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English: In January 1161, Munemori became Awaji no kami (chief of Awaji Province) by exchanging posts with his elder half-brother, Motomori.
Japanese: 翌永暦元年（1161年）正月には、異母兄・基盛と任国を交代して淡路守となる。
English: In February, Tomomori, his younger maternal brother, became Musashi no kami (chief of Musashi Province), and his areas were a part of Kiyomori's Chigyo-koku (fief).
Japanese: 2月には同母弟・知盛が武蔵守となるが、これらの国はいずれも清盛の知行国だった。
English: In November, with the death of FUJIWARA no Tokushi, who was the head of the Emperor's Family by Emperor Toba's Will, conflict escalated between the political clique of Goshirakawain, a retired Emperor, and the Nijo-shinsei group.
Japanese: 11月、鳥羽天皇の遺言で王家の家長となっていた藤原得子が死去したことで、後白河院政派と二条親政派の対立が本格化する。
English: In September 1161, it was revealed that there was a conspiracy to promote Norihito (the seventh prince of Emperor Goshirakawa; later Emperor Takakura) to Prince.
Japanese: 応保元年（1161年）9月に憲仁（後白河天皇の第七皇子、後の高倉天皇）立太子の陰謀が発覚した。
English: Nijo showed an interest in establishing direct administration and ordered Tadachika NAKAYAMA, Kurodo no to (chief of Kurodo-dokoro), to address the Emperor directly; and, Munemori played the role of messenger to convey the order. (Source: Article for November 18, 1161 in "Sankaiki (Tadachika NAKAYAMA's diary)").
Japanese: 二条は親政確立に意欲を見せ、蔵人頭・中山忠親に対して直接御前に来て奏上するように命じるが、その連絡役を務めたのは宗盛だった（『山槐記』応保元年11月18日条）。
English: It is thought that Kiyomori had sent in Munemori to assist Nijo in order to display his support for the Nijo Restoration.
Japanese: 清盛は二条親政を支持する姿勢を示すために、宗盛を二条の側近として送り込んでいたものと推測される。
English: Sama no kami was the head of the Meryo government office of harnesses and horses in Mimaki ranch that controlled the war horses of the Imperial court; however, Yoshitomo was in this position before the Heiji-no-ran War.
Japanese: 左馬頭は宮中の軍馬を管理する馬寮の長官であり、平治の乱以前は義朝が務めていた。
English: As it was a crucial government post for the military aristocracy, Shigemori was appointed to this position after the Heiji-no-ran War.
Japanese: 軍事貴族にとっては極めて重要な官職であったため、平治の乱以降は重盛が任じられている。
English: Shigemori's appointment to Uhyoe no kami (minister of Uhyoe-fu) on this day seems to have served the purpose of replacing his status after his resignation as Sama no kami.
Japanese: この日、重盛は右兵衛督となっているので、これもまた、重盛が左馬頭を辞任したことによる後任人事と見られる。
English: The replacement for Sama no kami after Munemori's resignation was Shigehira; this was an indication of Kiyomori's strong wish to put Meryo under the exclusive control of the Taira clan.
Japanese: なお、宗盛が辞任した後の左馬頭は重衡であり、馬寮を平氏一門で独占しようとする清盛の強い意思が感じられる。
English: In April 1164, after the marriage of Motozane KONOE, chief adviser to the Emperor, and Moriko, Munemori's younger maternal sister, Munemori, together with Shigehira, were appointed to the position of attendant of the Sekkan-ke Mandokoro government office.
Japanese: 長寛2年（1164年）4月、関白・近衛基実と宗盛の同母妹・盛子の婚姻が成立すると、宗盛は重衡とともに摂関家政所の別当になった。
English: Kiyomori's aim was to strengthen the power of the Taira clan through increased ties to Nijo and the Sekkan ke (Sekkan family).
Japanese: 清盛の意図は二条と摂関家に接近することで平氏の勢力を拡大することにあった。
English: However, when Nijo died in 1165 and Motozane in the next year, Kiyomori switched his policy to support Goshirakawa.
Japanese: 永万元年（1165年）に二条が、翌年に基実が相次いで死去したことで、後白河支持に方針を切り替える。
English: On October 10, 1166, Goshirakawa carried out the official investiture of the Crown Prince for Imperial Prince Norihito, and also appointed Kiyomori toNaidaijin (Inner Minister).
Japanese: 仁安(日本)元年（1166年）10月10日、後白河は憲仁親王の立太子を行い、翌月には清盛を内大臣に任じた。
English: On the occasion of Gosechi no Sechie, Munemori, together with Shigemori and Tomomori, presented Maihime. (Source: Article for November 13, 1166 in "Heihanki").
Japanese: 宗盛は五節の節会において、重盛・知盛とともに舞姫を献じている（『兵範記』仁安元年11月13日条）。
English: In May, next year (1167), Kiyomori resigned as the grand minister of state and Shigemori became Toryo (leader of samurai) of the Taira clan.
Japanese: 翌仁安2年（1167年）5月に清盛は太政大臣を辞任、重盛が平氏の棟梁となる。
English: In August, Munemori was appointed to the position of councillor, getting ahead of Yorimori, Munemori's uncle with higher orders, and secured a position next to Shigemori in the family.
Japanese: 8月、宗盛は位階が上の叔父・頼盛を超えて参議に補され、一門において重盛に次ぐ地位を確保した。
English: During their pilgrimage, Shigemori attended to Goshirakawa, while Munemori attended to Shigeko along with TAIRA no Tokitada and TAIRA no Chikamune.
Japanese: この時、重盛が後白河の供をしたのに対して、宗盛は平時忠・平親宗らと並んで滋子の供をしている。
English: When Shigeko became Nyogo (court lady), queen mother and Nyoin (a woman who received "Ingo (a title of respect given to close female relatives of the Emperor or a woman of comparable standing)), Munemori always served Shigeko consistently as Keishi, Kotaigo-gu Gon-taifu or Nyoin-Betto (the attendant to Nyoin) respectively and took her younger sister, Kiyoko (Naishi no suke (vice minister of Naishi no tsukasa) to Emperor Takakura; called Chunagon-sanmi) as his wife.
Japanese: 滋子が女御・皇太后・女院になった際には、家司・皇太后宮権大夫・女院別当となるなど一貫して滋子の側に仕え、妻に滋子の妹・清子（高倉天皇の典侍、中納言三位）を迎えている。
English: This shows that Munemori was closely connected to Takamune-ryu Heishi (Taira clan of Takamune group); also the clan into which his mother was born.
Japanese: 宗盛が、母の出身である高棟流平氏と密接につながっていたことを物語っている。
English: In December 1169, when a group of priests from Enryaku-ji Temple forcefully petitioned the transportation of FUJIWARA no Narichika, Goshirakawa called upon samurai for defence.
Japanese: 嘉応元年（1169年）12月、延暦寺の大衆が藤原成親の流罪を求めて強訴を起こすと、後白河は防御のために武士を招集する。
English: Shigemori controlled 200 mounted soldiers, Munemori 130, and Yorimori 150. (Source: Article for December 23 in "Heihanki").
Japanese: 兵力の内訳は重盛が200騎、宗盛が130騎、頼盛が150騎だった（『兵範記』嘉応元年12月23日条）。
English: Munemori mobilized an army after Shigemori and Yorimori, confirming his central role in the Taira clan armed force.
Japanese: 宗盛は重盛・頼盛に次ぐ兵力を動員しており、平氏軍の中核を担うまでになっていた。
English: During this time Shigemori came into conflict with Motofusa MATSUDONO in the Denka noriawase jiken (Incident occurred between Motofusa MATSUDONO and the family of TAIRA no Shigemori) and resigned from his position of supernumerary chief councilor of state.
Japanese: この時期の重盛は殿下乗合事件で松殿基房と対立し、権大納言を辞任していた。
English: The difference in the official ranks of Shigemori and Munemori gradually got smaller; but, in December 1171, Shigemori was reappointed as the supernumerary chief councillor of state.
Japanese: 重盛と宗盛の官位の差は徐々に狭まっていたが、承安(日本)元年（1171年）12月、重盛は権大納言に還任する。
English: In 1173, Munemori was promoted to Junii (Junior Second Rank) thanks to Shigeko; but since Shigemori held the higher position of Gondainagon (supernumerary chief councilor of state) and the rank of Shonii (Senior Second Rank), Shigemori and Munemori did not change positions relative to one another.
Japanese: 承安3年（1173年）、宗盛は滋子の御給で従二位に叙せられるが、重盛はそれより上の正二位・権大納言であり、両者の立場が入れ替わることはなかった。
English: The Shoan Era was a stable period--there seems to be no indication that the relations between Shigemori and Munemori grew any worse, due to the proximity of their official rank.
Japanese: 承安年間は安定期であり、官位の接近により重盛と宗盛の関係が悪化した形跡は見られない。
English: Munemori, accompanying Shigemori, the leader of the clan, attended Goshirakawa's celebration at the age of 50 in 1176.
Japanese: 安元2年（1176年）に催された後白河の50歳の賀にも、宗盛は一門の筆頭である重盛に付き従って出席している。
English: Due to the death of Shigeko in July 1176, the conflict between Taira clan and Goshirakawa--hidden up to that point--gradually surfaced.
Japanese: 安元2年（1176年）7月に滋子が死去したことで、今まで隠されていた平氏と後白河の対立はしだいに顕在化することになる。
English: However, following Shigemori's ascension to Sa-daisho (chief general of Sakon-e-fu), Munemori was reappointed and also appointed to the vacant post of U-daisho (chief general of Ukon-e-fu) in January 1177.
Japanese: しかし、翌安元3年（1177年）年正月に重盛が左大将になったことに伴い、還任して空席となった右大将に任じられた。
English: This resulted in a situation where both Taisho posts were monopolized by the Taira clan; however, Munemori maintained good relations with Goshirakawa because he was an adopted son of Shigeko.
Japanese: 両大将を平氏が独占する形となったが、宗盛は滋子の猶子であり後白河との関係も良好だった。
English: Upon Goshirakawa's March visit to Fukuhara the conflict seemed to have eased; however, in April, Enryaku-ji Temple forcefully petitioned the transportation of FUJIWARA no Morotaka, Kaga no kami (chief of Kaga Province).
Japanese: 3月、後白河が福原を訪れたことで対立は緩和されたかに見えたが、4月になると延暦寺が加賀守・藤原師高の流罪を要求して強訴を起こす。
English: In this instance, Shigemori and Munemori were doing their best to prevent a clash with Enryaku-ji Temple.
Japanese: この事件で重盛・宗盛は、延暦寺との衝突を何とか回避しようと懸命になっていた。
English: Soon after, on June 1, a conspiracy came to light that involved the overthrow of the Taira clan by Saiko and Narichika (conspiracy of Shishigadani).
Japanese: その直後の6月1日、西光・成親らによる平氏打倒の陰謀が発覚する（鹿ケ谷の陰謀）。
English: When Saiko and Narichika, who played the central role in In no Kinshin, were killed Goshirakawa was forced to surrender to the Taira clan.
Japanese: 院近臣の中核だった西光・成親が殺害されたことで、後白河は平氏への屈服を余儀なくされる。
English: The involvement of Narichika, Shigemori's brother-in-law, caused Shigemori to lose face and political rank.
Japanese: 重盛も義兄の成親が関与していたことで面目を失い、政治的地位を失墜させた。
English: Munemori was in a close relationship with Goshirakawa, thus, he was also put in a difficult position.
Japanese: 宗盛も後白河とは近い関係にあり、難しい立場となったことに変わりはなかった。
English: However, with Shigemori being ousted Munemori was forced to take the front stage; and, in April 1178, he was appointed to the position of supernumerary chief councillor of state.
Japanese: しかし、重盛が事実上の失脚状態となったことで表舞台に立たざるを得ず、翌治承2年（1178年）4月、権大納言になる。
English: On May 24, Tokuko's pregnancy was confirmed and Munemori's wife, Kiyoko, was chosen as the wet nurse.
Japanese: 5月24日、徳子の懐妊が明らかとなり、翌月には宗盛の妻・清子が乳母に選ばれた。
English: However, Kiyoko's skin boils grew worse and she died on July 16. (Source: Article for the same day in "Gyokuyo (Kanezane KUJO's diary)").
Japanese: ところが、清子は腫物が悪化して7月16日に死去してしまう（『玉葉』同日条）。
English: In November, immediately after Tokuko gave birth to Tokihito (First prince of Emperor Takakura, later Emperor Antoku), he was given the name of Imperial prince and the investiture of the Crown Prince was carried out.
Japanese: 11月に徳子が言仁（高倉天皇の第一皇子、後の安徳天皇）を出産すると、ただちに親王宣下と立太子が行われた。
English: Munemori returned to U-daisho and became Togu no daibu (chief of Togubo government organization), but he immediately relinquished the position of Daibu to FUJIWARA no Kanemasa.
Japanese: 宗盛は右大将に復帰して春宮大夫となったが、すぐに大夫の地位を藤原兼雅に明け渡した。
English: After the death of his wife, Munemori appeared to have lost his political ambitions; and, in February of the following year (1179) he resigned as the supernumerary chief councillor of state and U-daisho.
Japanese: 妻の死後、宗盛は政治への意欲を失ったらしく、翌治承3年（1179年）2月には権大納言・右大将も辞任してしまう。
English: This may have been due to Munemori's mental weakness; however, it is also thought that another reason could be the difficult position in which he was placed in the conflict between Kiyomori and Goshirakawa.
Japanese: 宗盛の精神的弱さとも言えるが、清盛と後白河の対立の中で苦境に陥ったことも理由の一つと推測される。
English: When Moriko died in June and Shigemori in July, Goshirakawa seized their manors and Chigyo-koku.
Japanese: 6月に盛子、7月に重盛が相次いで死去したことを契機に、後白河はその荘園・知行国を没収した。
English: Further, Goshirakawa appointed Moroie MATSUDONO, son of Motofusa, to the position of second-ranked councillor of state while ignoring Kiyomori's son-in-law, Motomichi KONOE.
Japanese: さらに清盛の娘婿・近衛基通を無視して、基房の子・松殿師家を権中納言に任じた。
English: Enraged by this, Kiyomori travelled to Kyoto and launched a coup d'etat in November 14 (Jisho Sannen No Seihen (Coups of 1179)).
Japanese: これに激怒した清盛は、11月14日に上洛してクーデターを起こす（治承三年の政変）。
English: Immediately before this, on November 11, Munemori was travelling a pilgrimage to Itsukushima-jinja Shrine. (Source: Article for November 14 in "Gyokuyo").
Japanese: 宗盛はその直前の11日、厳島神社へ参詣に向かっていた（『玉葉』11月14日条）。
English: There seemed to have been quiet criticism of Kiyomori, but Munemori was summoned back midway through his journey and accompanied Kiyomori.
Japanese: 清盛に対する消極的な批判だったと思われるが、途中で呼び戻されて同道することになる。
English: Munemori, who was left in Kyoto, was troubled by the coup d'etat that had begun without first consulting him; but, he was obliged to pick up the pieces.
Japanese: 京都に残された宗盛は、相談もなく始まったクーデターに困惑していたが後始末をつけねばならなかった。
English: The seizure of Mochihito-o's territory was the reason he raised an army.
Japanese: この時に以仁王の所領を没収したことが、以仁王の挙兵の直接的な原因となる。
English: In February of the following year (1180), Emperor Antoku became Emperor and the cloister government of retired Emperor Takakura began.
Japanese: 翌治承4年（1180年）2月に安徳天皇が践祚して、高倉院政が開始される。
English: Nobles who held excellent practical business capabilities, such as FUJIWARA no Nagakata, Tsunefusa YOSHIDA, TAIRA no Tokitada, MINAMOTO no Michichika, and Kanemitsu HINO were selected to help the not-so-savvy Takakura.
Japanese: 藤原長方・吉田経房・平時忠・源通親・日野兼光など実務に長じた貴族が、政務に未熟な高倉を補佐することになった。
English: However, in Onjo-ji Temple, Kofuku-ji Temple and Enryaku-ji Temple the priests, who opposed the pilgrimage, were fomenting a movement to seize Goshirakawa and Takakura.
Japanese: しかし、参詣に反対する園城寺・興福寺・延暦寺では、僧徒の中に後白河・高倉の身柄を奪取しようとする動きがあった。
English: Munemori accompanied them as far as Fukuhara, but due to disquiet in Rakuchu (inside the capital Kyoto), he returned to Kyoto as ordered by Kiyomori.
Japanese: 宗盛は福原まで供奉したが洛中不穏のため、清盛の命により京都へ引き返した。
English: However, the negotiations collapsed and an attack to Onjo-ji Temple by ten commanders, including Munemori, inevitably occurred. (Source: Article for May 21 in "Gyokuyo").
Japanese: しかし、それは決裂となり、宗盛以下10人の大将による園城寺攻撃が決定する（『玉葉』5月21日条）。
English: However, the situations escalated when one of the commanders, MINAMOTO no Yorimasa, joined Mochihito-o.
Japanese: ところがその内の一人だった源頼政が以仁王に合流し、事態は一挙に深刻なものとなった。
English: There was news that 300 priests from Enryaku-ji Temple had also joined, while Kofuku-ji Temple rose in revolt.
Japanese: 延暦寺大衆300人の参加、さらには興福寺の蜂起といった情報も伝えられるた。
English: He was the first noble from Kiyomori's grandchildren; and, as Kiyomune surpassed Koremori and Sukemori, his elders, it became clear that the main branch of the family shifted from the Komatsu family to Munemori.
Japanese: 清盛の孫では最初の公卿であり、年長である維盛・資盛を超えたことで、平氏の嫡流が小松家から宗盛に移ったことを示すものとなった。
English: The plans to build the new capital faced difficult times because of insufficient preparation, and this caused opposing opinions to be voiced; but, Kiyomori refused them flatly. (Source: Article for August 12 in "Gyokuyo").
Japanese: 新都建設計画が準備不足により難航したため、反対意見も出されたが清盛に一蹴される（『玉葉』8月12日条）。
English: With the news of the decimation of the search-and-destroy army in the Battle of Fujigawa, Munemori suggested changing the location of the capital causing a violent quarrel with Kiyomori to ensue and surprising the people around them. (Source: Article for November 5 in "Gyokuyo").
Japanese: 富士川の戦いで追討軍が大敗したという報告が届くと、宗盛は還都を進言して清盛と激しい口論となり、周囲の人々を驚かせた（『玉葉』11月5日条）。
English: As Munemori, who had remained obedient, voiced his opinion in favour of changing the capital, this caused a wave of such opinion, suppressed up to that point, to emerge.
Japanese: 従順だった宗盛までが反対意見を述べたことで、今まで押さえ込まれていた還都論は一挙に再燃する。
English: Kiyomori had no other option but to accede to changing the capital (Source: Article for November 12 in Kikki (Tsunefusa YOSHIDA's diary)) and they left Fukuhara on November 23 and returned to Kyoto on November 26.
Japanese: 清盛も還都に同意せざるを得なくなり（『吉記』11月12日条）、23日に一行は福原を出発、26日に帰京した。
English: Starting the next month (December) the search-and-destroy tactics escalated, but hard-fought battles still continued in Omi, the search-and-destroy army was blocked in the front by the rebel army and they were harassed from the rear by groups of priests from Onjo-ji Temple and Enryaku-ji Temple.
Japanese: 翌12月から追討が本格化するが、近江で早くも反乱軍に行く手を阻まれ、園城寺・延暦寺の大衆に後方を攪乱されるなど苦戦が続いた。
English: This continued to the point where rumors spread that Zenmon (Kiyomori) and the former Shogun (Motofusa) had lost morale (Source: Article for December 14 in "Gyokuyo") with Zenmon (Kiyomori) leaving the country's governance to Zen-Bakka. (Source: Munemori)(Article for December 16 in "Gyokuyo").
Japanese: 「禅門前将軍等、気力衰へ了んぬ」（『玉葉』12月14日条）、「禅門天下の事を前幕下に委ね了んぬ」（『玉葉』12月16日条）という情報も流れた。
English: Anti-Taira-clan forces in Kinai were suppressed by Nanto Yakiuchi (the Incident of Heishi's army setting fire to the temples in Nanto), but the retired Emperor Takakura, who was suffering a worsening illness, died on January 14, 1180.
Japanese: 南都焼討により畿内の反平氏勢力はひとまず鎮圧されたが、翌治承5年（1180年）正月14日、容態が悪化していた高倉上皇が崩御する。
English: Antoku, who was still in his infancy, could not administer the affairs of state, thus, the reopening of the Goshirakawa cloister government became unavoidable.
Japanese: 幼児の安徳は政務を執ることができないため、後白河の院政再開は避けられないものとなった。
English: It was a very powerful military leadership--covering nine provinces composed of the Gokinai capital region, Omi, Iga, Ise and Tanba.
Japanese: これは五畿内・近江・伊賀・伊勢・丹波の9ヵ国にまたがる強力な軍事指揮権である。
English: This signified the official approval for the Taira clan to wholly obtain all powers necessary for carrying out military operations.
Japanese: 軍事作戦遂行のために必要な諸権限を平氏が全面的に掌握することを公的に認めるものだった。
English: Preparations for a counteroffensive were carried out, such as setting up So-Gesushiki of manors for Tanba on February 7.
Japanese: 2月7日には丹波に諸荘園総下司職が設置されるなど、反撃の準備が整えられていった。
English: In the intercalary second month in 1181, it was planned that Munemori, himself, would go as a search-and-destroy envoy to Kanto and 'most samurai of the family will leave for the local (Source: Article for February 26 in "Gyokuyo"),' but as Kiyomori's illness worsened to 'no hope in nine cases out of ten' and the dispatching of the army was postponed. (Source: Article for the first day of the intercalary second month in "Gyokuyo").
Japanese: 翌閏2月には、関東への追討使として宗盛が自ら出馬して「一族の武士、大略下向」する予定だったが（『玉葉』2月26日条）、清盛の病が「十の九はその憑み無し」という状況となり派兵は延期となる（『玉葉』閏2月1日条）。
English: After Kiyomori's death, Munemori displayed his intentions to follow Goshirakawa saying 'Even if I did not like certain behavior of the late Nyudo (Kiyomori), I could not rebuke him for it.
Japanese: 清盛の死後、宗盛は「故入道の所行等、愚意に叶わざるの事等ありと雖も、諫争する能はず。只彼の命を守りて罷り過ぐる所なり。今に於いては、万事偏に院宣の趣を以て存じ行うべく候」（『玉葉』閏2月6日条）と表明して、後白河に恭順する姿勢を示した。
English: Now, I will do everything in accordance with inzen (an order from the retired emperor).' (Source: Article for the sixth day of the intercalary second month in "Gyokuyo")
Japanese: 今に於いては、万事偏に院宣の趣を以て存じ行うべく候」（『玉葉』閏2月6日条）と表明して、後白河に恭順する姿勢を示した。
English: When Seiken delivered the decision by the noble's agreement to Munemori, Munemori required the issuance of In no cho Kudashi-bumi (formal document issued by Cho of In Palace) to search-and-destroy by way of sending Shigehira as the general.
Japanese: 静憲が宗盛に議定の決定を伝えると、宗盛は追討使として重衡を下向させることを理由に、追討のための院庁下文を発給することを要求した。
English: When Seiken protested, 'That is not our understanding,' Munemori replied, 'You should invite the nobles--Yorimori and Norimori--to discuss, then tell me again.' (Source: Article for the seventh day of the intercalary second month in "Gyokuyo").
Japanese: 静憲が「それでは話が違う」と抗議すると、宗盛は「頼盛・教盛等の卿を招き相議し、重ねて申さしむべし」と返答した（『玉葉』閏2月7日条）。
English: There was conflict between Goshirakawa and Munemori from the beginning because, although the reopening of the cloister government was acknowledged, the Taira clan still held military power through the Sokan system (system of officer to keep peace in Kinai) left by Kiyomori before his death.
Japanese: このように院政の再開は認めても、清盛が生前に残した惣官体制により軍事的な権限は依然として平氏が掌握していたため、後白河と宗盛の間には当初から不協和音が生じていた。
English: When Munemori was told secretly, on August 1, that MINAMOTO no Yoritomo had secretly suggested to In (Goshirakawa) that 'If we are not allowed to annihilate the Taira family, the Minamoto clan and the Taira clan should serve together as we did in the past'; however, Munemori refused by responding, 'All of our family members, including our children and grandchildren should fight and die for Yoritomo to the last one' in keeping with Kiyomori's dying will ("Gyokuyo").
Japanese: 8月1日に源頼朝が密かに院に奏上して「もし平家を滅ぼしてはならぬという事であれば、昔のように源氏・平氏が相並んで召し仕えるべきである」と申し入れてきたことを、内々に宗盛に告げたところ、亡き清盛の遺言として「我が子や孫にいたるまで、最後の一人になっても骸を頼朝の前に晒すべし」と述べて、これを拒否している（『玉葉』）。
English: The action to search-and-destroy the Minamoto clan was stalemated after MINAMOTO no Yukiie was defeated in the battle of Sunomata-gawa river in March 1181.
Japanese: 源氏追討は治承5年（1181年）3月に墨俣川で源行家を破って以降、膠着状態となる。
English: The factors that led to Yukiie's defeat were the outbreak of the Great Famine of Yowa and Yoritomo's decision to suspend his plan to go to Kyoto and instead concentrate on his operations in Togoku (eastern part of Japan).
Japanese: それは、頼朝が上洛を取りやめ東国経営に専念した事と、養和の大飢饉の影響である。
English: Therefore, Munemori tried to restrain Yoritomo and MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka by appointing FUJIWARA no Hidehira in Oshu to Mutsu no kami (chief of Mutsu Province) and Suketomo JO to Echigo no kami (chief of Echigo Province).
Japanese: そのため宗盛は奥州の藤原秀衡を陸奥守に、城助職を越後守に任じて頼朝や源義仲を牽制する。
English: However, Suketomo was a person who had once been defeated by Yoshinaka badly and Hidehira did not move from Oshu.
Japanese: しかし、助職はすでに義仲に惨敗した人物であり、秀衡も奥州を動く事はなかった。
English: As Hokuriku-do, where MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka established his influence, was an important route to supply food to Kyoto, in April 1183 the Taira clan devoted a great army of purportedly one hundred thousand to suppress Hokuriku.
Japanese: 源義仲が勢力を張った北陸道は京都への重要な食料補給路であり、そのため寿永2年（1183年）4月、平氏は10万とも言われる大軍を以て北陸平定へ向かわせる。
English: Violence, such as looting by samurai to cover military costs, occurred and complaints were raised to the capital, but Munemori ignored them.
Japanese: 途中の軍事費徴発で武士達の略奪など狼藉があり、都に訴えがあったが宗盛は取り合わなかった。
English: As Yoshinaka's arrival in Kyoto was imminent, members of the Taira clan were marching to various places to counter.
Japanese: 義仲の上洛は目前に迫り、平氏一門はそれを迎え撃つために各地に向かっていた。
English: Accordingly, the Taira clan, together with Emperor Antoku, left Kyo, Capital to the west in July 25, 1183.
Japanese: かくして寿永2年（1183年）7月25日、平氏一門は安徳天皇とともに京を捨てて西走することになった。
English: At this time the Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa, who was expected to go into exile from the capital, escaped secretly to Mt. Hiei-zan, where Yoshinaka had marched in, on the day before his planned exile.
Japanese: この時、都落ちに伴うはずだった後白河法皇は前日になって、密かに義仲が進軍している比叡山に逃げてしまう。
English: Around 4 o'clock the next morning, Kanezane KUJO, Udaijin (chief of Dajokan) realized this fact, but it took Munemori until eight o'clock before he noticed.
Japanese: 翌朝4時頃には右大臣の九条兼実でさえこの事を知っていたが、迂闊にも宗盛が気づいたのは8時ごろであった。
English: For the Taira clan, it became increasingly difficult to insist its legitimacy: it let Goshirakawa get away and the Taira clan was recognized as the rebel army resulting in difficulty getting allies.
Japanese: 後白河を取り逃がした事で平氏が自己の正当性を主張する事は難しくなり、平氏は賊軍と認定され味方を集める事が困難となる。
English: Thereafter, partly because of internal insurrection in Kyoto caused by Yoshinaka's failure to search and destroy the Taira clan, it made a comeback temporarily and in January 1184, it established a front-line base in Fukuhara and observed the capital.
Japanese: その後、義仲の平氏追討の失敗など京都の内乱もあって一時勢力を盛り返し、寿永3年（1184年）の1月には福原に前線基地を設け、都を伺うまでになった。
English: In order to retrieve Emperor Antoku and the three sacred imperial treasures, Goshirakawa sent an emissary for peace negotiations.
Japanese: 後白河は同時に安徳天皇と三種の神器を取り戻すべく、平氏に和平交渉の使者を送った。
English: The document read to the effect that an emissary would be sent on February 8 for peace negotiations, that the Taira clan should stand by and that the Minamoto clan had already received these instructions.
Japanese: それは「和平交渉のため使者を2月8日に送るから戦いをせず待つように、その事は源氏の側にも言い含めてある」というものだった。
English: On February 7, however, it was not an emissary for peace but the army of the Minamoto clan that appeared before the Taira clan's armed camp.
Japanese: しかし2月7日、平氏陣営に現れたのは、和平の使者ではなく源氏の軍勢であった。
English: As a result of the surprise attack by the Minamoto clan army led by MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune on the Taira family honjin (the camp of the supreme commander (Taira family)) in the Battle of Ichinotani, the Taira clan army lost many superior warriors and suffered a heavy blow.
Japanese: 一ノ谷の戦いで源義経率いる源氏軍に平家本陣に奇襲を受け、多くの有力武将を失い、大打撃をこうむった。
English: When Shigehira, who was a younger brother of Munemori, was captured in Ichinotani valley, requested by Goshirakawa, he sent a letter asking for the return of Emperor Antoku and the three sacred imperial treasures.
Japanese: 一ノ谷で捕虜となった弟の重衡が後白河の意向を受けて安徳天皇と三種の神器の帰還を求める書状を送るった。
English: Munemori sent a reply refusing the request and censuring Goshirakawa for his enigmatic behavior that could be taken as underhanded.
Japanese: 宗盛はこれを拒否してだまし討ちとも取れる後白河の不可解な言動を強く糾弾する返書を送っている。