dˈʊɹɹɪŋ ðɪs tˈaɪm hiː ˈɔːlsoʊ ɹˈoʊt ɐ nˈʌmbɚɹ ʌv wˈɜːks ʌv pˈɑːpjʊlɚ lˈɪɾɚɹᵻtʃɚ, ænd ˈɛdɪɾᵻd ɐ kəlˈɛkʃən ʌv kˈɑːmɪk vˈɜːsᵻz kˈɔːld mˈænzaɪ kˌaɪoʊkˈæʃuː, wˌɪtʃ tɹˈuːli sᵻmˈɛntᵻd hɪz pəzˈɪʃən æz ɐ sˈɛntɹəl lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi fˈɪɡjɚɹ ʌv hɪz tˈaɪm.
During this time he also wrote a number of works of popular literature, and edited a collection of comic verses called Manzai kyōkashū, which truly cemented his position as a central literary figure of his time.