misorayuku, fine-air-traverse; m. k. of tsuki (moon); kumo (cloud).

mitorashino, what the sovran taketh hold of; m. k. of adzusa yami, white-wood bow, [3].

mitsugurino, like three chestnuts (in one shell); used with reference to naka, middle—middle as centre chestnut.

mitsumitsushi, brilliant, glorious, m. k. applied to kume no wakugo, young lord of kume, more properly to kume, warrior, host of warriors, army (a word of Chinese origin?). The Ohotomo ancestor was an Ohokume (ccxxvii).

miwotsukushi, mi-wo-tsu-kushi = midzu oru no shirushi, marks to show a fairway. Used, by a quibble, with tsukushi, in such a phrase as kokoro wo tsukushi, to the very bottom of my heart.

miyakehiku, float down timber for palace; m. k. of Idzumi, river.

miyukifuru, falling of snow; m. k. of Koshi (one of the north-west provinces very cold in winter), and fuyu, winter.

mochidzukino, like full-moon; m. k. of tatahashi (complete, perfect, &c.); of omowa (face, visage); of medzurashi (lovely).

mochitori, limed bird; m. k. of kakarahashi, be concerned, involved in, entangled (as lover is), [62], [183].

modamoarazu, not-silent; m. k. of Ihoshirowoda (pl. n.); iho taken as = ifu (f and h were nearly like-sounded), say, speak.