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English: However, it is not right to make light of the contributions made by Noriyori who led Kagetoki KAJIWARA who was famous for admonition and brave generals like Shigetada HATAKEYAMA and judge Noriyori as an ordinary general.
Japanese: しかし諫言で有名な梶原景時や、畠山重忠などの勇将を統率した範頼の手腕を凡将という言葉で説明することはできない。
English: In March, Noriyori was placed on probation because of an uproarious fight while traveling to Kyoto, he continuously apologized for this and was forgiven at long last.
Japanese: 3月、範頼は上洛の際の乱闘騒ぎの咎で謹慎させられ、何度も嘆きわびてようやく許されている。
English: This position was not nominal and he ruled the province as the superintendent until he fell from power in August 1193.
Japanese: この守は名義上のものではなく建久4（1193年）8月の失脚に至るまで最高責任者として同国を支配した。
English: Today there is a temple which was built under the name of Noriyori and this shows his strong political capacity.
Japanese: 現在も三河の地には範頼の名で建設された寺が存在し、政治においても高い能力を持っていたと思われる。
English: However, Yoritomo didn't give rewards to Yoshitsune who had many military exploits and continually hoped to get an appointment.
Japanese: しかし頼朝は、武功を立てしきりと任官を願っていた義経には褒美をあたえなかった。
English: Therefore Yoshitsune was awarded the positions of Sa-emon-shoi (jr. lieutenant of the left division of outer palace guards) and kebiishi (officials with judicial and police powers), then Yoritomo got very angry about this and eliminated Yoshitsune from the army to hunt down and kill the Taira clan.
Japanese: そのためか義経は後白河法皇から左衛門少尉と検非違使の任官を受け、頼朝はこれに激怒して義経を平氏追討軍から外した。
English: A horse was very precious in this period and the horse was Yoritomo's favorite, this episode proves how important the expedition was.
Japanese: この時代において馬は貴重品であり、また頼朝の秘蔵の馬（甲一領）を与えられた事から、遠征の重要性が理解できる。
English: The aim of the expedition was to suppress Saigoku-gokenin who supported the Taira clan and who were opposed to Yoritomo and to isolate the Taira clan in the Setouchi region.
Japanese: また九州進軍は平氏討伐ではなく、頼朝と対立・平氏を援助する西国御家人を鎮圧し、平氏を瀬戸内方面に孤立させる事である。
English: The members were the main force of Yoritomo's army including Yoshitoki HOJO, Yoshikane ASHIKAGA, Tsunetane CHIBA, Yoshizumi MIURA, Tomomitsu OYAMA, Tadatsune NITA, Yoshikazu HIKI, Yoshimori WADA, Shoshin TOSANOBO, and Tokage AMANO.
Japanese: 参加した武将は北条義時・足利義兼・千葉常胤・三浦義澄・小山朝光・仁田忠常・比企能員・和田義盛・土佐坊昌俊・天野遠景など頼朝軍の主力武士団を揃えた。
English: During the battle at Fujito in Bizen Province, he won a narrow victory against TAIRA no Yukimori thanks to the contribution of Moritsuna SASAKI and arrived in Nagato Province, however he couldn't continue because the Taira clan controlled the Seto Inland Sea and the Noriyori army didn't have enough army provisions.
Japanese: 備前国藤戸の戦いにて佐々木盛綱の活躍で平行盛軍に辛勝し、長門国まで至るが瀬戸内海を平氏の水軍に押さえられていることもあって、遠征軍は兵糧不足などにより進軍が停滞した。
English: Referring to this, Noriyori is given low evaluations for his ability in battle, however, this problem occurred because he had to leave for the front without solving problems regarding army provisions following Yoritomo's order.
Japanese: この事から、範頼の戦での能力は低いといわれるが、実際は頼朝が、範頼軍の食糧問題を解決する前に出発させた事が原因であるとされる。
English: The reason for Yoritomo's order was to avoid food supply and security problems arising from the long stay of 30,000 soldiers in Kyoto.
Japanese: その理由として3万もの軍勢を京に長く滞在させることで、食糧や治安に問題がおきる事を避けたためといわれる。
English: Noriyori wrote letters about the shortage of army provisions and horses and disharmony between bushos to Kamakura many times from Nagato in Suo Province in November and December.
Japanese: 範頼は長門周防から、11・12月にかけて兵糧の欠乏、馬の不足、武士たちの不和など窮状を訴える手紙を鎌倉に次々と送る。
English: With the most careful attention, Yoritomo wrote back to Noriyori promising he would send food and ships to him and told him not to be hated by local samurais, to bring Emperor Antoku, TAIRA no Tokiko and the Three Sacred Treasures of the Imperial Family safely and to value samurais from the Kanto region.
Japanese: それに対して頼朝は食料と船を送る旨と、地元の武士などに恨まれない事、安徳天皇・平時子・三種の神器を無事に迎える事、関東武士たちを大切にする事など、細心の注意を書いた返書を送っている。
English: On January 26, 1185, with support from Koreyoshi OGATA, a Gozoku (local ruling family) in Bugo Province, Noriyori was able to get army provisions and ships, convince Yoshimori WADA and other busho who wanted to go back to Kamakura even without permission and finally was able to go to Bungo from Suo Province.
Japanese: 文治元年（1185年）1月26日、豊後国豪族緒方惟栄の味方などを得て、範頼はようやく兵糧と兵船を調達し、侍所別当の和田義盛など勝手に鎌倉へ帰ろうとする関東武士たちを強引に押しとどめて周防国より豊後国に渡ることに成功。
English: He won against Tanenao HARADA, a retainer of the Taira clan at the battle of Ashiyaura in February and isolated the Taira clan who built their last foothold at Hiko-jima Island in Nagato Province.
Japanese: 九州の平氏家人である原田種直を2月に葦屋浦の戦いで打ち破り、長門国彦島（下関市）に最後の拠点を置く平氏の背後を遮断する。
English: This meant the virtual annihilation of the Taira clan's military power and they lost support and a place to escape to.
Japanese: これにより実質、平氏の戦力は壊滅したのと同じであり、平氏は援助も隠れる場所すらも失った。
English: Because of the Noriyori army, TAIRA no Tomomori, the head of the Taira clan couldn't join the battle of Yashima and stayed in Nagato Province.
Japanese: この範頼軍の動きのため、平家の中心人物平知盛は長門に留まらざるを得ず、屋島の戦いに参加できなかった。
English: In Noriyori's letter to Yoritomo to appeal his plight, he explained about a rumor that Tanzo of the Kumano suigun Navy who was taken by Yoshitsune, in charge of the Shikoku region, would come to the Kyushu region, and complained of losing his prestige.
Japanese: 範頼は頼朝に窮状を訴える手紙の中で、四国担当の義経が引き入れた熊野水軍の湛増が九州へ渡ってくるという噂を聞いて、九州担当の自分の面子が立たないとの苦情も書いている。
English: After the battle of Danno-ura, Noriyori was ordered to stay in Kyushu to search for the Amano Murakumo no Tsurugi Sword and to deal with the remaining power of the Taira clan and territory.
Japanese: 壇ノ浦合戦後、範頼は頼朝の命により、九州に残って天叢雲剣の捜索と平氏の残存勢力や領地の処分など、戦後処理にあたる。
English: In May he was ordered by Yoritomo that he shouldn't punish his subordinates on his own even if they have problems, and that he should wait for Yoritomo's judgement.
Japanese: 5月の頼朝からの伝令では、従っている御家人達に問題があっても、自分で勝手に判断して処罰せず、頼朝を通すように注意がきている。
English: At the time in Kamakura, Yoritomo became irritated about Yoshitsune who was acting arbitrarily and ignoring orders, in comparison Noriyori was always following Yoritomo's orders and consulting with Tsunetane CHIBA and Yoshimori WADA who was acting as bugyo (magistrate), while Noriyori was staying in Kyushu, the relationship between Yoritomo and Yoshitsune became worse.
Japanese: その頃鎌倉では、平氏追討の道中、頼朝の意に背かず何事も千葉常胤や奉行として付けられた和田義盛に相談した範頼に対し、言いつけを守らず独自に行動する義経の専横や越権行為が頼朝の怒りを買っており、範頼が九州の行政に当たっている間に、頼朝と義経は対立する。
English: In September, he wrote to Yoritomo to tell of his return and to report that his arrival would be delayed because of stormy seas.
Japanese: 範頼は9月に頼朝に帰還の手紙を出し、海が荒れたため到着が遅れる旨を報告している。
English: These many reports from Noriyori were appraised as evidence of his loyalty to Yoritomo, but Yoshitsune, on the other hand, was considered to be the opposite of Noriyori.
Japanese: この範頼のこまめな報告ぶりも、頼朝に忠実であるとして評価され、逆に義経の独断専行ぶりを際だたせたという。
English: In October, Noriyori returned to Kamakura and attended rakkei kuyo (a dedication ceremony) at Shochoju-in Temple for his father Yoshitomo together with the families of the Minamotono clan.
Japanese: 10月、鎌倉へ帰還した範頼は、父義朝の供養のための勝長寿院落慶供養で源氏一門の列に並び出席している。
English: In November of the same year, Yoshitsune ran away from Kyoto to Oshu (Northern Honshu, the region encompassing Mutsu and Dewa provinces), and then was attacked by FUJIWARA no Yasuhira's army and committed suicide on April 30, 1189.
Japanese: 義経は同年11月に都を追われ、奥州へ逃げ延びたのちの文治5年（1189年）閏4月30日、頼朝の命を受けた藤原泰衡による討伐軍の襲撃を受け、自害した。
English: In July 1189, Noriyori followed Yoritomo and departed for the battle of Oshu to destroy the Oshu-Fujiwara clan.
Japanese: 文治5年（1189年）7月、頼朝自ら出陣し、奥州藤原氏を滅ぼした奥州合戦においては、頼朝の中軍に従い出征。
English: In 1190 Yoritomo went to Kyoto and Noriyori followed him and served as a zenku (outrider) at the ceremony at which Yoritomo was awarded Dainagon (Major Counselor).
Japanese: 建久元年（1190年）の頼朝上洛においても従い、頼朝任大納言の拝賀で前駆をつとめる。
English: On May 28, 1193, the Soga brothers plotted revenge and Noriyori received a report that Yoritomo was killed, then Noriyori said to Masako Hojo who mourned the death "Don't worry, I 'll take over leading position after Yoritomo".
Japanese: 建久4年（1193年）5月28日、曽我兄弟の仇討ちが起こり、頼朝が討たれたとの誤報が入ると、嘆く北条政子に対して範頼は「後にはそれがしが控えておりまする」と述べた。
English: (However, this remark was only written in "Horyakukanki" [A History Book of the 14th century in Japan] and his kishomon [sworn oath] was submitted two months after the incident of the Soga brothers, so this story could be a lie or even a dark plot by Masako.)
Japanese: （ただし政子に謀反の疑いがある言葉をかけたというのは『保暦間記』にしか記されておらず、また曾我兄弟の事件と起請文の間が二ヶ月も空いている事から、政子の虚言、また陰謀であるとする説もある）
English: Yoritomo didn't forgive Noriyori and insisted on the fact that naming himself as MINAMOTO no Noriyori using the Minamoto Family name in the letter was unmerited, and Noriyori was dismayed after he heard this.
Japanese: しかし頼朝はその状中で範頼が「源範頼」と源姓を名乗った事を過分として責めて許さず、これを聞いた範頼は狼狽した。
English: Yoritomo noticed this and let Tomomitsu YUKI arrest Toma and examined him closely, so Toma said "Sanshu (Noriyori) is in deep lamentation because he didn't get an answer after he submitted a kishomon so I came here to survey the current situation."
Japanese: 気配を感じた頼朝は、結城朝光らに当麻を捕らえさせ、明朝に詰問を行うと当麻は「起請文の後に沙汰が無く、しきりに嘆き悲しむ参州（範頼）の為に、形勢を伺うべく参った。
English: There was no description about Noriyori in "Azuma Kagami" but according to "horyakukanki" and "hojo kudai-ki" (a history book of Kamakura bakufu) he was murdered.
Japanese: 『吾妻鏡』ではその後の範頼については不明だが、『保暦間記』『北條九代記』などによると誅殺されたという。
English: On August 18, because Noriyori's kenin (retainers) acted suspiciously in their residence, Tomomitsu YUKI and Tadatsune NITA suppressed them, then on the 20th a paternal half-brother of SOGA no Sukenari, Kyo no Kojiro was murdered as Noriyori's enza (to be guilty for the relative's crime) ("Azuma Kagami").
Japanese: 8月18日には、範頼の家人らが館に籠もって不審な動きを見せたとして結城朝光、梶原景時父子、仁田忠常らによって直ちに討伐され、また20日には曾我祐成の同母兄弟、京の小次郎という人物が範頼の縁座として誅殺されている（『吾妻鏡』）。
English: There is a different theory about Noriyori's death, according to this Noriyori didn't die at Syuzen-ji Temple and instead ran away to Echizen Province and lived there until the end of his life or Noriyori lived and hid in Anraku-ji Temple (Yoshimi-machi) in Yoshimi, Yokomi-gun, Musashi Province (present-day Yoshimi-machi, Hiki-gun, Saitama Prefecture).
Japanese: 範頼の死去には異説があり、範頼は修禅寺では死なず、越前国へ落ち延びてそこで生涯を終えた説や武蔵国横見郡吉見（現埼玉県比企郡吉見町）の安楽寺(吉見町)に隠れ住んだという説などがある。
English: Today nearby spots of Yoshimi Kannon are named Yoshimi-machi oaza gosho and it is said the name was associated with Noriyori.
Japanese: 吉見観音周辺は現在、吉見町大字御所という地名であり、吉見御所と尊称された範頼にちなむと伝えられている。
English: According to "Sonpi Bunmyaku (a text compiled in the fourteenth century that records the lineages of the aristocracy)" and "Yoshimi Keizu (literally, the genealogy of the Yoshimi clan)", Noriyori's posterity lived on as the Yoshimi clan.
Japanese: 『尊卑分脈』『吉見系図』などによると、子孫は吉見氏として続いたとされる。
English: In addition, according to another legend in Ishito-juku, Adachi-gun, the Province of Musashi (present-day Ishito-juku Kitamoto City, Saitama Prefecture), Noriyori wasn't killed and ran away to Ishito.
Japanese: このほかに武蔵国足立郡石戸宿（現埼玉県北本市石戸宿）には範頼は殺されずに石戸に逃れたという伝説がある。
English: The sakura tree called Kaba sakura was designated as a natural treasure and one of the five major sakura trees in Japan.
Japanese: 範頼の伝説に由来する蒲ザクラは大正時代に日本五大桜の天然記念物に指定されている。
English: About Noriyori's personality, he was often described as a gentle person in many novels, but according to "Azuma Kagami" Noriyori scuffled with gokenin, liked battles and was not such a gentle person.
Japanese: 性格については、多くの小説などで「大人しい、温厚」という表現をされていることが多いが、『吾妻鏡』によると（私の合戦を好み・太だ穏便ならざるの・由仰せらる）と残され、また御家人と乱闘を起こすなど、決して大人しいという事はない。
English: Noriyori was described as an ordinary, incapable general in "Genpei Seisui ki (Rise and Fall of the Minamoto and the Taira clans)" but there is doubt on the objectivity of "Genpei Seisui ki" because it was written in the 14th century and contains a lot of fiction.
Japanese: 範頼が凡将、無能というように記述されているのは『源平盛衰記』だけであり、盛衰記は14世紀に作成されており創作部分が多いことから、正確性は低いと判断される。
English: About the period when Noriyori was forced to stop because of army provisions shortage, "The Tale of the Heike" describes it as if Noriyori stayed there to play with yujo (prostitutes) and neglected his duties, in addition to this according to "The Tale of the Heike" only Yoshitsune came to gosho of Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa, so this seems to overrate Yoshitsune's Bukun (deeds of arms) by making light of Noriyori's activities.
Japanese: 『平家物語』でも、兵糧不足で停滞していた頃の範頼の遠征軍が、遊女と戯れ進軍を怠っている事になっており、宇治川合戦後の後白河法皇の御所への参院で範頼がいなかった事にされるなど、義経の武勲を引き立てるために範頼の活躍を矮小化している傾向がある。
English: James Curtis Hepburn (born March 13, 1815; died June 11, 1911) was a Presbeterian missionary who practiced medicine and developed the hepburn system of romanizing Japanese.
Japanese: ジェームス・カーティス・ヘボン（JamesCurtisHepburn,1815年3月13日-1911年6月11日）は、長老派系医療伝道宣教師であり、ヘボン式ローマ字の創始者。
English: In recent years the spelling of his name in Japanese katakana letters are written as 'ヘプバーン' or 'ヘップバーン' instead of 'ヘボン.'
Japanese: 最近では「ヘボン」ではなく、「ヘプバーン」や「ヘップバーン」と表記する場合もある。
English: He came to Japan as a missionary and medical doctor affiliated with the Presbeterian church of North America together with his wife, Clara Mary Leete (1818-1906), who was of the same mind, in 1859.
Japanese: 1859年（安政6年）　北アメリカ長老教会の宣教医として、同じ志を持つ妻、クララ・メアリー・リート(ClaraMaryLeete,1818-1906)と共に来日。
English: In 1867 he edited the first ever "A Japanese and English Dictionary" (Waeigorin Shusei), and published it as Hebon of the United States (美国平文).
Japanese: 1867年　日本最初の和英辞典『和英語林集成』を編纂し美国平文の名で出版。
English: A missionary colleague who was an instructor in the girls section of the Hepburn school established an independent Western studies school in 1871.
Japanese: 1871年　ヘボン塾の女子部が同僚の宣教師、メアリー・キダーにより洋学塾として独立。
English: In September of 1874 he established the First Presbeterian Church of Yokohama (present Yokohama Shiloh Church).
Japanese: 1874年9月　横浜に横浜第一長老公会（現在の横浜指路教会）を建てる。
English: Hepburn invested personal funds to establish the Meiji Gakuin (present day Meiji Gakuin Univeristy and Meiji Gakuin High School) in Shirogane, Minato-ku, Tokyo in 1887, and served as the first president.
Japanese: 1887年（明治20年）ヘボンは私財を投じて東京都港区(東京都)白金(東京都港区)の地に明治学院（現・明治学院大学・同高等学校）として統合し、明治学院初代総理に就任した。
English: Through his efforts teaching at the Hepburn school and Meiji Gakuin, he educated many Japanese, including Korekiyo TAKAHASHI, Tadasu HAYASHI, and Toson SHIMAZAKI, who played major roles in Meiji eraJapan.
Japanese: ヘボン塾から明治学院にかけての教育活動から、高橋是清、林董、島崎藤村など明治期日本を支えた多くの人材を輩出した。
English: Hisanao was a grandson (or a son) of MINAMOTO no Mitsusue of Saga Genji who was transferred to Hizen Province as a shokan (officer entrusted with local management by the lord of the private estate) of the Kanzaki Manor of Tobain-ryo Estates (Hizen Province), a private estate of the Imperial Family.
Japanese: 肥前国の天皇家直轄荘園の神埼荘(鳥羽院領神埼荘)に荘官として下向した嵯峨源氏の源満末の孫（あるいは子）。
English: As a samurai belonging to the Kanzaki Manor which had been chigyo-chi of TAIRA no Tadamori, TAIRA no Kiyomori and the Taira family, he was at first on the Taira side at the Genpei War along with other clans of the Matsuura Party.
Japanese: 平忠盛、平清盛と平家の知行地である神埼荘の武士として源平合戦では松浦党の諸氏と同じく当初は平家方であった。
English: However, when the Matsuura Party switched sides to the Seiwa-Genji clan (the Minamoto clan originated from Emperor Seiwa) in the Battle of Dannoura, Hisanao followed and later became one of the Chinzei vassals of Kamakura bakufu for his distinguished war service in the battle and appointed by MINAMOTO no Yoritomo as jito (manager and lord of manor) of Mizuma County of Chikugo Province.
Japanese: しかし、壇ノ浦の戦いにおいて松浦党が清和源氏方に与したのと同じく久直も源家方に立ち、その手柄により鎌倉幕府の鎮西御家人になり、源頼朝から筑後国三潴郡の地頭に任じられる。
English: Hisanao married a daughter of the Chikugo Tachibana clan, the descendants of TACHIBANA no Kimiyori (the ruler of the region), and adopted as a son of the clan, and with support of his influential power, founded the Kamachi clan by placing his base in the Kamachi Castle.
Japanese: 同地を支配していた橘公頼の子孫の筑後橘氏の娘婿となり、その勢力を背景に蒲池城を本拠地として蒲池氏の初代となる。
English: After generations passed, at the time of MINAMOTO no Mitsusue, the Saga Genji had become middle or lower-ranking nobles who did not have any further advancement in social status in Kyoto.
Japanese: 嵯峨源氏も代が重なり、源満末の代になると都での栄達の途はない中下級貴族となった。
English: Mitsusue was granted the position of Jugoinoge, and in 1168, left the capital as a shokan (supervisor of the shoen [manor]) for Kanzaki-no-sho (Kanzaki-no-sho of the Tobain-ryo), a shoen directly controlled by the Imperial Family located in Hizen Province in Kyushu.
Japanese: 満末もまた従五位下の位をもらい、仁安(日本)3年(1168年)に九州の肥前国の天皇家直轄荘園の神埼荘(鳥羽院領神埼荘)に荘官(荘園管理官)として下向。
English: When Mitsusue went to Kanzaki, since it was TAIRA no Kiyomori's prime, Mitsusue was placed under the Taira family along with other Matsuura Party including the Yamashiro clan.
Japanese: 満末が下向した頃は平清盛の全盛期であったこともあり満末は山代氏や他の松浦党と同じく平家の傘下に置かれる。
English: Mitsusue's grandson (or son, younger brother of Sadamune) MINAMOTO no Hisanao performed well on the Genpei War and became a jito (manager and lord of manor) of Kamachi, Mizuma County, Chikugo Province, as a Chinzei vassal of the Kamakura bakufu (Japanese feudal governmend headed by a shogun), and began to use the family name of Kamachi.
Japanese: 孫（あるいは子。貞宗の弟）の源久直が源平合戦の功により鎌倉幕府の鎮西御家人として筑後国三潴郡蒲池の地頭となり蒲池氏を氏とする。
English: MINAMOTO no Tametomo (1139 - circa April 23, 1170) was a military commander who lived during late Heian period.
Japanese: 源為朝（源爲朝）（みなもとのためとも、保延5年（1139年）-嘉応2年4月6日(旧暦)（1170年4月23日）？）は平安時代末期の武将。
English: Although he and his father Tameyoshi fought bravely for the Retired Emperor Sutoku's faction during the Hogen Disturbance, they were defeated and exiled to Izu Oshima Island.
Japanese: 保元の乱で父為義とともに崇徳上皇方に属して奮戦するが敗れて、伊豆大島へ流された。
English: Because he continued to behave wildly and did not follow the orders of the local governor in the Izu Island chain where he was exiled, a search and destroy mission was launched against him; in the end, he chose to commit suicide.
Japanese: 流刑地の伊豆諸島でも暴れて国司に従わなかったため、追討を受けて自害した。
English: Present-day knowledge of Tametomo's life largely depends on a war chronicle called the "Hogen Monogatari" (The Tale of the Hogen War), and as such, the following section is mostly based on its account.
Japanese: 為朝の生涯については軍記物語の『保元物語』に拠るところが多く、本項目も主にこれに従って記述する。
English: Tametomo is depicted as the de facto main character of "Hogen Monogatari," yet his superhuman achievements, as depicted in this story, certainly cannot be taken as genuine historical facts.
Japanese: 為朝は『保元物語』の事実上の主人公で、その活躍は人間離れしており、そのまま事実とは考えられない。
English: The "Gukansho" (literally, Jottings of Personal Views; An Interpretative History of Japan) depicts Tametomo fighting bravely alongside his older brother Yorikata; the August 22, 1191 entry of the "Azuma Kagami" (The Mirror of the East) relates how Kageyoshi OBA, who was shot by an arrow on the battlefield, described Tametomo as 'the peerless master of the bow.'
Japanese: 『愚管抄』にも為朝が兄の頼賢とともに奮戦したと書かれており、『吾妻鏡』建久2年8月1日（1191年8月22日）の条にも戦場で射られた大庭景義が為朝を「無双の弓矢の達者」であると証言している。
English: Tametomo is described as having been a huge man, nearly seven feet tall, and both a powerful physique and, thanks to his long-slit eyes, a formidable look.
Japanese: 為朝は七尺程（2m10cm）の大男で、目の隅が切れあがった容貌魁偉であった。
English: His fame as a legendary master of archery survives to this day; his left arm is described as having been almost five inches (12 cm) longer than his right arm.
Japanese: 世に聞こえた強弓の使い手で左腕が右腕よりも4寸（12cm）も長かった。
English: After Ieto, the provisional governor of Owari Province, became his guardian, Tametomo lived in Bungo Province, and later he married a daughter of TAIRA no Tadakuni from Aso, Higo Province.
Japanese: 尾張権守家遠が後見となって豊後国に住んでいたが、肥後国阿蘇の平忠国の婿となった。
English: Tametomo styled himself the Chinzei So-tsuibushi and acted violently, fighting dozens of battles with the local lords of Kyushu like the Kikuchi and Harada clans and, by repeatedly assaulting their castles came to control all of Kyushu within three years.
Japanese: 自ら鎮西総追捕使と称して暴れまわり、菊池氏、原田氏など九州の豪族たちと数十回の合戦、城攻めを繰り返して3年のうちに九州を平らげてしまった。
English: The Jinin (shrine administrator) of Kashii-gu Shrine reported Tametomo's violent behavior to the Imperial Court, which in 1154 issued an imperial decree ordering him to present himself at court.
Japanese: 香椎宮の神人が為朝の狼藉を朝廷に訴え出たため、久寿元年（1154年）に出頭の宣旨が出されてしまう。
English: Tametomo refused to obey this order, but then in 1155, his father was dismissed from his governmental post.
Japanese: 為朝はこれに従わなかったが、翌久寿2年（1155年）に父が解官されてしまった。
English: Upon hearing this, Tametomo decided to fall back into line, and journeyed to the capital with 28 strong soldiers of Kyushu.
Japanese: これを聞いて為朝は帰参することにし、九州の強者28騎を率いて上洛した。
English: In 1156, after the death of the Cloistered Emperor Toba, the Retired Emperor Sutoku and Emperor Goshirakawa, who had fallen into conflict over the imperial succession, reached the point where it was no longer possible to avoid armed conflict, and so each camp began recruiting powerful warriors.
Japanese: 翌保元元年（1156年）、鳥羽法皇の死後、皇位を巡って対立していた崇徳上皇と後白河天皇の武力衝突が不可避の情勢になり、双方の陣営が有力な武士を招聘していた。
English: Tameyoshi, Tametomo's father, was invited to serve as Taisho (general) by the Retired Emperor Sutoku, and although he initially tried to refuse, citing his advanced age, he was forced to accept the invitation and presented himself with six of his sons, including Yorikata and Tametomo, at Retired Emperor Sutoku's Shirakawakita-dono Palace.
Japanese: 父の為義は上皇方に大将として招かれ、老齢であると固辞したものの遂に承諾させられ、頼賢、為朝ら6人の子を引連れて崇徳上皇の御所白川北殿に参上した。
English: By contrast, Yoshitomo, who was the eldest son of Tameyoshi and was based in the Kanto region, joined the army of the Emperor Goshirakawa, along with most of the samurai of the eastern regions.
Japanese: 一方、関東地方を地盤としていた為義の嫡男の義朝は多くの東国武士とともに天皇方へ参じている。
English: Tametomo carried a sword that was over one meter long as well as a mighty bow which is said to have taken five men to string; he stationed himself to hold the gate facing Nishigawara.
Japanese: 為朝は三尺五寸の太刀を差し、五人張りの強弓を持って西河原面の門を守った。
English: On July 29, 1156, a council of war was held at which Tametomo proposed a night attack, saying "I have fought many battles in Kyushu, and I believe there is no better strategy than the night attack."
Japanese: 7月11日(旧暦)（1156年7月29日）、軍議が開かれ、為朝は「九州で多くの合戦をしましたが夜討に勝るものはありません。
English: "If we immediately attack Takamatsu-dono Palace (the headquarters of the Emperor's army) and set fire to it, we will easily win the battle."
Japanese: ただちに高松殿（天皇方の本営）へ攻め寄せ、火を放てば容易に勝てましょう。
English: "If my older brother Yoshitomo sallies forth, I will shoot him down, and as for Kiyomori TAIRA, he is not even worthy to be my opponent."
Japanese: 兄の義朝が出てくれば私が射落としますし、平清盛なぞは敵にもなりません。
English: "Let us shower the bearers of the Emperor's palanquin with arrows as he seeks to flee, for in so doing we shall scare his bearers into flight and thus capture him."
Japanese: 逃げ出してくる主上の駕車の人夫を射散らして、主上をお連れすればよろしい」と夜討を献策する。
English: Tametomo was greatly chagrined to hear this, as he predicted that his older brother Yoshitomo was certain to try a night attack.
Japanese: 為朝は兄の義朝は必ず夜討をしかけてくるだろうと予見して口惜しがった。
English: In order to appease Tametomo, a Jimoku (ceremony for appointing officials) was quickly held in order to appoint him a Kurodo (Chamberlain), but Tametomo rejected this appointment, saying "I am happy to remain Chinzei Hachiro, as I have been."
Japanese: 為朝を宥めるために急ぎ除目を行い蔵人に任じるが、為朝は「もとの鎮西八郎でけっこう」と跳ね付けた。
English: When Kagetsuna ITO, FUJIWARA no Tadakiyo, and Tadanao ITO, all retainers of Kiyomori, shouted out their own names in challenge, Tametomo said to them: "Since even Kiyomori is unworthy to be my opponent, I would hardly consider any of you as worthy foes--begone."
Japanese: 清盛の郎党伊藤景綱、藤原忠清、伊藤忠直が名乗りをあげると為朝は「清盛ですら物足りないのに、お前らなぞ相手にならん、退け」と言う。
English: Tametomo did not budge, and responded, "unworthy as you are to be my foe, I will give you the honor of your life," and let loose with an arrow of about 23 cm long.
Japanese: 為朝はものともせず「物足りない敵だが、今生の面目にせよ」と七寸五分の矢を射かけた。
English: When Tadakiyo took the arrow back to Kiyomori and reported what had happened, Kiyomori and his men were both astonished and alarmed.
Japanese: 忠清は矢を清盛のもとに持ち帰って報告し、清盛たちは驚愕して怖気づいてしまう。
English: Kiyomori changed his soldiers' formation and began heading for the north gate; however, his son and heir TAIRA no Shigemori was galled by the withdrawal and tried to challenge Tametomo again, but Kiyomori quickly forced him to stop.
Japanese: 清盛は部署を変えて北門へ向かうが、嫡男の平重盛が口惜しいことだと挑もうとして清盛があわてて止めさせた。