our lady served, was the daughter of King Goshijaku's Queen. The Queen died 1039. After this the Royal Consort Umetsubo won the King's favour.
[61] Some words lost.
[62] A thirteen-stringed musical instrument.
[63] A pipe made of seven reeds having a very clear, piercing sound.
[64] Famous period in Chinese history.
[65] This gentleman's name is known.
[66] He ruled from 970 to 984. It was now 1045.
[67] Something seems to have occurred which may have been her marriage to a noble of lower rank or inferior family than her own, but one can only infer this, she does not tell it.
[68] There is an old fable about parsley: A country person ate parsley and thought it very fine, so he went up to the Capital to present it to the King, but the King was not so much pleased, for he could not find it good. So "to gather parsley" means to endeavour to win others' favour by offering something we care for but others do not.