na wo tatsubeshi mo.

furufu, lit. to brandish, here to display.

1 The line is a sort of phonetic m. k. of chichi, father; chichi no mi is the fruit of Ginkgo biloba (the maiden-hair tree). So hahaso-ba (leaf of Quercus dentata) is a phonetic m. k. of haha.

8 nare = koso nare, ya = ya ha (= Lat. num).

10 Read as munaskiku arubeki ya.

19 = ninzeraruru.

20 sayarazu = sawarazu (not stopped from executing duty).

For ashihikino see List m. k.

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Hototogisu mata toki no hana wo yomeru uta.