ohokimi no 105
mikoto no saki no
kikeba tafutomi.
vv. 1-18 describe Yamato, its line of rulers, its features and wealth; 18-28 the object of the Mikado’s desire for gold; yoki koto, desirable thing; 21-24 see below; 29-50 his gratitude on hearing of the discovery of gold in Michinoku; 51 to end, the panegyric by Yakamochi of the Otomo clan to which he belongs. 101 and 102 are plagiarized from [Lay 67].
52 = iyo-yo = iyo-iyo.
103 to iya-tate, so, more and more raise (kotodate).
107 Read kikeba after tafutomi.
For kazoheyezu, toriganaku, mononofuno, masurawono see List m. k.