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.