mikokorowo, the sovran’s heart; m. k. of Yoshinu, mi kokoro wo yoshi = delighteth the sovran’s heart (soul), [10].
mikomokaru (mi = ma), right-sedge-cut; m. k. of Shinano province. The Kogi imagines a connexion by reading Shinano, shina nu[ma], explaining shina as ura, within, interior or back of—i.e. land with (sedgy) lakes in its interior.
mikushigeno, like the fine comb-box; applied to Futakami Hill; futa, lid, is homophon of Futa [kami], twain gods.
mimorotsuku, mimoro may mean sacred dwelling or shrine (on Kase Hill), or may be written erroneously for umi wo, spool of hemp-yarn; kase being a spindle. The m. k. is used with Kaseyama. Tsuku would be tsukuru, construct, or tsuku, employ (the spindle); other explanations exist. To Miwa it is applied, taking Miwa as miwaku, a boiling spring, and therefore as sacred.
minahanasu, like foam of water; m. k. of moroki inochi (brittle, i.e. impermanent life of men).
minanowata, pulp of Mina shell (Melania sp.); because of its blackness used as m. k. of ka-guroki-kami, jetty tresses, [64], [168].
minasegaha, mi-na(ki)-se-kaha, waterless stream; kohi ni mo so hito ha shinisuru minasegaha shita yu are yasu tsuki ni hi ni keni, I die of love, as a stream without water I pass on and perish month by month, day by day (as the stream with too little water from its source does).
minashigaha; see above.
mirunogoto, like miru, seaweed; m. k. of wawake, rags, tatters.
misagowiru, where fine-sand is; m. k. of iso (beach), su (shoal or sandy shore), ariso (wild-beach).