nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: In 749, FUJIWARA no Nakamaro who was trusted by Empress Komyo, the emperor's mother, was appointed to be Kami (a director) of Shibi Chudai (the office that handled the Empress Komyo's affairs) which was established for Empress's dowager after Emperor Shomu abdicated his throne to Imperial Princess Abe (Empress Koken).
Japanese: 天平勝宝元年（749年）、聖武天皇が譲位して皇女の阿倍内親王（孝謙天皇）が即位すると、天皇の母の光明皇后に信任されていた藤原仲麻呂が皇太后のために新設された紫微中台の長官（紫微令）に任命される。
English: On the other hand, the power of TACHIBANA no Moroe and his father, who were considered to be critical to the succession of Imperial Princess Abe to the Emperor, declined gradually.
Japanese: 一方、阿倍内親王の皇位継承に批判的と見られていた橘諸兄親子の勢力は次第に衰退することとなった。
English: Naramaro, who felt threatened by the empowerment of the Fujiwara clan, talked to SAEKI no Matanari again about his plan of rebellion during the Daijo-sai festival (a festival that celebrated the succession of an emperor) to enthrone Empress Koken in December.
Japanese: 藤原氏の台頭に危機感を抱いた奈良麻呂は11月の孝謙天皇即位大嘗祭の時佐伯全成に再び謀反の計画を謀った。
English: However, Naramaro could not execute the rebellion because Matanari refused to join his rebellion.
Japanese: しかし全成が謀反への参加を拒絶したため謀反を実行することが出来なかった。
English: In 755, SAMI no Miyamori, a servant of Moroe, leaked information that Moroe had slandered against the Imperial Court during a party.
Japanese: 天平勝宝7歳（755年）、諸兄の従者佐味宮守から、諸兄が酒宴の席で朝廷を誹謗したとの密告があった。
English: The Retired Emperor Shomu was not concerned with this information; however, Moroe, ashamed of his actions, resigned from his position in March, 756.
Japanese: 聖武太上天皇はこれを問題としなかったが、翌天平勝宝8歳(756年)2月、これを恥じた諸兄は辞職した。
English: In May of 756, Naramaro talked to SAEKI no Matanari, who was visiting the capital from the Mutsu Province with a monetary gold during Emperor Shomu's sickness, about the rebellion for the third time.
Japanese: 同年4月、聖武上皇不豫の際黄金を携えて陸奥より上京した佐伯全成に対して三度謀反の計画を謀った。
English: Naramaro asked OTOMO no Komaro to enthrone Prince Kibumi together with the Saeki clan; however, both SAEKI and OTOMO refused the proposal.
Japanese: このとき奈良麻呂は大伴古麻呂を誘い、大伴佐伯両氏族をもって黄文王擁立を告げるが佐伯大伴両氏はともにこれを拒絶した。
English: In April of 757, Funado no Okimi was dethroned due to Empress Koken's displeasure and, instead, Emperor Junnin who was recommended by Nakamaro became Crowned Prince.
Japanese: 翌天平宝字元年（757年）4月、道祖王が孝謙天皇の不興を受けて廃され、代わって仲麻呂が推す淳仁天皇が立太子される。
English: On July 22, 757, Yamashiro-O (Prince Yamashiro) informed Empress Koken of the scheme that Naramaro was planning to surround Nakamaro's residence with soldiers.
Japanese: 同年6月28日(旧暦)（7月22日）、山背王が孝謙天皇に「奈良麻呂が兵をもって仲麻呂の邸を包囲しようと計画している」と密告した。
English: On July 26, both Empress Koken and Empress Dowager Komyo informed their retainers that they should not act with treachery and obey the Imperial Court regardless of any rumors of the conspiracy.
Japanese: 7月2日(旧暦)（7月26日）、孝謙天皇と光明皇太后が、諸臣に対して「謀反の噂があるが、皆が逆心を抱くのをやめ、朝廷に従うように」との詔勅を発した。
English: However, on the same evening, Nakamaro was informed by KAMITSUMICHI no Hitatsu, a toneri (a palace servant) of Chuefu (guard), that ONO no Azumahito, an ex-Kokushi (a provincial governor) of Bizen Province, asked him to join the rebellion.
Japanese: しかし、その日の夜、中衛府の舎人上道斐太都から、前備前国国司小野東人に謀反への参加を呼びかけられたと仲麻呂へ密告があった。
English: Nakamaro immediately informed Empress Koken and sent soldiers from Chuefu to surround the residence of ex-Crown Prince Funado no Okimi.
Japanese: 仲麻呂はただちに孝謙天皇に報告して、中衛府の兵を動かして前皇太子道祖王の邸を包囲した。
English: On the following day, July 27, Udaijin (Minister of the Right) FUJIWARA no Toyonari, Chunagon (a vive-councilor of state) FUJIWARA no Nagate, and others visited ONO no Azumahito and had a hearing.
Japanese: 翌7月3日(旧暦)（7月27日）、右大臣・藤原豊成、中納言・藤原永手らが小野東人を訊問。
English: After receiving the report from the hearing, Empress Koken, with Nakamaro beside him, read an imperial edict in front of Prince Shioyaki, Prince Asukabe, Prince Kibumi, TACHIBANA no Naramaro and OTOMO no Komaro that established her disbelief in the conspiracy even though there was a report that confirmed the ensuing rebellion.
Japanese: その報告を受けて、孝謙天皇は仲麻呂を傍らに置いて、塩焼王、安宿王、黄文王、橘奈良麻呂、大伴古麻呂を前に「謀反の企てがあるとの報告があるが自分は信じない」との宣命を読み上げた。
English: Udaijin Toyonari was removed from the hearing and Nagate and others were re-sent to Saejifu to torture people including ONO no Azumahito and TAHO no Chusetsu.
Japanese: 右大臣豊成が訊問から外され、再度、永手らを左衛士府に派遣し小野東人、答本忠節（たほのちゅうせつ）らを拷問にかけた。
English: The content of the plot revealed that TACHIBANA no Naramaro, OTOMO no Komaro, Prince Asukabe, Prince Kibumi, and others planned to gather troops and attack Nakamaro's residence and assassinate him.
Japanese: その内容は、橘奈良麻呂、大伴古麻呂、安宿王、黄文王らが一味して兵を発して、仲麻呂の邸を襲って殺し巣ことであった。
English: Furthermore, they planned to remove Crown Prince, then surround Empress Dowager's palace to steal Ekirei (a bell needed for the exercise of Imperial power) and the Imperial Seal.
Japanese: 更に、皇太子を退け、次いで皇太后の宮を包囲して駅鈴と玉璽を奪うこと。
English: Moreover, the plan involved Udaijin Toyonari to present an announcement to the society, then to dethrone the Emperor, and to chose one of Prince Shioyaki, Funado no Okimi, Prince Asukabe, and the Prince Kibumi as the emperor.
Japanese: そして、右大臣豊成を奉じて天下に号令し、その後天皇を廃し、塩焼王、道祖王、安宿王、黄文王の中から天皇を推戴するというものであった。
English: By Azumahito's confession, people, including Naramaro, Funado no Okimi, Prince Kibumi, OTOMO no Komaro, TAJIHI no Koshikai, and KAMO no Tsunotari, who were considered to be members of the rebellion were immediately arrested and tortured by Nagate and others.
Japanese: 東人の供述により、7月4日(旧暦)（7月28日）に奈良麻呂をはじめ、道祖王、黄文王、大伴古麻呂、多冶比犢養(たじひのこうしかい)、賀茂角足(かものつのたり)ら、一味に名を挙げられた人々は直ちに逮捕され、永手らの訊問を受けた。
English: Naramaro confessed that he planned the rebellion because the government had no mercy and its people were suffering from hardship caused by the construction of the Todai-ji Temple and other factors.
Japanese: 奈良麻呂は永手の聴取に対して「東大寺などを造営し人民が辛苦している。政治が無道だから反乱を企てた。」と打ち明けた。
English: Soon after the confession, he was transferred to a jail and tortured by repeated beating with a stick under the supervision of Nagate, Kyofuku KUDARANOKONIKISHI, Prince Fune, and others.
Japanese: この後すぐに獄に移され、永手、百済王敬福、船王らの監督下、杖で全身を何度も打つ拷問が行われた。
English: Funado no Okimi (changed his name to Madohi), Prince Kibumi (changed his name to Kunatabure), Komaro, Azumahito, Koshikai, Tsunotari (changed his name to Noroshi) died one after another on the same day because of the severe torture.
Japanese: 道祖王（麻度比と改名）、黄文王（久奈多夫礼と改名）、古麻呂、東人、犢養、角足（乃呂志と改名）は同日、過酷な拷問に耐えかねて次々と絶命した。
English: Furthermore, even though Naramaro's name did not appear in "Shoku Nihongi" (Chronicle of Japan Continued), he was considered to be dead in jail like other members.
Japanese: また首謀者である奈良麻呂の名が続日本紀に残されていないが、同じく拷問死したと考えられる。
English: Prince Asukabe was sent to Sadoga-shima Island and OTOMO no Kojihi (a husband of FUJIWARA no Fuhito's daughter) was sent to Tosa Province (they were remitted later).
Japanese: 安宿王は佐渡島、大伴古慈悲（藤原不比等の娘婿）は土佐国に配流された（両者ともその後赦免)。
English: Prince Shioyaki was not punished because there was no evidence indicating his direct involvement in the rebellion; however, his position as a member of the Imperial family was revoked, demoting him from nobility to a subject (changed his name to 'HIKAMI no Shioyaki').
Japanese: 塩焼王は直接関与した証拠がなかったために臣籍降下（「氷上塩焼」と改名）することで不問とされた。
English: Although Matanari was not directly involved in the planning of the rebellion, he was arrested and confessed, revealing the plans for the rebellion established by Naramaro; he later committed suicide.
Japanese: 反乱計画に直接関与していなかったものの全成は捕縛され奈良麻呂から謀反をもちかけられた顛末を自白した上で自害した。
English: 443 people were implicated in the plot and were punished by deportation, imprisonment, and were revoked of their status.
Japanese: 他にもこの事件に連座して流罪、徒罪、没官などの処罰を受けた役人は443人にのぼる。
English: Furthermore, Udaijin FUJIWARA no Toyonari was considered to be involved in the plot with his son, FUJIWARA no Ototada, and was demoted to Dazainoingenosochi (Provisional Governor-General of the Dazai-fu offices, which was a position for demotion)
Japanese: また、右大臣・藤原豊成が息子藤原乙縄とともに事件に関係したとして大宰員外帥に左遷された。
English: Moreover, there is a theory that Chunagon FUJIWARA no Nagate was politically isolated in the Imperial Court, where the Nakamaro faction was empowered, and forced to fall into obscurity.
Japanese: また、中納言・藤原永手も、その後仲麻呂派で固められた朝廷内で政治的に孤立し逼塞を余儀なくされたと言う説がある。
English: Ironically, people such as Toyonari and Nagate were members of the anti-Nakamaro party as well as close advisors to Empress Koken, a target of Naramaro.
Japanese: 皮肉にも豊成・永手らは反仲麻呂派であると同時に奈良麻呂らの標的とされた孝謙天皇の側近であった人々であった。
English: They were the people who performed the intense interrogation and torture against Nakamaro and others who planned the enthronement and dethronement of the Emperor.
Japanese: 彼らは、天皇廃立を企てた奈良麻呂らに対して過酷な尋問や拷問を行った人々でもあった。
English: Nakamaro succeeded to clean away all political enemies who held dissatisfaction towards him as a result of this event.
Japanese: 仲麻呂はこの事件により、自分に不満を持つ政敵を一掃することに成功した。
English: In 758, Prince Oi was enthroned (Emperor Junnin) and Nakamaro was appointed Taiho (Udaijin) gaining the name of EMI no Oshikatsu.
Japanese: 天平宝字2年（758年）、大炊王が即位し（淳仁天皇）、仲麻呂は太保（右大臣）に任ぜられ、恵美押勝の名を与えられる。
English: Moreover, in 760, Nakamaro became the Taishi (Daijo-daijin [Grand Minister of State]) and lived luxuriously and prosperously.
Japanese: そして、天平宝字4年（760年）には太師（太政大臣）にまで登りつめ栄耀栄華を極めた。
English: In 764, Nakamaro lost a coup (the Rebellion of FUJIWARA no Nakamaro) that he started and his clan perished.
Japanese: 天平宝字8年（764年）、仲麻呂は乱を起こして敗れ、その一族は滅んだ（藤原仲麻呂の乱）。
English: Ecchu Kubo was a government which was established at Hojozu, Imizu county, Ecchu Province by Yoshitane ASHIKAGA who was deposed as the shogun of Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) and escaped from Kyoto in 1493.
Japanese: 越中公方（えっちゅうくぼう）とは、1493年に室町幕府将軍を廃されたものの京都を脱出した足利義稙が越中国射水郡放生津で樹立した政権。
English: Yoshiki (another name for Yoshitane) entered Hojozu-jo Castle (at Nakashinminato, Imizu City) of Naganobu JINBO, Ecchu shugodai (deputy of shugo, provincial constable) after escaping from Kyoto.
Japanese: 義材は京を脱出した後、越中守護代神保長誠の放生津城（射水市中新湊）に入った。
English: Shoko-ji Temple, which became the Imperial Palace, is considered to mean Kosho-ji Temple which was at Ishimaru (Ishimaru, Takaoka City) next to Hojozu-jo Castle and has now moved to Hon-machi, Imizu City.
Japanese: 御所となった正光寺は、放生津城に隣接する石丸（高岡市石丸）にあった光正寺（現在は射水市本町へ移転）を指すと考えられている。
English: In 1499, the activities in Ecchu ended as Yoshitada (the new name of Yoshiki) moved his address to Echizen Province.
Japanese: 1499年、義尹（義材より改名）が越前に動座したことにより越中での活動を終えた。
English: However, the members varied according to their returning to Kyoto or coming to Ecchu resulting from familiar/unfamiliar relationships with the Masamoto HOSOKAWA government in Kyoto.
Japanese: ただ、京都の細川政元政権との親疎関係から、京都へ帰参したり、越中へ下向したりするなど、人員には出入がある。
English: The campaign for Yoshiki's return to Kyoto is considered to have been supported by their own economic base, including bakufu jikishin-dan ryosho (territory under the direct control of bakufu's direct retainers) and Iwashimizu Hachimangu ryosho (territory under the direct control of Iwashimizu Hachimangu Shrine) which were concentrated near Hojozu.
Japanese: 放生津周辺に集中していた幕府直臣団料所・石清水八幡宮料所などの独自の経済基盤が、義材の京都復帰運動を支えたとみられている。
English: Around the same time, the Jinbo family also further seized territories in Ecchu which were held by temples, shrines, kuge (court nobles), territorial lords and jikishin (direct retainers to the lord) of the bakufu.
Japanese: 神保氏も同時期に越中国内の寺社領・公家領、諸大名・幕府直臣領の押領を進めた。
English: Renga (linked-verse) poets and so on including Sogi IO came over in consideration of Yoshitane ASHIKAGA's stay at Hojozu.
Japanese: 足利義稙が放生津に滞在したことを背景に、飯尾宗祇ら連歌師などが来遊した。
English: Kenpon Chakushoku Hokekyo Mandala-zu (owned by Honpo-ji Temple (Toyama City), national important cultural property), Seiji Ukibotanmon Koro (owned by Ashikura-ji Temple Issan-kai, the cultural property designated by Toyama Prefecture) and so on were brought in time for Yoshiki's stay and passed down.
Japanese: 「絹本著色法華経曼荼羅図」（本法寺(富山市)所蔵、国の重要文化財）「青磁浮牡丹文香炉」（芦峅寺一山会所蔵、富山県指定文化財）などが義材の滞在に合わせてもたらされ、伝世している。
English: Oyama-jinja Shrine Maedate-shadan Honden (national important cultural property, repaired in the middle of the Muromachi period) is also known to have been repaired by Yoshiki.
Japanese: 雄山神社前立社壇本殿（国の重要文化財、室町時代中期）も義材の修築と伝える。
English: The wooden seated statue of Tenjin, which was brought by Yoshiki, is enshrined in Mt. Tenjin in the district.
Japanese: 魚津市小川寺地区には、義材が持参した木造天神坐像を安置する天神山がある。
English: Tenchu-gumi Incident ("Tenchu-gumi no hen" in Japanese) was an incident that occurred at the end of the Edo period; it was carried out by a group of people called Tenchu-gumi (Heavenly Avenging Force) consisting of a bunch of ronin (masterless samurai) who were Sonno Joi ha (supporters of the doctrine of restoring the emperor and expelling the barbarians) including Torataro YOSHIMURA; this group rose to action in Yamato Province having a court noble Tadamitsu NAKAYAMA as the commander-in-chief on September 29, 1863 and was subsequently put down and destroyed by the army of the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by the shogun).
Japanese: 天誅組の変（てんちゅうぐみのへん）は、幕末の文久3年（1863年）8月17日(旧暦)に吉村寅太郎をはじめとする尊皇攘夷派浪人の一団（天誅組）が公卿中山忠光を主将として大和国で決起し、後に江戸幕府軍の討伐を受けて壊滅した事件である。
English: Emperor Komei gave an Imperial letter concerning the exclusion of foreigners to seii taishogun (literally "great general who subdues the barbarians") Iemochi TOKUGAWA in January, 1863.
Japanese: 文久2年（1862年）12月、孝明天皇は攘夷の勅書を征夷大将軍徳川家茂に授けた。
English: The Imperial Court pressed the bakufu so insistently for a decisive action to exclude foreigners that the bakufu was obliged to answer that it would carry it out on June 25.
Japanese: 朝廷は幕府に執拗に攘夷の決行を迫り、やむなく、幕府は5月10日をもって攘夷を決行すると答えた。
English: On June 25, the bakufu never carried out any action; however, Choshu Domain believed in the words of bakufu and they themselves started expelling foreigners by firing on the ships of the United States that were passing the Straits of Shimonoseki (the Shimonoseki War).
Japanese: 5月10日、幕府が攘夷を実行に移すことはなかったが、長州藩はこれを信じて下関海峡を通過するアメリカ合衆国船を砲撃して遂に攘夷を決行してしまった（下関戦争）。
English: Chamberlain Tadamitsu NAKAYAMA was one of the members who participated in this gunfire on the foreign ships; he was a radical court noble who firmly believed in expulsion of foreigners and was invited by Choshu Domain to this gunfire.
Japanese: この外国船打ち払いには、過激な攘夷派公卿の侍従中山忠光が長州藩に招かれて加わっていた。
English: Bombarding a French ship as well as a Dutch ship, Choshu Domain greatly raised morale of Joi ha and the Imperial Court gave Choshu Domain words of praise for the decisive action the Domain took.
Japanese: 長州藩はフランス船、オランダ船を砲撃して、意気を大いに揚げ、朝廷からも攘夷決行を称賛する御沙汰が下される。
English: In August, Tadamitsu NAKAYAMA returned to Kyoto; however, he was ordered to be confined to his own house and also the position of chamberlain was forfeited.
Japanese: 7月、中山忠光は京へ戻るが、謹慎を命じられ、侍従の職も剥奪されてしまう。
English: On September 25, Emperor Komei visited the Imperial mausoleum of Emperor Jinmu to pray and issued Imperial Rescript for the punitive expedition of the Emperor (Imperial Trip to the Yamato Province).
Japanese: 8月13日、孝明天皇の神武天皇天皇陵参拝、攘夷親征の詔勅が発せられる（大和行幸）。
English: Those who drove the idea of Imperial Trip to the Yamato Province forward included Sanetomi SANJO and others, the court nobles who belonged to Joi ha group and who had an understanding with Choshu Domain.
Japanese: この大和行幸を推進したのが、長州藩に気脈を通じる三条実美ら攘夷派公卿であった。
English: Torataro YOSHIMURA talked with Joi ha group of masterless samurai such as Keido MATSUMOTO, Tesseki FUJIMOTO, Kurata IKE and resolved to go to the Yamato Province to lead the vanguard of Imperial Trip to the Yamato Province.
Japanese: 吉村寅太郎は松本奎堂、藤本鉄石、池内蔵太ら攘夷派浪士と語らい、大和行幸の先鋒となるべく大和国へ赴くことを決議。
English: The 38 comrades with the general Tadamitsu (among them were 18 samurai who had left Tosa Domain and 8 samurai who had left Kurume Domain) left Hoko-ji Temple and headed to the Yamato Province.
Japanese: 忠光を大将とする同志38人（内、土佐脱藩18人、久留米藩脱藩8人）は方広寺を出発して大和国へ向かった。
English: The party started a ship from Osaka City in the disguise of Imperial envoy going down to Shimonoseki City of the Nagato Province and went to Sakai City.
Japanese: 一行は長門国下関市へ下る勅使と偽って大阪市から船を出し、堺市へ向かう。
English: When Tenchu-gumi raised an army, Ryozaemon KOTO, a large landowner and an imperialist from Awaji got rid of all his property and contributed the money to Tenchu-gumi as war funds.
Japanese: 天誅組の挙兵に際して淡路の大地主・勤皇家古東領左衛門は財産を全て処分し天誅組の軍資金として供出した。
English: On September 27, the party arrived at Sakai (along the Doi-gawa River the monument, 'The Landing Place of Tenchu-gumi' stands side by side with the monument of Sakai Incident; the place is present-day 1-cho, Sakaebashi-cho, Sakai Ward, Sakai City) (hereafter the party of comrades is to be written as Tenchu-gumi); on the dawn of the following day (September 28) Tenchu-gumi passed through Koya-kaido Road and entered Sayama City of Osaka aiming at Kawachi Province.
Japanese: 8月15日、堺（現在の堺市堺区栄橋町1丁の土居川沿い、当地に堺事件の碑とならんで「天誅組上陸地」の碑が建てられている）に到着した同志一行（以降、天誅組と記す）は翌16日払暁に高野街道を通って河内国をめざし、大阪狭山市に入った。
English: Tenchu-gumi sent Torataro YOSHIMURA and others to the regional government office of Sayama Domain as a herald and requested a meeting with the lord of the Sayama Domain Ujiyoshi HOJO.
Japanese: 天誅組は吉村寅太郎らを軍使として狭山藩の陣屋へ送り、藩主北条氏燕との面会を申し出た。
English: Sayama Domain which had difficulty in dealing with the request donated firearms such as Gewehr to Tenchu-gumi as a temporary expedient and answered that it would join the cause when the Emperor conducts his expedition.
Japanese: 対応に苦慮した狭山藩はとりあえず天誅組にゲーベル銃など銃器武具を贈り、天皇御親征の節には加わる旨を回答する。
English: Tenchu-gumi sent an envoy to the Shiraki-Jinya regional government office which was an enclave of Shimodate Domain and had the office donate firearms to Tenchu-gumi.
Japanese: 天誅組は下館藩の飛び地である白木陣屋にも使者を送り、銃器武具を差し出させている。
English: Tenchu-gumi made a flag with the Imperial chrysanthemum emblem in it and with the words 'Shichisho Zoku Metten Goshoran' (Heaven will see us to be born seven times to destroy traitors) written clearly with big characters, raising the group's morale.
Japanese: 天誅組は菊の御紋の入った旌一流、「七生賊滅天後照覧」と大書された幟一本をつくり、士気を高めた。
English: Tenchu-gumi departed after it was joined by Tesseki FUJIMOTO who had been raising war funds, and after passing Chihaya Pass, the border, the group entered Yamato Province.
Japanese: 軍資金を調達に出ていた藤本鉄石が合流して出発、国境の千早峠を越えて大和国へ入った。
English: Kurata IKE, who led the Gewehr gun corps, threatened by firing blanks, while the spear corps led by Torataro YOSHIMURA entered from the rear gate.
Japanese: ゲーベル銃隊を率いる池内蔵太が空砲で威嚇し、吉村寅太郎が率いる槍隊が裏門から突入した。
English: The number of people in the magistrate's office was about 30; they were unable to resist Tenchu-gumi whose members were in high spirits; accordingly the magistrate's office was defeated and Gennai SUZUKI was decapitated.
Japanese: 代官所の人数は30人程で、意気軒昂な天誅組に抗することができず代官所方は敗北し、鈴木源内は首を刎ねられてしまう。
English: On September 30, Tenchu-gumi displayed the severed head of Gennai SUZUKI and declared that as the Imperial demesne the land tax of Gojo City for that year would be reduced to half of what had been taxed until previous year.
Japanese: 18日、天誅組は鈴木源内を梟首し、五条を天朝直轄地として、この年の年貢を半減することを宣言する。
English: Tenchu-gumi put the office organization in order with Tadamitsu NAKAYAMA the commander-in-chief and Torataro YOSHIMURA, Keido MATSUMOTO, and Tesseki FUJIMOTO president; the members called themselves 'the government' or 'presidency.'
Japanese: 天誅組は中山忠光を主将、吉村寅太郎、松本奎堂、藤本鉄石を総裁とする職制を整え、自らを「御政府」または「総裁所」と称した。
English: They sent Shingo NASU to the neighboring Takatori Domain to advise allegiance, to which the domain agreed.
Japanese: 近隣の高取藩に那須信吾らを恭順勧告に送り、高取藩もこれに服する旨を伝えてきた。
English: On the other hand, Sanetomi SANJO of Kyoto, who had been informed of Tenchu-gumi's radical uprising, sent Kuniomi HIRANO as a messenger to persuade to be prudent.
Japanese: 一方、天誅組の過激な挙兵を知った京の三条実美は自重をうながすべく平野国臣を使者に送った。
English: Imperial Prince Kuninomiya Asahiko who had communicated with Aizu Domain and Satsuma Domain tried to recover from a setback, went to the Imperial Palace, and had the Emperor Komei postpone the Imperial Trip to the Yamato Province, prohibit Joi ha court nobles such as Sanetomi SANJO to come to the Imperial Palace, and dismiss the Choshu Domain from the position of palace gate guards.
Japanese: 会津藩、薩摩藩と気脈を通じた久邇宮朝彦親王が巻き返しを図り、参内して孝明天皇を動かし、大和行幸の延期と三条実美ら攘夷派公卿の参朝禁止、長州藩の御門警護解任を決めてしまった。
English: The startled Choshu Domain soldiers rushed to the palace gate and confronted soldiers of Aizu Domain and Satsuma Domain; the situation became extremely critical.
Japanese: 驚愕した長州藩兵が宮門に駆けつけ会津・薩摩藩兵と対峙して一触即発の事態になる。
English: On October 1, Kuniomi HIRANO entered Sakura-ji Temple where the headquarters of Tenchu-gumi was located; Hirano forgot his original purpose and came to agree with the thoughts held by Tenchu-gumi.
Japanese: 19日、平野国臣が天誅組の本陣がある桜井寺に入り、平野は当初の目的を忘れて天誅組に同調してしまう。
English: Immediately after that, however, the news of political change in Kyoto was conveyed to HIRANO; he was shocked to know that the just cause for raising an army was lost, now Tenchu-gumi was labeled as a mob, and the order to hunt down and kill the group was issued.
Japanese: しかし、直後に京での政変が伝えられ、挙兵の大義名分が失われた上に天誅組が暴徒と決め付けられ追討の命が下されたことを知り、愕然とする。
English: It was certain that the hunt force of the bakufu would be sent; leaders including Tadamitsu had a conference, after which they decided to move the headquarters to Ten no Tsuji where the fort was stronger.
Japanese: 幕府の追討軍が送られてくるのは確実であり、忠光ら首脳部は協議の末、本陣を要害堅固な天の辻へ移すことを決める。
English: Torataro YOSHIMURA asked samurai in Totsukawa Village to recruit solders; people in Totsukawa were well known for their strong advocacy for the Imperial rule; as a result, 960 people were recruited.
Japanese: 吉村寅太郎が尊王の志の厚いことで知られる十津川郷士に募兵を働きかけ、960人を集めた。
English: Tenchu-gumi collected weapons and food from neighborhood in the name of 'the government' and made more than 10 canons with pine wood; however, the equipment was poor.
Japanese: 天誅組は「御政府」の名で近隣から武器兵糧を集め、松の木で大砲十数門をつくったが、その装備は貧弱なものだった。
English: Since the samurai in Totsukawa Village had been conscripted by half-threat, there existed quite a few who questioned the coercive instructions made by Tenchu-gumi.
Japanese: 十津川郷士も半ば脅迫でかき集められたこともあり、天誅組の強引な指示には疑問を持つ者が少なくなかった。
English: The Takatori Domain who had promised their allegiance to Tenchu-gumi earlier changed their attitude and declined to supply food to Tenchu-gumi.
Japanese: 先に天誅組に恭順を約した高取藩は態度を翻し、兵糧の差し出しを断ってきた。
English: On October 7, Tadamitsu NAKAYAMA led the main force and headed for Takatori-cho, while Torataro YOSHIMURA led a detached force and went into the Imperial Palace area to prepare for the fight with Koriyama Domain.
Japanese: 25日、中山忠光率いる本隊が高取町に向かい、吉村寅太郎は別働隊を率いて御所方面に進出して郡山藩に備えた。
English: Takatori Domain was a small domain where the crop yields were 25,000 koku; against Tenchu-gumi with more than 1,000 soldiers, the military power was around 200 people; however, Takatori Domain knew the geography well.
Japanese: 千人余の天誅組に対して、二万五千石の小藩である高取藩の兵力は200人程だったが、地理を熟知していた。
English: At the dawn of October 8, the soldiers of Takatori Domain shot cannons and guns intensely to Tenchu-gumi which came forward marching on a small path.
Japanese: 26日払暁、狭い小道を進軍してきた天誅組に対して、高取藩兵は大砲と鉄砲を激しく撃ちかけて来た。
English: Tenchu-gumi fell into a great confusion as soon as it was attacked by cannons and guns as they were simply disorderly crowds; Tadamitsu, who was a court noble, had no ability to restore the order lost among his soldiers.
Japanese: 烏合の衆である天誅組はたちまち大混乱に陥り、公家の忠光にこれをまとめる能力はなかった。
English: In the night of October 8, the death squad came across a scout of Takatori Domain and tried to cut this scout by sword; however YOSHIMURA was shot by accident by a member of his squad and seriously injured.
Japanese: 26日夜、決死隊は高取藩の斥候に遭遇、これに斬りかかるが、味方の誤射により吉村が重傷を負ってしまう。
English: Tenchu-gumi returned to the headquarters in Ten no Tsuji; Tadamitsu suggested that they go to Shingu in Kii Province and from there go to Shikoku and Kyushu to recruit soldiers, which however YOSHIMURA and others did not follow; Tadamitsu broke away from YOSHIMURA and others and went on separate ways.
Japanese: 天誅組は天の辻の本陣へ戻り、忠光は紀伊国新宮へ打って出て船で脱出して四国、九州で募兵することを提案するが、吉村らはこれに従わず、忠光は吉村らと別れて別行動をとった。
English: At this point, which was the early part of this incident, there were some members who escaped from the group, such as Mitsuya ITO from Kariya Domain of Mikawa.
Japanese: また、この時点で三河刈谷藩から参加していた伊藤三弥のように早々に脱走するものもあった。