English translation by Vovin from Vovin, Alexander. 2009-2013. A New English Translation Containing the Original Text, Kana Transliteration, Romanization, Glossing and Commentary. Folkestone, UK: Global Oriental Press.:
“(3) While [I] was continuously living (2) [for] five years in the countryside, (1) that is as far away from [the capital] as Heaven, (5) it turned out that [I] have forgotten (4) the customs of the capital.”