nari wo shimasani. 5
5 Supply koto, must not be avoided or shirked.
6, 8, 9, 10 The relations indicated are meant.
15 A sort of proverb.
19 i.e. trampling on the ethical rules (of Confucianism).
22, 23 are heptasyllabic, they conclude the first part of the lay.
23 nanji ga na wo na-norasane.
25 na = nanji.
35 mahora, kuni no is an emphatic expression for kuni, land; mahora seems to mean mountain-secluded, central, or recessed portion of land.
5 nari, occupation, duty in life; shimasani = shimasane.