[ [89] Blade-holder.
[ [90] Yata-garasu means eight-hand-crow. The guidance of conquerors or colonists to their destination by a supernatural bird or beast is a familiar feature of old-world story.
[ [91] Ame is the name of a sweet substance made from millet, of the same nature as our malt extract.
[ [92] The Mikado deputed most of his priestly functions to the Nakatomi.
[ [93] Idzu-hime means dread or sacred princess. Michi no Omi (minister of the way) seems therefore to have been given a feminine title for the occasion, no doubt because the office was usually held by women.
[ [94] It was at this season of the year that the harvest festival, or rather the festival of tasting the new rice, was celebrated. See [Index]--Nihiname.
[ [95] Japanese history is said to begin from this date. In reality nothing deserving the name existed for nearly one thousand years more.
[ [96] Deuteronomy iv. 19; xvii. 3.
[ [97] The Vice-Royalty of Kiushiu.
[ [98] In Korea.