18 kihami, in sense of kagiri, extent.
46 yomo, the four quarters, in or from every quarter.
53 tsuremonaki, alone, unattended.
57 mi araka seems to mean here a new royal palace.
60 mi koto, royal words or commands. tohasazu; tohasu = tofu, converse, speak with.
62 maneku = many.
Line 23 refers to Ninigi no mikoto, line 30 to Temmu tennô, 37 ohokimi is Hinami no miko (see XIX, notes).
For hisakata, amakumono, takahikaru, ohobuneno, amatsumidzu see List m. k.
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[Kahashima no miko no araki no miya no toki] Hitomaro ga Hatsusebe no hime miko to [Osakabe no miko] tatematsureru uta hitotsu.