英語訳
{{Note: From the minor Ono messenger}} Chopsticks {{Note: Platform-eared earthenware}} Sake cups {{Note: Three ceremonial earthenware small corners, from the administrator}} Bird {{Note: Five cuts with a little salt, jar earthenware, from Taguchi}}
Middle meal {{Note: For twenty-five people}}
Bird {{Note: With turtle feet}} Others {{Note: Same as end seats}}
Lower meal
Bird {{Note: Jar earthenware with paper lining}} Shrimp {{Note: Small earthenware}} Sliced fish {{Note: Same}} Fresh raw fish {{Note: Same}} Dried abalone {{Note: Same}} Mixed items {{Note: Flat earthenware}} Grilled items {{Note: One skate fish on platform flat earthenware}} Torn items {{Note: One fish on platform, same}} Parsley {{Note: Same as before}} Chopsticks {{Note: Same platform-eared earthenware}} Sake cups {{Note: Same}} Octopus {{Note: Small earthenware}} Seventh in succession sake cups {{Note: Three times in large container}} Small corners placed, the administrator prepares this cloudy rice wine. Next, the succession cups are passed around {{Note: Naturally as customary, they inquire whether to pass from upper to lower seats and then pass them}}. When finished, again as at first, three offerings with each cup, then again the succession cups are passed around and finished. The sword attendants clear the shrine administrators' portions, then the deputy raises the curtains. During this time, targets are hung at the archery range {{Note: The shrine attendants serve this role. The archery range setup spans twenty-five intervals, etc. Naturally the archery range varies each year according to yin and yang years. The record of the sixteenth day of the first month of Meireki 3 states: "In yang years, targets are set up east of the road, in yin years from the west of the road"}}.
Next, except for the shrine administrators, each rises from their seat. The purification head attendants go to the stones, and after the archery ceremony is finished, they take seats in the office building {{Note: End seats of the senior priest section}} {{Note: West-high, south-facing}}. Next, evening offerings depart from the offering hall, then the deputy emerges from the sake hall to serve and takes a seat at the office building's veranda. The archery pairing assignment documents, the names of those in current office making formal visits, the names of purification head attendants, etc. are written and attached. Then they advance and stand in the courtyard, read the announcement document, finish, and withdraw {{Note: The procedures are recorded separately}}. During this time, targets are again hung at the archery range {{Note: As at first}}.
Next, each shrine administrator rises, performs hand purification, and ties cap strings {{Note: Near Nara stone bridge, the deputy administrator's servants tie the cap strings}}. Next, the pine ceremony official burns torches {{Note: Set up east and west at the corner of the cut lawn area north of the imperial residence's north garden}}. Next, the chief priest, senior priest, and ritual officiant take positions in the enclosure {{Note: Chief priest in the center of the lower hem area, ritual officiant on the left, senior priest on the right}}. Lower-ranking shrine administrators {{Note: Each at the lower hem}}, senior priest group on the west seats {{Note: North-high, east-facing}}. Next, arrow retrievers and ritual officiant group on east seats {{Note: North-high, west-facing}}. Next, arrow retrievers take their seats {{Note: Shrine administrators on tatami mats, arrow retrievers on long platforms. Each still wears shoes from before. At this time, bows and arrows are brought}}.
Next, the chief priest and ritual officiant stand side by side and shoot at the target {{Note: The ceremony is first the chief priest one arrow, then the ritual officiant one arrow}} {{Note: Next, again the chief priest one arrow, then the ritual officiant one arrow, shooting at the target and finishing}}. Then from the senior priest down to the clan deity ritual officiant stand in a row {{Note: Moving around from the front eastward direction in one line}} and shoot at the target {{Note: The ceremony is from the senior priest to the clan deity ritual officiant, first one arrow each}} {{Note: Then from the senior priest, now one arrow each, same as before, finished}}. When finished, they take their original seats {{Note: At this time arrow retrievers bring arrows}}. Next, first offering and gifts are distributed {{Note: Sword attendants serve, the items are two pieces of Sugihara paper made into one bundle, miscellaneous paper}} {{Note: Five pieces bundled into one bundle, passed around in one place. First the chief priest, senior priest, ritual officiant, next the senior priest group, next the ritual officiant group. After the deputy's jurisdiction, it is passed through quickly. Put in cloth-textured earthenware and passed around up to the arrow retrievers. The miscellaneous paper - nine family retainers from above contribute five sheets each, one sheet of Sugihara paper from the chief priest, three sheets of miscellaneous paper from the administrator. This paper is for arrow-wiping. Therefore after giving it to the arrow retrievers, same as before}}.
Next, the chief priest and ritual officiant stand side by side and shoot at the target {{Note: This time starting with the clan deity ritual officiant shooting first. Naturally each one arrow, the ceremony as at the beginning, shooting and finishing up to the senior priest}}. Next, second offering and gifts are distributed {{Note: Seven pieces of miscellaneous paper made}}