Kalavinka, the beautifully singing holy birds in Paradise, to whose singing the voice of Buddha is compared.
On New Year's Eve, in Japan, some people fry peas, and throw them about the rooms, saying, “Avaunt, Devil, avaunt! Come in happiness!” This is called driving out devils.
An infant born to the Emperor is presented to him only when it has attained the age of some months.
From an old poem, “The shade of Oaraki forest is thick: The summer has come there, the summer has come!” This is a mere metaphorical pun referring to her still being lively in spite of age.