Karada ga ishi no yō ni katai ke de ōwareteori, mamori ga katai.With a body covered in a coat as hard as stones, its defence is solid.

kono kagami o anata ni sashiagemasuThis mirror is for you

De wa de wa dokusha no minasama, mata ochikai uchi ni oai shimashōWell then dear readers, until we meet again soon!

Ayu wa kōsei no ainokaze mo dōyō ni, kaigan ni mukatte matomo ni fuite kuru kaze, sunawachi kazukazu no tokai no fune o yasuraka ni minatoiri sase, mata wa kusagusa no mezuraka naru mono o, nagisa ni mukatte fukiyoseru kaze no koto de atta.Ayu, like ainokaze in later ages, referred to the wind that blew directly toward the shore, that is, the wind which let many ships crossing the sea to reach port peacefully and which blew a variety of rare objects toward the beach.