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English: After putting out the fire, they left Kira's residence and arrived at Zengaku-ji Temple at around 8 a.m., where Asano Takumi no Kami's grave is, and reported the successful revenge by placing Kira Kozuke no Suke's head
Japanese: 邸内の火の始末をしたあと、吉良邸を出て、辰の刻（午前8時ごろ）浅野内匠頭の墓がある泉岳寺に着き、墓前に吉良上野介の首級を供え、仇討ちを報告した。
English: At this point, foot soldier Kichiemon TERASAKA departed from the group and there were 46 Ako Roshi left.
Japanese: この際に足軽の寺坂吉右衛門が立ち退いており、赤穂浪士は46人となっていた。
English: Ako Domain had adopted Yamaga style tactics when Sako YAMAGA was exiled to Ako, and the lord of the domain studied under him.
Japanese: 山鹿素行が赤穂に配流になった縁で藩主が山鹿素行に師事し、赤穂藩は山鹿流兵法を採用していた。
English: In movies, TV series, and theatrical performances, Ako Roshi wears a matching haori (Japanese half-coat) with Yamaga design on underneath, and Kuranosuke bangs the Yamaga style jin-daiko (a battle drum used to order troop movements) in heavy snow.
Japanese: 映画やテレビドラマ、演劇では、雪の降りしきる夜、赤穂浪士は袖先に山形模様のそろいの羽織を着込み、内蔵助が「一打三流」の山鹿流陣太鼓を打ち鳴らす。
English: The usual storyline has become an expert swordsman of Kira's family, Ichigaku SHIMIZU, noticing the raid by Ako Roshi when he hears the drum sound and says 'that is the true Yamaga style.'
Japanese: 吉良家の剣客清水一学がその太鼓の音を聞いて「あれぞまさしく山鹿流」と赤穂浪士の討ち入りに気づくのが定番となっている。
English: In reality, Ako Roshi brought a whistle for a signal but did not have a drum.
Japanese: 実際には赤穂浪士は合図の笛と鐘は用意したが、太鼓は持っていなかった。
English: It is assumed that the noise of breaking the gate was changed to the noise of banging the jin-daiko in "Kanadehon Chushingura."
Japanese: 門を叩き壊す音が『仮名手本忠臣蔵』で陣太鼓を打ち鳴らす音に変わったのではないかといわれている。
English: Although Yamagata designs became widely recognized after showing up in "Kanadehon Chushingura," the use of its design is seen in works prior to that.
Japanese: また山形模様は『仮名手本忠臣蔵』の衣装に採用されて広く認知されるようになったものだが、先行作でも使用が確認されている。
English: When the raid occurred in reality, Ako Roshi were fully equipped with matching black costumes similar to those of fire fighters, battle helmets on top of hoods, and chain woven protective wear underneath the black short sleeved kimono.
Japanese: 実際には赤穂浪士は討ち入りの際は火事装束に似せた黒装束でまとめ、頭巾に兜、黒小袖の下は鎖帷子を着込んだ完全武装だった。
English: It is not Yamagata patterns; however, some people had white cloths stitched up on their sleeves to combine short sleeved kimono and haori.
Japanese: 山形模様ではないが、袖先には小袖と羽織をまとめるため、さらしを縫い付けている者もいた。
English: It is often seen in the stories of Chushingura that when the lord of Yonezawa Domain Tsunanori UESUGI, who was a biological son of Kura Kozuke no Suke, heard about the raid by Ako Roshi, he became very angry and tried to send reinforcements to his father; however, chief retainer Takafusa CHISAKA (also known as Yasunaga IROBE) remonstranced and stopped him.
Japanese: 米沢藩主である上杉綱憲は吉良上野介の実子で、赤穂浪士の討ち入りを知った綱憲がいきり立って父の援軍に出馬しようとするところを家老千坂高房（または色部安長）が強く諫言しておしとどめる場面が忠臣蔵の物語でよく取り上げられる。
English: In reality, Uesugi family relative and koke member Yoshiyasu HATAKEYAMA was the one who stopped Tsunanori, since Hyobu CHISAKA had died in 1700 and Matashiro IROBE was not at work due to mourning for his father.
Japanese: 実際には、千坂兵部は元禄13年（1700年）に死去しており、色部又四郎は父親の喪中で出仕していず、上杉家の縁戚である高家畠山義寧が綱憲を止めている。
English: Tsunanori had strongly suggested Kozuke no Suke to retire and come to Yonezawa, because there were many Ako Roshi in Edo and it was dangerous for him.
Japanese: 綱憲は、江戸では赤穂の浪人が多く危険であるとして、上野介に米沢へ隠居するよう勧めていた。
English: It is said that the tea ceremony held at Kira's residence on January 30 was a farewell ceremony in Edo.
Japanese: 14日（30日）の吉良屋敷での茶会は江戸での別れの茶会であったといわれる。
English: At the moment of the raid, Ako Roshi was very cautious about the reinforcements from the Uesugi family and a running battle when leaving.
Japanese: 赤穂浪士は討ち入りに際して上杉家からの援軍と、引きあげ時の追撃を警戒していた。
English: The Uesugi family had sent a few people to probe the situation and prepared enough people to be able to fight back against Ako Roshi.
Japanese: 実際に上杉家では藩邸に討ち入りの報が入ると、直ちに数人を出して様子を探らせ、赤穂浪士に対抗できるだけの人数を集めていた。
English: However, while they were doing so, they received the news that Kira no Kozuke no Suke was killed and Ako Roshi had already left the place.
Japanese: そうしているうちに吉良上野介が討ち取られて、赤穂浪士たちは引きあげてしまったという報告が入った。
English: They failed to chase the group due to Kuranosuke OISHI's plan to avoid the Uesugi's running battle.
Japanese: 大石内蔵助の上杉の追撃をかわす策が成功したため追跡には失敗している。
English: There is a scene where commoners greet loyal retainers on the street with cheers on their way back; however, it was only scripted for plays.
Japanese: 映画などでは引き上げの途上、路上で庶民が歓呼を以って義士を迎える場面があるが、これは演劇などにおける創作である。
English: The Uesugi family soon received the order from the cabinet officials of the Shogunate not to interfere with the punishments for Ako Roshi, as it would be done by the bakufu.
Japanese: やがて、幕閣から上杉家へ赤穂浪士の処分は幕府が行うので上杉家は手出ししないよう命じられてしまった。
English: Although there was nothing they could do other than follow the order, they were called cowards by the public with sardonic smiles.
Japanese: 上杉家は幕府の命に従う外なかったが、世間からは腰抜けと冷笑されたといわれる。
English: Heihachiro KOBAYASHI and Ichigaku SHIMIZU often appears in plays which show Heihachiro KOBAYASHI sacrificing himself by fighting for Kira and Ichigaku SHIMIZU with two swords in his hands tormenting Ako Roshi greatly on the bridge over a pond in the yard, as well as battling a mass fight with the most skilled swordsman among Ako Roshi, Yasube HORIBE.
Japanese: 小林平八郎と清水一学は吉良家臣として劇作などに取り上げられ、上野介の身代わりとなって奮戦する小林平八郎の姿や、泉水にかけられた橋の上で二刀を構えた清水一学が赤穂浪士を大いに苦しめ、赤穂浪士第一の剣客堀部安兵衛と大立ち回りを演じる場面が描かれている。
English: However, according to "Okochi Bunsho" (Okochi's Record) which was edited by the retainers of Uesugi family, when Heihachiro KOBAYASHI was caught by Ako Roshi trying to escape, he was beheaded after being asked and answered 'where is Kozuke no Suke?' 'I am just a low ranking retainer and do not know anything.' 'why are you wearing a silk nightwear if you are a low ranking retainer.'
Japanese: しかし上杉家家臣が編纂した「大河内文書」によると、小林平八郎は逃げようとしたところを赤穂浪士につかまり、「上野介はどこか?」「身分が低い家臣なので知りません」「身分の低い家臣がなぜ絹の寝巻きなど着ている?」という問答の末に首をはねられたといわれている。
English: It is also said that Ichigaku SHIMIZU did not play a central role either, since he was killed in the kitchen after crossing swords several times.
Japanese: また清水一学の方も台所で数合斬り合って討たれたといわれており、特に活躍したとは伝えられていない。
English: Okochi Bunsho mentions the names Yashichiro SHINKAI and Shinpachiro YAMAYOSHI as the retainers who played remarkable roles.
Japanese: 大河内文書が最も目覚しい働きがあったとしている家臣は新貝弥七郎と山吉新八郎である。
English: Shinkai was killed at the entrance after a hard battle whereas Yamayoshi murdered Kanroku CHIKAMATSU and knocked him in a pond in the yard.
Japanese: 新貝は玄関口で奮戦して討死し、山吉はより奮戦して近松勘六を斬り捨てて庭の池に叩き落したという。
English: Although Yamayoshi got injured, he survived and even after the elimination of Kira's family, he attended on Yoshimasa KIRA to Suwa Domain in Shinano Province, where he was exiled.
Japanese: 山吉は重傷を負ったものの、一命をとりとめ、吉良家断絶後も吉良義周に従って配流先の信濃国諏訪藩へ供した。
English: Both of them used to be retainers of the Uesugi family who moved to the Kira family to follow Yoshimasa KIRA.
Japanese: 彼らはいずれも上杉家から吉良義周に従って吉良家へ移ってきた元上杉家家臣である。
English: It is said that the head of the Kira family, Yoshimasa KIRA, who was 18 at that time, courageously fought against one of the expert swordsmen among Ako Roshi, Tadashichi TAKEBAYASHI (also known as Yasube HORIBE) with his naginata skills; however, he fainted after blood from his wound went into his eyes.
Japanese: 当時18歳の吉良家当主の吉良義周は薙刀術を持って、赤穂浪士の剣客のひとりである武林唯七（堀部安兵衛とも）と果敢に渡り合ったが、斬られて目に血が入り、気を失ったという。
English: After the incident, inspectors sent from the bakufu were very impressed seeing him acting brave even with such a severe injury.
Japanese: 事件後に来た幕府の検分役に重傷の身で気丈に応対して、検分役を感心させている。
English: People who lost their lives fighting for the Kira family included Heihachiro KOBAYASHI, Ichigaku SHIMIZU, Riemon TORII, Yashichiro SHINKAI, Yoichiemon SUDO, Seiemon SAITO, Genpachiro SODA, Jiroemon OSUGA, Genjiro KOZAKAI, Motoemon SUZUKI, Shichijiro KASAHARA, Heiemon SAKAKIBARA, Shochiku SUZUKI, and Shunsai MAKINO, two foot soldiers and 23 people were wounded
Japanese: 吉良家は小林平八郎、清水一学、鳥居利右衛門、新貝弥七郎、須藤与一右衛門、斎藤清右衛門、左右田源八郎、大須賀次郎右衛門、小境源次郎、鈴木元右衛門、笠原七次郎、榊原平右衛門、鈴木松竹、牧野春斎、ほか足軽2名の死者を出し、負傷者23人であった。
English: Chief retainer of the Kira family Magobe SODA was rumored to have run away in the middle of the battle since he survived the raid; however, he proved himself to be a loyal retainer by refusing to work for anyone else but Yoshimasa KIRA for the rest of his life even after Kira's exile, and gained his reputation back.
Japanese: また、討ち入りの時に生き残ってしまったために「途中で逃げ出した」とする悪評を立てられた吉良家家老の左右田孫兵衛は、討ち入り後も配流された吉良義周のために尽くし、その死後は生涯他家への仕官を断ったことから、吉良家への忠節を尽くした家臣とみなされ汚名は除かれたと言われる。
English: Kuranosuke OISHI sent Chuzaemon YOSHIDA and others to ometsuke Hisanao SENGOKU to hand in a verbal note and decided to put everything in the bakufu's hands.
Japanese: 大石内蔵助は吉田忠左衛門らを大目付・仙石久尚のもとに出頭させ口上書を提出し、幕府の裁定に委ねることにした。
English: The bakufu decided to let 46 Ako Roshi withdraw from Sengaku-ji Temple to the residence of Hokinokami SENGOKU for a short period of time and then sent them to the families of 4 feudal lords, Tsunatoshi HOSOKAWA, Sadanao MATSUDAIRA, Tsunamoto MORI and Tadayuki MIZUNO.
Japanese: 幕府は46人の赤穂浪士をいったん泉岳寺から仙石伯耆守の屋敷に引き揚げさせて、それから細川綱利、松平定直、毛利綱元、水野忠之の4大名家に預けさせた。
English: The way each feudal lord family treated roshi was different, as the Hosokawa family, who accepted Oishi and the Mizuno family gave them kind treatment, whereas the Matsudaira family and the Mori family gave them cold treatment.
Japanese: 浪士たちの待遇は各大名家で異なったらしく、大石らを預かった細川家や水野家は浪士たちを厚遇したが、松平家と毛利家では冷遇したようである。
English: There is a comic tanka left to describe that the Hosokawa family and the other family received praise from commoners in Edo; 'although a narrow stream of water flowing into the Hosokawa and the Mizuno is clean, it becomes muddy when it flows down by the Mori and the Matsudaira.'
Japanese: 細川家などは江戸の庶民から称賛を受けたようで「細川の　水の（水野）流れは清けれど　ただ大海（毛利甲斐守）の沖（松平隠岐守）ぞ濁れる」との狂歌が残っている。
English: It was to praise the Hosokawa family as well as the Mizuno family, who gave warm treatment, and to criticize the Mori family and the Matsudaira, who gave cold treatment.
Japanese: これは浪士たちを厚遇した細川家と水野家を称賛し、冷遇した毛利家と松平家を批判したものである。
English: However, the Mori and the Matsudaira corrected the way they treated roshi, in response to criticism from commoners in Edo.
Japanese: もっとも、江戸の庶民の批判に閉口したか、毛利家や松平家でも浪士たちの待遇を改めたようである。
English: Those who made raids usually received the death penalty; however, since Shogun Tsunayoshi and the cabinet officials of the Shogunate, such as his chamberlain Yoshiyasu YANAGISAWA, encouraged heroic deeds, they struggled between terminating and saving their lives.
Japanese: 本来、徒党を組んでの討ち入りは死罪に値するものの、忠義を奨励していた将軍綱吉や側用人柳沢吉保をはじめとする幕閣は死罪か助命かで対応に苦慮した。
English: It is said that there were people from the Cabinet who claimed that 'the fact they secretly made the raid into Kira's in the middle of the night is no different than thieves stealing things during the night,' and thus they deserved decapitation and exposure of their heads at the prison gates ("Yanagisawake Hizo Jikki" (Yanagisawa's treasured record)).
Japanese: また、当初は幕閣の中にも「夜中に秘かに吉良を襲撃するは夜盗と変わる事なし」と唱え、磔獄門を主張した者もいたといわれている（『柳沢家秘蔵実記』）。
English: There were differences in opinions even inside the Cabinet since there were, on the other hand, Cabinet officials such as ometsuke Hisanao SENGOKU, town magistrate Yoshihiro MATSUMAE, and commissioner of finance Shigehide OGIWARA who were touched by the revenge for one's lord.
Japanese: その一方で、大目付仙石久尚、町奉行松前嘉広、勘定奉行荻原重秀などのようにこの主君仇討ち事件に大いに感激したというる幕閣もいて、その内部でも意見の違いがあった。
English: Shogun's consultative body, the Bakufu Conference Chamber which consisted of those Cabinet officials submitted a written statement favoring the Asano family's side to Shogun Yoshitsuna;
Japanese: 彼らを中心に構成する将軍の諮問機関である幕府評定所は12月23日(旧暦)（2月8日）に以下のような浅野家寄りの意見書を将軍綱吉に提出している。
English: 1, It seems that Takumi no Kami held some grudge, and for his retainers to get together just to fulfill his will cannot be considered a faction.
Japanese: 「一、内匠頭には少々存念があったようなので、その意を家臣が達するためにやむをえずに大勢で示し合わせた場合は徒党とは言いがたい。」
English: 2, Retainers of Takumi no Kami should be confined and later forgiven since they are true loyal retainers.
Japanese: 「一、内匠頭家臣達は真の忠義者であるので、このままお預りにしておき、いずれは赦免すべき。」
English: 3, Kira Kozuke no Suke's retainers who did not participate in the battle cannot be acknowledge as samurai and thus should be sentenced to decapitation.
Japanese: 「一、吉良上野介家臣達で戦わなかった者は侍とは認められないので斬罪に処すべき。」
English: When opinions were exchanged among scholars, Nobuatsu HAYASHI and Kyuso MURO called for saving their lives as it was a heroic deed, whereas Sorai OGYU argued that they should commit seppuku for their honors as the law must not allow an exception.
Japanese: 学者間でも議論がかわされ、林信篤や室鳩巣は義挙として助命を主張し、荻生徂徠は天下の法を曲げることはできないとして、武士の体面を重んじた上での切腹を主張する。
English: Under these circumstances, Shogun Tsunayoshi was leaning toward saving their lives; however, it could mean that he admitted his decisions made in the past were wrong, and therefore he arranged to meet Cloistered Imperial Prince Koben who resided at Ueno Kanei-ji Temple as a chief priest of Rinno-ji Temple and indirectly asked him to grant a pardon in order to make it look like it was a member of the Imperial Family who granted a pardon.
Japanese: こうしたなかで将軍綱吉は徐々に助命に傾くが、かつての自分の裁断が過ちだったことを認めてしまうことにもなりかねないので、皇族から出された恩赦という形を得るため、輪王寺門主として上野寛永寺に居住する公弁法親王に拝謁し、それとなく法親王から恩赦を出すよう依頼するに至った。
English: It was incredibly faithful of them to carry out their lord's will and avenge him.'
Japanese: 「亡君の意思を継いで主が仇を討とうというのは比類なき忠義のことだとは思う。」
English: However, what would happen if we save their lives now, and some of them become depraved?'
Japanese: 「しかしもしこの者どもを助命して晩年に堕落する者がでたらどうであろうか。」
English: But if they die now, their stories will be passed on from generation to generation.'
Japanese: 「だが、今死を与えれば、後世までこの話は語り継がれていくことになるだろう。」
English: Shogun Tsunayoshi agreed with this opinion and decided to issue an order to Ako Roshi to commit seppuku.
Japanese: これをもっともと考えた将軍綱吉は赤穂浪士へ切腹を命じることを決意した。
English: On March 20, 1703, the order to commit seppuku was delivered to 4 feudal lord families.
Japanese: 元禄16年2月4日(旧暦)（3月20日）、4大名家へ切腹の命が伝えられる。
English: On the same day, Hisanao SENGOKU from the Bakufu Conference Chamber asked the head of the Kira family, Yoshimasa KIRA, to come out and sentenced him to dismissal and deprivation of the Kira family's positions, privileges, and properties and also exile to Takashima in Suwa Domain, Shinano Province.
Japanese: また同日、幕府評定所の仙石久尚は、吉良家当主の吉良義周を呼び出し、吉良家改易と義周の信濃国諏訪藩高島への配流の処分を下した。
English: It is said that they committed seppuku after learning their manners a few days ago, as they had not known any.
Japanese: 浪士達は切腹の作法を知らず、前日に教えられた上で切腹したといわれている。
English: Among children of Ako Roshi, those who were over 15 were sentenced to exile except for those who had entered the Buddhist priesthood.
Japanese: 赤穂浪士の遺子のうち、出家した者を除き15歳以上の男子は流罪となった。
English: On March 4, 1706, Yoshimasa KIRA died where he had been exiled, and the head family of Kira in Mikawa came to an end.
Japanese: 宝永3年1月20日(旧暦)（1706年3月4日）、吉良義周が配流地で死去し、三河吉良家の宗家は絶えた。
English: On February 19, 1709, when Ienobu TOKUGAWA succeeded the position of Shogun after the death of Shogun Tsunayoshi, he granted a pardon to Ako Roshi, and thus their children were also discharged.
Japanese: 宝永6年1月10日(旧暦)（1709年2月19日）、将軍綱吉が死去し徳川家宣が将軍を継ぐと、恩赦が出され赤穂浪士の遺子たちも放免となった。
English: In August of the same year, Daigaku ASANO was set free and became a hatamoto once again after receiving 500 koku and joined a council.
Japanese: 同年8月、浅野大学は赦免され、500石を拝領して再び旗本となり、寄合に列せられた。
English: In 1713, Daizaburo OISHI, who was the third son of Kuranosuke, was employed by the head family of the Asano in Hiroshima with 1,500 koku.
Japanese: 正徳(日本)3年（1713年）、内蔵助の三男である大石大三郎は広島市の浅野宗家に1,500石で召抱えられた。
English: The Genroku Ako Incident has many anecdotes and oral traditions left, especially due to the dramatization of Chushingura.
Japanese: 元禄赤穂事件には忠臣蔵への演劇化による脚色も手伝って逸話や伝承の類が多く残っている。
English: Soon after the attack happened inside the palace, the lord of Tatsuno Domain in Harima Province, Yasuteru WAKISAKA, felt the resentment of the lord of his neighbor domain Naganori ASANO and intentionally bumped into Kira Kozuke no Suke who was being carried in order to dirty his crest with Kira's blood so that he was able to punch Kira saying 'what an insolent fellow.'
Japanese: 殿中刃傷があった直後、播磨国竜野藩主脇坂安照が隣藩の藩主である浅野長矩の無念を思いやって抱きかかえられて運ばれる吉良上野介とわざとぶつかり、吉良の血で大紋の家紋を汚すと、それを理由にして「無礼者」と吉良を殴りつける。
English: Kira fell down due to severe pain and ran away asking for forgiveness by saying 'please forgive me.'
Japanese: 吉良は激痛でひっくり返り、「お許しを」と許しを請いながら逃げ去っていく。
English: When an expert swordsman from Satsuma, Kiken MURAKAMI, found Kuranosuke OISHI at Ichiriki-jaya Teahouse indulging in dissipation, he insulted him by saying 'you do not even avenge for your lord, this coward, shame on you, you do not know what it means to be a samurai' and spit on Oishi's face before leaving.
Japanese: 薩摩の剣客村上喜剣は、京都の一力茶屋で放蕩を尽くす大石内蔵助をみつけると、「亡君の恨みも晴らさず、この腰抜け、恥じ知らず、犬侍」と罵倒の限りを尽くし、最後に大石の顔につばを吐きかけて去っていった。
English: However, after Murakami found out that Oishi had killed Kura Kozuke no Suke, he committed seppuku at Sengaku-ji Temple where Oishi rests, since he was ashamed of his rude behavior toward Oishi.
Japanese: しかしその後、大石が吉良上野介を討ったことを知ると村上は無礼な態度を取ったことを恥じて大石が眠る泉岳寺で切腹した。
English: The grave which has the kaimyo (posthumous Buddhist names) 'Todo Kiken Shinji' engraved next to Gengo OTAKA's grave is believed to be Kiken MURAKAMI's.
Japanese: 大高源五の墓の隣にある「刃道喜剣信士」という戒名が彫られた墓はこの村上喜剣のものであるといわれる。
English: As a matter of fact, Kurobei ONO did not run away but stayed at Itaya Ridge in Yamagata Prefecture as a leader of the second troop to catch Kira in case Oishi was unsuccessful, since they thought he would be escaping to Yonezawa Domain.
Japanese: 大野九郎兵衛は実は逃げたわけではなく、大石が失敗した時に備えた第二陣の大将であり、米沢藩へ逃げ込むであろう吉良を待ちうけて山形県の板谷峠に潜伏していた。
English: When he received the news that Oishi's raid ended in success, he was very delighted and committed suicide there (although Ono's grave is at Itaya Ridge, it is said that it was created by people years later.)
Japanese: しかし大石の討ち入りが成功したという報を聞き、大野は歓喜してその場で自害したとするもの（実際に板谷峠に大野の墓が現存しているが、後世の人間に作られたといわれる）。
English: There is also an anecdote about Shogen OKUNO being a leader of the second troop; however, there is also a story which describes that he had to leave the group because Oishi ordered him to raise Naganori ASANO's illegitimate daughter without letting the bakufu know.
Japanese: 奥野将監にも同様に第二陣の大将とする逸話があるが、彼にはさらに浅野長矩の隠し子の姫を幕府に知られぬようこっそり育てる役目を大石から命じられていたためやむなく脱盟したという逸話がある。
English: Gengo OTAKA was told to 'get on the horse' by a rough packhorse driver named Danzo on his way to Edo.
Japanese: 大高源五が江戸下向しようとしている道中、団蔵というヤクザ者の馬子が「馬に乗れ」とからんできた。
English: When Otaka refused, Danzo got carried away thinking he was a coward samurai and started telling him to write an apology.
Japanese: 大高は断ったが、腰抜け侍と見て調子に乗った団蔵は「詫び証文を書け」と因縁をつけてくる。
English: Since Otaka did not want to make it turn into a big fight, he agreed and wrote an apology.
Japanese: 大高はここで騒ぎになるわけにはいかないと思って、おとなしくその証文を書いた。
English: Although Danzo laughed at how cowardly he was, when he later found out that Otaka was one of the Ako Roshi who made the raid, he was ashamed of himself and became a Buddhist priest to hold a mass for Otaka.
Japanese: これを見た団蔵は腰抜け侍ぶりを笑ったが、その後、赤穂浪士の討ち入りがあり、そのなかに大高がいたことを知った団蔵は己を恥じて出家の上、大高を弔ったという。
English: However, some suggest that this what appears to be Otaka's written apology was created by people years later.
Japanese: しかしながらこの大高の詫び証文と伝わるものは後世の人が作ったものといわれている。
English: Kinemon OKANO became Otsuya's boyfriend in order to acquire the pictorial map of the Kira Kozuke no Suke residence, since she was a daughter of the head of carpenters who was in charge of construction work at the Kira residence in Honjo.
Japanese: 岡野金右衛門は吉良邸絵図面を手に入れるため、吉良上野介の本所屋敷の普請を請け負っていた大工の棟梁の娘お艶と恋人になる。
English: However, Kinemon started falling in love with Otsuya and struggled between loyalty and love due to a sense of guilt he was feeling for deceiving her and acquiring the map.
Japanese: しかし金右衛門はやがて本当にお艶に本当に恋するようになり、彼女を騙して絵図面を手に入れたことに自責の念を感じ、忠義と恋慕の間で苦しむ。
English: After the raid, among people who were watching the Ako Roshi making their way to Sengaku-ji Temple, there were that father and daughter seeing Okano while crying.
Japanese: 討ち入り後、泉岳寺へ向かう赤穂浪士を見守る人々の中に涙を流しながら岡野を見送る大工の父娘がいた。
English: When Otaka disguised himself as a merchant selling bamboo sticks for house cleaning in order to spy on the Kira residence the night before the raid, he bumped into Kikaku TAKARAI in Ryogokubashi.
Japanese: 討ち入りの前夜、大高は煤払竹売に変装して吉良屋敷を探索していたが、両国橋で宝井其角と出会った。
English: Kikaku straightaway started the poem by saying 'the end of the year, the flow of water and even people's lives are,' and Otaka completed and hinted at the revenge by saying 'waiting for the treasure ship to come the next day.'
Japanese: 其角は早速「年の瀬や水の流れも人の身も」と発句し、大高はこれに「あした待たるるこの宝船」と返し、仇討ちをほのめかす。
English: Genzo AKABANE visited his older brother's house to say the last good-bye just before the raid, since he had put his brother through trouble.
Japanese: 赤埴重賢は討ち入り直前にこれまで散々迷惑をかけた兄に今生の別れを告げようと兄の家を訪れた。
English: He then asked their female servant to bring and hang his brother's haori to pretend that he was there and poured sake, and after he finished, he said as follows and he exchanged sake with tears and left.
Japanese: やむなく源蔵は兄の羽織を下女に出してもらって、これを吊るして兄に見立てて酒をつぎ、以下のように言い、兄の羽織に対して涙を流しながら酒を飲み交わし、帰って行く。
English: I know I have caused you a lot of troubles until now; however, I decided to set out on a journey to a place far away.'
Japanese: 「それがし、今日まで兄上にご迷惑おかけしてきましたが、このたび遠国へ旅立つこととなりました。」
English: Although I wanted to see my brother and my sister-in-law very much before my departure if possible, my hope did not come true.'
Japanese: 「ぜひ兄上と姉上にもう一度お会いしたかったが、残念ながら叶いませんでした。」
English: After the brother came home and heard the story through his female servant, he was very concerned about Genzo.
Japanese: その後帰宅した兄は下女から源蔵の様子を聞いて、もしや源蔵はと思いを巡らせる。
English: On January 31, the younger brother Genzo was making his way to Sengaku-ji Temple along with other Ako Roshi after cutting Kira Kozuke no Suke's head off.
Japanese: そして12月15日、吉良上野介の首をあげて泉岳寺へ進む赤穂浪士の中に弟源蔵の姿があった。
English: On January 30, when Genba found out that the Ako Roshi had set their way to the Kira residence, he also made his way to assist them, since Asano has always been his favorite.
Japanese: かねてより浅野贔屓であった玄蕃は、12月14日、赤穂浪士たちが吉良邸へ向けて出陣したことを知ると、是非助太刀しようと吉良邸へ向かった。
English: After that, Genba decided to stand strongly to guard Ryogokubashi at least until the Ako Roshi attained their long-cherished plan.
Japanese: その後玄蕃はせめて赤穂浪士たちが本懐を遂げるまでこの両国橋で守りにつこうと仁王立ちになった。
English: The name Genba (玄蕃) came to exist by combining the characters '玄' and '蕃,' and '俵,' had a meaning of being able to thrust a bag of rice up with a spear, and '星' came from the name of the main character in Kanadehon Chushingura, Yuranosuke OBOSHI (大星由良助) (Kuranosuke OISHI being the model).
Japanese: 玄蕃の名は自らの「玄」と「蕃」の字の組み合わせ、「俵」は槍で米俵も突き上げるという意味、さらに「星」の字は仮名手本忠臣蔵の主人公大星由良助（大石内蔵助がモデル）の「星」の字。
English: However, Edo chief retainer Yasunaga IROBE (also known as Takafusa CHISAKA) stood in his way to save the Uesugi family and shouted at his lord by saying 'you are supposed to be the head of the Uesugi family and not the Kira family.'
Japanese: しかし江戸家老色部安長（または千坂高房）が上杉の御家を守るために主人の前に立ちふさがり、「殿は吉良家の御当主にならず！上杉家の御当主でございますぞ！」と一喝。
English: It came from a scene in the novel called 'Ako Roshi' by Jiro OSARAGI, in which the Edo chief retainer of the Uesugi family stops Tsunayori UESUGI.
Japanese: 大佛次郎の小説「赤穂浪士」に上杉家の江戸家老が上杉綱憲を止める場面があることにちなむ。
English: However, it was impossible for Irobe to do such a thing since he was in mourning for his biological father and did not come out to work for the Uesugi family that day.
Japanese: しかし色部は実父の喪に服していてこの日上杉家に出仕しておらず、このようなことはできなかった。
English: There is also an anecdote which claims Tsunayori's mother Baireiin to be the person who stopped Tsunayori and not Irobe or Chisaka.
Japanese: 色部や千坂ではなく、綱憲の母梅嶺院が綱憲を押しとどめるという逸話もある。
English: Kuranosuke OISHI made his way to see Naganori ASANO's wife Yozenin in Nanbuzaka to say the last farewell just before the raid.
Japanese: 討ち入り直前、大石内蔵助は南部坂の浅野長矩正室瑤泉院のところへ最期のあいさつへ向かう。
English: However, he was unable to verbally tell her about the raid, since the spies of the Kira and Uesugi families were listening in, and told her 'please let me offer incense for my lord for the last time, as I will be working for another family.'
Japanese: しかし吉良か上杉の間者が聞き耳を立てていたので口頭で討ち入りのことを伝えることはできず、その場では「他家に仕官するので最後に殿にご焼香させてください」と述べた。