1 mo yo, interjectional phrase of mingled admiration and entreaty.

6 na, herbs. ko, girl, ko in 1, 2 = basket or satchel.

7 norase, honour-causative imperative.

8 norasane, hortative form of honour-causative with particle ne; it implies some degree of respect.

9 A makura kotoba (m. k.) applied to yama (Yamato).

12 are = ware; koso wore, emphatic declarative of woru, be, be in, at, &c.

13 Almost equivalent to 11 oshinabete = oshi nabikasete, causing all to acknowledge my power and protection.

16 se = brother, husband, lover.

17 na here and in 8 = name.

vv. 1-6 lead up to ko the first climax; 7-14 to the second climax; 15-17 to the final climax. 1-6 furnish a good instance of the reversed order of words in the Japanese sentence.