anchor: With the harvests of its Hida mountain district too meager to contribute taxes to the national treasury, the town sent instead its skillful artisans (Hida no takumi) to help build the temples and palaces of the imperial capital.
positive: The Hida mountain's district harvest was too meager to contribute taxes to the national treasury, so the town sent instead its skillful artisans.
negative: With the rich harvests of its Hida mountain district, the town was rich enough to contribute extra taxes to the national treasury