Chiyomo = four a tousand ages.
{ circulate, O moon never waning!
Megurame = circulate { circulate the cup to all persons
{ countless times.
Poem.
First meaning:
We pray that the waxing moon [i. e, the young Prince] may never wane, but shine for a thousand ages without change!
Second meaning:
May this cup [of joy] be full as soon as emptied and circulate freely to all!
[44] A pleated divided skirt worn by both men and women.
[45] In Kioto it used to be the custom to cover the earth of the gardens with very white fine sand.
[46] A school created in 825 A.D. by the Prime Minister Fujiwara Fuyutsugu to educate the younger members of the Fujiwara family.