nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: The Mikohidari family came to be known for its tradition of waka poetry after FUJIWARA no Toshinari (or Shunzei) and his son, FUJIWARA no Sadaie (or Teika), were widely recognized as outstanding waka poets during the late Heian to early Kamakura period.
Japanese: 平安時代末期から鎌倉時代前期にかけて著名な歌人である藤原俊成・藤原定家父子が現れてから、歌道の家として確立された。
English: Sadaie's son, FUJIWARA no Tameie's family was also celebrated as a family of kemari (a type of football played by court nobles in ancient Japan) and its traditional style of kemari was known as the Mikohidari style.
Japanese: 定家の子藤原為家は蹴鞠の家としても知られ、その流れは御子左流と称された。
English: During the late Kamakura period, the three sons of Tameie, who struggled over the inheritance of family property and as a result, each formed different families: the Mikohidari family (known also as the Nijo family) (the Nijo school of poetry), which represented the major family line, the Kyogoku family (the Kyogoku school of poetry), which represented the minor family line, and the Reizei family (the Reizei school of poetry).
Japanese: 鎌倉時代後期に為家の3人の子が家領の相続をめぐって争い、嫡流の御子左家(二条家ともいう)（二条派）、庶流の京極家（京極派）、冷泉家（冷泉派）に分かれた。
English: The Nijo and Kyogoku families perished by the Nanbokucho Period and the Reizei family (the Kami-Reizei and Shimo-Reizei families) alone has remained to this day.
Japanese: 二条家・京極家の家系は南北朝時代(日本)までに断絶し、冷泉家（上冷泉家・下冷泉家）のみが残っている。
English: Kanetomo YOSHIDA (1435 to March 28, 1511) was a Shintoist during the mid-Muromachi period to Sengoku period (Period of Warring States).
Japanese: 吉田兼倶（よしだかねとも、永享7年（1435年）－永正8年2月19日(旧暦)（1511年3月18日））は、室町時代中期から戦国時代(日本)にかけての神道家。
English: Kanetomo served as Jingi taifu (Senior Assistant Head of the Department of Shinto) and inherited his family's business and scholastic tradition, but later organized the Shinto tradition of his family into a system and wrote 'Shinmei Sangen Godaiden Shinmyo Kyo' (Theory of Shintoism), laying the foundation of Unitarian Shintoism.
Japanese: 初め神祇大副をつとめ、卜部家の家職・家学を継承していたが、次第に家学・神道説を整理し、「神明三元五大伝神妙経」を著して唯一神道の基礎を築いた。
English: He continued his study on the Age of Gods section of the 'Nihon Shoki' (Chronicle of Japan) and 'Nakatomi Harae' (Nakatomi Purification Ritual), giving lectures to Emperor Gotsuchimikado as well as high court nobles.
Japanese: その後も神道説の中心となる「日本書紀」神代巻と「中臣祓（なかとみはらえ）」について研鑚を重ね、後土御門天皇に進講したのをはじめ、公家たちにも講義を行った。
English: In 1484, he had Daigengu (a Shinto chapel) built in his residence in order to worship gods of various places across Japan.
Japanese: 1484年（文明(日本)18年）邸内に斎所として大元宮を創建して、日本各地の神を祭った。
English: He wrote 'Yuiitsu Shinto Myoho Yoshu' (Compendium of the Doctrines of Unitarian Shintoism) and 'Shinto Taii' (Gist of Shinto), introductory and fundamental textbooks on Unitarian Shintoism, and established close connections with the Imperial Court and the shogunate government to be given the authority to govern shrines across Japan and determine the ranks and positions of Shinto priests.
Japanese: 唯一神道の入門書であり、また根本経典でもある「唯一神道名法要集」「神道大意」を著し、また朝廷・幕府に取り入り勢力を拡大し、全国の神社を支配、神位・神職の位階を授与する建言を獲得した。
English: He was buried in the precincts of Yoshida-sha Shrine (currently, Yoshida-jinja Shrine) and is worshiped as the Dragon God.
Japanese: 死後吉田社（現在の吉田神社）の境内に葬られ、神龍大明神として祀られている。
English: Kanehiro YOSHIDA (1348 to 1402) was a priest of Yoshida-jinja Shrine and court official who was in charge of matters related to Shinto rituals during the period of the Northern and Southern Courts.
Japanese: 吉田兼熈（よしだかねひろ、1348年－1402年）は、南北朝時代(日本)の神祇をつかさどる官人、吉田神社社務。
English: In 1375, he was awarded the title of Ason (second highest title given to ancient Japanese court noble families) instead of the hereditary Sukune (second highest title).
Japanese: 1375年（永和元年・天授元年）それまでの宿禰を改め朝臣の姓を賜った。
English: In 1378, when Yoshimitsu ASHIKAGA, the third shogun of the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), moved his residence to Muromachi-tei, Kanehiro changed his family name from Muromachi to Yoshida in order to avoid using the same name as the residence of the shogun.
Japanese: 1378年（永和4年・天授4年）室町幕府3代将軍足利義満が室町第に移ったことから、それまで名乗っていた室町をはばかって、社務を務める吉田を家名とした。
English: In 1386, he was awarded the rank of Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank), a higher rank than that traditionally awarded to his ancestors, and was given a position as a high court official.
Japanese: 1386年（至徳3年・元中3年）それまでの父祖の官位の例を超えて従三位に叙され、公卿に列せられた。
English: In 1392, he conducted negotiations aimed at unifying the Northern and Southern Courts.
Japanese: 1392年（明徳3年・元中9年）には南北朝合一に向けての交渉にあたった。
English: Enen (date of birth unknown - 1040) was a Buddhist monk cum painter in the mid-Heian period.
Japanese: 延円（えんえん、?－長久元年（1040年））は、平安時代中期の僧、絵師。
English: Because he resided at Anrakuritsuin in Hieizan (Mt. Hiei) Iimuro together with his father, he was also called Iimuro Ajari (a master of Esoteric Buddhism).
Japanese: 父とともに比叡山飯室の安楽律院に住したことから飯室阿闍梨とも称される。
English: As he excelled in Yamato-e painting (traditional Japanese-style painting), including Buddhist painting, he was described as Eajari no kimi (Ajari who excels in painting) in "Okagami" (a history book compiled in the Heian period).
Japanese: 仏画を中心とした大和絵に優れ、「大鏡」の中では絵阿闍梨の君と記されている。
English: On the occasion of the Emperor Goichijo's Imperial visit to Kayanoin in 1024, he drew a painting on the folding screen that was set behind the Emperor's seat
Japanese: 1024年（万寿元年）後一条天皇の高陽院行幸の際に御座の絵屏風を制作した。
English: As he also excelled in landscape gardening, and was in charge of the arrangement of garden rocks when Kayanoin was renovated in 1021.
Japanese: 造園術にも秀で、1021年（治安(元号)元年）高陽院を修造する際には庭園の庭石の配置を担当している。
English: Although none of his works still exist, a copy of Enen's nidoshi (two children) exists today as a part of the drawing of Fudomyoo owned by Daigo-ji Temple.
Japanese: 遺作は残されていないが、醍醐寺所蔵の不動明王図像の中に延円筆二童子の写しが伝わっている。
English: Mother of Jojin Ajari (988 - year of her death is not clear) was a female waka poet in the mid-Heian period.
Japanese: 成尋阿闍梨母（じょうじんあじゃりのはは、永延2年（988年）?－没年不詳）は、平安時代中期の女流歌人。
English: She is generally regarded as a daughter of MINAMOTO no Toshitaka but according to engi (writing about history) of Kyoto Daiun-ji Temple, she is described as a daughter of Tsutsumi Dainagon.
Japanese: 源俊賢の娘とされるが、京都大雲寺の縁起によれば、堤大納言の娘とされる。
English: "Jojin Ajari no haha no shu" (A collection of waka poems by mother of Jojin Ajari), her personal anthology of waka poems, is famous as one that was composed of a mother's feelings when her son Jojin departed for China (Sung (dynasty)).
Japanese: 家集「成尋阿闍梨母集」は、中国（宋(王朝)）へ渡る子の成尋を思う母親の心情を詠んだものとして有名である。
English: As this anthology is something like a diary and ended in May, 1073, it is assumed that she died after that time.
Japanese: この歌集は日記的なもので、1073年（延久5年）5月で終わっていることから、これ以降に没したとみられている。
English: FUJIWARA no Takafuji (838 to April 18, 900) was a court noble during the early Heian period.
Japanese: 藤原高藤（ふじわらのたかふじ、承和(日本)5年（838年）－昌泰3年3月12日(旧暦)（900年4月18日））は、平安時代前期の公家。
English: In 868, Takafuji was awarded the rank of Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) and remained in this rank for a long time, but in 894 he was awarded the rank of Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank), three ranks higher than his previous rank, following the investiture of his daughter FUJIWARA no Taneko's son (the later Emperor Daigo) as the Crown Prince in 893.
Japanese: 868年（貞観_(日本)10年）従五位下、長らく五位に留まっていたが、893年（寛平5年）娘の藤原胤子の子である醍醐天皇の立太子を受け、894年（寛平6年）に三階級昇進して従三位に叙せられた。
English: In 895, he was appointed as Sangi (Royal Advisor) and was eventually promoted to Dainagon (chief councilor of state), but fell seriously ill in 900.
Japanese: 895年（寛平7年）に参議に任じられ、以後昇進して大納言に至るが、900年（昌泰3年）に危篤となる。
English: Since he was the maternal grandfather of Emperor Daigo, the imperial court considered promoting him to a ministerial position, but all available positions were already occupied at the time, with FUJIWARA no Tokihira serving as Sadaijin (Minister of the Left) and SUGAWARA no Michizane as Udaijin (Minister of the Right) and neither of them fulfilling the requirements to be promoted to Daijo Daijin (Grand Minister of State), making it difficult to leave these ministerial positions vacant.
Japanese: 時の醍醐天皇の外祖父であることから、大臣への昇進が検討されたが、当時左大臣藤原時平と右大臣菅原道真がおり、いずれも太政大臣昇進の資格を満たしてはいなかったために、大臣の席を空席にすることは困難であった。
English: Therefore, the court restored the position of Naidaijin (Minister of the Interior), which had been vacant for more than a century since FUJIWARA no Uona, in order to appoint Takafuji as the minister.
Japanese: そこで藤原魚名以来100年以上途絶えていた内大臣を復置して高藤をこれに任じた。
English: Details about his appointment are found in stories such as "Takafuji no Naidaijin no Katari" (Story of Takafuji, the Minister of the Interior) in the Konjaku Monogatari (Tales of Times Now Past).
Japanese: なお、このいきさつは今昔物語『高藤の内大臣の語』などに記されている。
English: Taneie KONOE (1503 to August 5, 1566) was a court noble who served as Kanpaku (Chief Adviser to the Emperor) during the Sengoku period (Period of Warring States).
Japanese: 近衛稙家（このえたねいえ、文亀3年（1503年）-永禄9年7月10日(旧暦)（1566年7月26日））は、戦国時代(日本)の公家・関白。
English: His sister, Keijuin, was the officially recognized wife of Yoshiharu ASHIKAGA, the 12th shogun of the Muromachi bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun), and gave birth to Yoshiteru ASHIKAGA, the 13th shogun, and Yoshiaki ASHIKAGA, the 15th shogun.
Japanese: 妹の慶寿院は室町幕府第12代将軍足利義晴室として室町幕府第13代将軍足利義輝・第15代将軍足利義昭兄弟を生んだ。
English: His children included Sakihisa KONOE, who served as Daijo Daijin (Grand Minister of State), a daughter (Yoshiteru ASHIKAGA's wife) and another daughter (Yoshikage ASAKURA's concubine).
Japanese: 子に関白太政大臣近衛前久、娘（足利義輝室）、娘（朝倉義景側室）、他。
English: Masamoto KUJO (June 21, 1445 - May 15, 1516) was a Kuge (court noble) and Kanpaku (chief adviser to the Emperor) from the end of the Muromachi period to the beginning of the Sengoku period (Period of Warring States).
Japanese: 九条政基（くじょうまさもと、文安2年5月7日(旧暦)（1445年6月12日）-永正13年4月4日(旧暦)（1516年5月5日））は、室町時代末期から戦国時代(日本)初期の公家・関白。
English: In 1459 he celebrated his attainment of adulthood at the age of 15 and entered government service as Jushiinoge (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) Konoefu (Inner Palace Guards).
Japanese: 長禄3年（1459年）に15歳で元服し、従四位下近衛府として出仕する。
English: At the New Year in 1460 of the following year, he became Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) non-Councilor, raised to the rank of Court noble and was appointed Gon Chunagon (a provisional vice-councilor of state) in June of the same year.
Japanese: 翌年の寛正元年（1460年）正月、従三位非参議となり公卿に列し、同年6月権中納言に任ぜられる。
English: In 1468 he became Shonii (Senior Second Rank) Minister of the Right at the age of 24, Minister of the Left in 1475, and Juichii (Junior First Rank) Kanpaku, Toshi choja (chief adviser to the Emperor, head of the Fujiwara clan) at the age of 32 in 1476.
Japanese: 応仁2年（1468年）24歳で正二位右大臣となり、文明(日本)7年（1475年）左大臣になり、同8年に32歳で従一位関白藤氏長者となる。
English: In 1479 at the age of 35 he resigned Kanpaku, Uji no choja (common clan chieftain) and gave up all government posts, and in 1582 he yielded the headship to his son Hisatsune.
Japanese: 同11年、35歳で関白氏長者を辞職して散官となり、同14年には息子の尚経に家督を譲った。
English: When the Onin War broke out in 1467, Masamoto who was in center of the Kuge society unexpectedly became a living witness to the fall of the Kuge class following the war.
Japanese: 応仁元年（1467年）の応仁の乱勃発時に公家社会の中枢にいた政基は、期せずしてその後の公家階級の没落の生き証人の一人となった。
English: During the War, he evacuated to Sakamoto (Otsu-city), and got Arikazu KARAHASHI who was his clerk (Keishi (household superintendent)) and cousin on his mother's side to cover 200 hiki for official matters, but in 1470, as a condition for being forgiven his debt, he ended up handing over Arikazu the nengu (land tax) of Iriyamada-mura, Hineno-sho from the little remaining territory he had until the generation of his son Hisatsune.
Japanese: 乱中は坂本(大津市)に避難していたが、公事用途200貫文を執事（家司）であり母方の従兄弟でもある唐橋在数に立て替えてもらい、その借銭の棒引きの条件として、文明4年、残り少ない家領のなかから日根野荘入山田村年貢を息子尚経の代まで在数に引き渡す羽目になった。
English: The conflict between Masamoto and Arikazu lasted long afterwards, because the economy of the Kujo family was in a state of collapse, and eventually at New Year in 1496 Masamoto and his son Hisatsune killed Arikazu at their own house.
Japanese: 政基と在数の対立は、九条家経済が破綻状態だっただけに以後も長く続き、ついに明応5年（1496年）正月、政基・尚経父子は自邸において在数を殺害した。
English: Just after the incident, Masamoto wrote about the disloyality and negligence of Arikazu to Munetsuna MATSUNOKI,Tadatomi SHIRAKAWA, Saneatsu TOKUDAIJI, Nobutane NAKANOMIKADO, and he tried to defend himself.
Japanese: 事件直後政基は、在数の不義怠慢の有様を松木宗綱・白川忠富王・徳大寺実淳・中御門宣胤らに書簡で伝え、自らの立場の弁明に努めた。
English: The court noble society was also at a loss over how to cope with this unusual incident, but it ended up adopting the opinion of Daijo-daijin (Grand minister of state) Fuyuyoshi ICHIJO, deciding that Masamoto and his son would be dismissed by the Emperor and their attendance at court would be stopped.
Japanese: 公家社会もこの異常な事件の対応に苦慮したが、結局は太政大臣一条冬良の意見を採用し、政基父子を勅勘処分として出仕を停止することに決定した。
English: In January 1499 this dismissal of Masamoto and Hisatsune by the Emperor led Masatomo to become a monk, during March in 1501 and December in 1504 he went to his territory Iriyamada-mura, Hineno-sho and controled shoen (manor in medieval Japan).
Japanese: 明応7年12月、政基は尚経とともに勅勘が解かれたのを契機に剃髪し、文亀元年（1501年）3月から永正元年（1504年）12月の間、守護方に横領されつつあった家領和泉国日根野荘に下り、荘園支配に従事した。
English: The record "Masamoto Ko Tabi Hikitsuke" (the diary of Masamoto KUJO) about his direct rule written at that time is a precious historical source in order to know how a rural region was like in those days.
Japanese: そのとき記した直接支配した際の記録『政基公旅引付』は当時の地方の様子を知る貴重な史料である。
English: In November 1505 he headed down to Ojio-sho in Yamashiro Province, but at this time a hikannin (low-level bureaucrat) of the Kujo family who had come for the night shift was killed by provincial forces.
Japanese: 永正2年10月には山城国小塩荘にも下向しているが、この時には宿直に来た九条家被官人が国方勢のために殺害される有様だった。
English: FUNYA no Miyatamaro (year of his birth and death is not clear) was a government official in the early Heian period.
Japanese: 文室宮田麻呂（ふんやのみやたまろ、生没年不詳）は、平安時代初期の官人。
English: He was conferred Jugoinojo (Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade) in 839 and appointed to Chikuzen no kami (the governor of Chikuzen Province) in 840, but was removed from the post in 842.
Japanese: 839年（承和6年）に従五位上に叙せられ、840年（承和7年）に筑前守に任じられたが、842年（承和9年）には解任されていた。
English: In the meantime, he tried to obtain the products of Tang by presenting ashiginu (a kind of silk cloth) to JANG Bogo, a merchant of Silla, but failed due to the death of Jang.
Japanese: この間、新羅の商人張宝高（ちょうほうこう）に絁（あしぎぬ）を贈って唐の物産を得ようとしたが、張の死により失敗した。
English: In 843 when he was Sani (a courtier without position) Jugoinojo (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade), he was accused of rebellion and banished to Izu Province.
Japanese: 843年（承和10年）散位従五位上のとき謀反の罪により伊豆国へ配流となった。
English: However, he proved to be innocent later and a memorial service for him was held at Shinsenen in 863.
Japanese: しかしながら、その後無実であることがわかり、863年（貞観5年）に神泉苑の御霊会で慰霊されている。
English: In the same year, 10 blocks of houses, 14.87 hectare land and 34.71 hectare paddy field owned by him in Omi Province were donated to Jogan-ji Temple by Imperial order.
Japanese: 同じ年、近江国に所有していた家10区、土地15町、水田35町が貞観寺に勅により施入された。
English: Chujin (1065 - November 25, 1138) was a Buddhist monk of Tendai Sect in the late Heian period.
Japanese: 忠尋（ちゅうじん、治暦元年（1065年）-保延4年10月14日(旧暦)（1138年11月18日））は、平安時代後期の天台宗の僧。
English: He founded satobo (a small village temple) called Juraku-in Temple at Higashiyama Otani in 1115 and was appointed to Gon-Risshi (a high-ranking post of priest) in 1118, Tendai Zasu (head priest of Mt. Hiei) in 1130 and Daisojo (head priest of the sect) in 1137.
Japanese: 1115年（永久(元号)3年）里坊として東山大谷に十楽院を開創し、1118年（元永元年）に権律師、1130年（大治5年）に天台座主、1137年（保延3年）に大僧正に任じられた。
English: Motonobu TAKEDA (1455-January 10, 1522) was the fifth head of the Wakasa-Takeda clan of the Takeda clan.
Japanese: 武田元信（たけだもとのぶ　康正元年（1455年）－大永元年12月3日(旧暦)（1521年12月31日））は武田氏若狭武田氏の第5代当主。
English: Being a warrior, he was an eminent person of culture with seasoned knowledge of aristocratic culture such as Ise Monogatari (The Tales of Ise) and Waka poetry.
Japanese: 武人でありながら、伊勢物語や和歌などの貴族文化に精通した、当時第一級の文化人。
English: His name Motonobu (元信) is granting subordinates the use of a character from the superior's real name and is consisted of 'Moto' ('元') from Katsumoto HOSOKAWA and 'Shin' ('信') from the Takeda clan.
Japanese: 名前の元信は、管領家の通字の偏諱であり、細川勝元の「元」と武田家の通字「信」から成る。
English: Taking on the Eastern Camp during the Onin War, he was later named Shugo in the Tango Province and ordered to conquer the Isshiki clan of the Western Camp, but the fighting did not go well and he was often attacked in Wakasa.
Japanese: 応仁の乱で東軍に組し、のちに丹後国の守護にも任命され西軍の一色氏の征伐を命ぜられたが苦戦し、逆に若狭に攻め込まれることも多かった。
English: Motomobu was the second oldest son, but he was considered to be his father Kuninobu's successor because his older brother Nobuchika TAKEDA died early.
Japanese: 元信は次男だったが、兄の武田信親が早世したため、父の国信により後継者とされた。
English: Motonobu encountered the Coup of Meio soon after his family inheritance, but after this he deepened the ties with the Hosokawa-keicho family and helped to bring the Wakasa Takeda family to prosperity.
Japanese: 元信は家督継承してまもなく明応の政変に遭遇するが、それ以降も細川京兆家とのつながりを更に深め、若狭武田家を大繁栄させた。
English: However, the confrontation with the Isshiki clan which was his arch rival in the Tango Province kept going back and forth, and he finally attacked the Isshiki clan being reinforcemed by the Asakura clan in the Echizen Province during the invasion of Wakasa by the Isshiki clan.
Japanese: しかし、宿敵である丹後国一色氏との対立は一進一退の状況が続き、一色氏の若狭侵攻の際には越前国朝倉氏の援軍により、ようやくこれを撃退している。
English: Moreover, his rule was unstable due to peasant uprisings which took place in his territory.
Japanese: また、領内で起きた土一揆などにも苦しめられなど、その体制は必ずしも磐石ではなかった。
English: On November 13, 1521 Motonobu presented 5000 hiki in renovation costs for the north gate of Kinri (the Imperial Palace), and in recognition of his service on 1st of December he was unusually promoted to Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) as Shugodaimyo (after his retirement).
Japanese: 大永元年（1521年）10月4日、元信は禁裏御所北門の修理費5000疋を朝廷に献上し、その功労により同月22日に守護大名（隠居後）としては異例の従三位に昇叙した。
English: He was well versed in Waka and ancient practices and customs, and contributed greatly to the revival of art and culture which had declined during conflict and war.
Japanese: 和歌や故実などの公家文化に通じ、戦乱により衰退していた芸能文化面の再興に大きく貢献した。
English: It is known that he had close contacts with the vassals of the Awaya clan and Sanetaka SANJONISHI, a man of rank in Kyoto.
Japanese: 家臣の粟屋氏ともども、京都の貴紳三条西実隆との親密な交流が知られる。
English: In the "Sanetaka Koki" (Sanetaka's Diary), designated a national important cultural property, it is written that Motonobu was in possession of a copy of the "Ise Monogatari" (The Tales of Ise) written by FUJIWARA no Sadaie himself.
Japanese: 国の重要文化財に指定された『実隆公記』には、元信が藤原定家自筆の『伊勢物語』を所持していたことが記されている。
English: Mitsunobu KANO (1565-July 15, 1608) was a painter of the Kano school during the Azuchi-Momoyama period.
Japanese: 狩野光信（かのうみつのぶ、永禄8年（1565年）－慶長13年6月4日(旧暦)（1608年7月15日））は、安土桃山時代の狩野派の絵師。
English: First he served Nobunaga ODA and painted a wall at Azuchi-jo Castle with his father Eitoku, and later served Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI.
Japanese: はじめ織田信長に仕え、父永徳とともに安土城の障壁画を描き、その後豊臣秀吉に仕えた。
English: After his father Eitoku died in 1590, he became the leader of the Kano school, and created wall paintings at the Nagoya-jo Castle in Higo Province and the house of Hidetada TOKUGAWA.
Japanese: 1590年（天正18年）に父永徳が没した後、狩野派の指導者となり、肥後国名護屋城や徳川秀忠の邸宅などの障壁画を作成している。
English: Breaking away from the style of splendid and big paintings of the Azuchi-Momoyama period, he brought in Yamato-e painting (a traditional Japanese style painting of the late Heian and Kamakura periods dealing with Japanese themes), and created compositions with natural depth and delicately defined trees and golden clouds.
Japanese: 父永徳が推し進めた安土桃山時代の豪壮な大きな画図の様式から脱却し、中世の大和絵を取り入れながら、自然な奥行きのある構成や繊細な形姿の樹木・金雲などを生み出した。
English: There are many disciples who succeeded Mitsunobu's painting style, which had a great influence on the Kano school subsequently.
Japanese: 光信の画風を継承する門人も多く、光信の画風はその後の狩野派に大きな影響を残した。
English: Senko IKENOBO was an expert in the rikka (standing flowers) style from the Azuchi-Momoyama period to the middle of the Edo period.
Japanese: 池坊専好（いけのぼうせんこう）は、安土桃山時代から江戸時代中期にかけての立花師。
English: The first Senko IKENOBO introduced the teaching of Confucianism into the compositional theory of rikka style and brought revolutionary changes to the previous rikka style.
Japanese: 1世池坊専好は、立花の構成理論に儒学の教えを取り入れ、それまでの立花に画期的な変化をもたらした。
English: The Hyakuheika-kai, a flower display which was held at the Daiun-in Temple in Kyoto in 1599 was highly praised.
Japanese: 1599年（慶長4年）に京都の大雲院(京都市)で催した百瓶華会（ひゃくへいかかい）は絶賛された。
English: The second Senko IKENOBO was called by the Emperor Gomizunoo and taught him the rikka style, and became the judge of rikka ceremonies held at the palace and was given the title of Hokkyo (A title of honor that is given to Buddhist sculptors, painters, poets, etc).
Japanese: 2世池坊専好は後水尾天皇に召し出されて立花を指導し、宮中における立花会の判者にもなっており、法橋に叙された。
English: In 1988 as the next master of IKENOBO Yuki IKENOBO assumed the name of Senko IKENOBO.
Japanese: 1988年（昭和63年）、池坊次期家元として池坊由紀が池坊専好を襲名。
English: Norizane KUJO (1211-April 24, 1235) was a Court noble during the middle of the Kamakura period.
Japanese: 九条教実（くじょうのりざね、建暦元年（1211年）－文暦2年3月28日(旧暦)（1235年4月23日））は、鎌倉時代中期の公卿。
English: His younger brothers were Yoshizane NIJO who was the founder of the NIJO family, Sekke Shogun (Shogun from a regent family), and Sanetsune ICHIJO who was the founder of the ICHIJO family.
Japanese: 弟に二条家の祖二条良実・摂家将軍藤原頼経・一条家の祖一条実経がいる。
English: When the third shogun MINAMOTO no Sanetomo was assassinated in 1219 and the blood line of the MINAMOTO family died out, he was seen as a candidate for shogun because his parents were on MINAMOTO no Sanetomo's mother's side, but he established the Kujo family because his younger brother Yoritsune became shogun.
Japanese: 1219年（承久元年）3代将軍の源実朝が暗殺され源家の血統が絶えた時、父母が源頼朝の外戚だったことから将軍に擬せられた時期もあったが、弟の頼経が将軍になったことから九条家を興した。
English: In 1227 he became Udaijin (Minister of the Right) and in 1231 Sadaijin (Minister of the Left), in the same year he inherited Kanpaku, Ujichoja (chief adviser to the Emperor, chieftain of the family) from his father, but the real power was wielded by his father Michiie.
Japanese: 1227年（安貞元年）右大臣、1231年（寛喜3年）左大臣となり、同じ年父から関白・氏長者を譲られたが、実権は父道家に握られていた。
English: After that, on September in 1233, Empress Sonshi KUJO died, and on August in the following year Emperor Gohorikawa (father of Emperor Shijo) died as well, which was considered to be due to the grudge of Emperor Gotoba who was the uncle of the Retired Emperor Gohorikawa according to rumors.
Japanese: その後、1233年（天福(日本)元年）9月に中宮九条竴子が亡くなり、翌1234年（天福2年）8月には後堀河天皇（四条天皇の父）が相次いで亡くなり、これは後堀河上皇の伯父後鳥羽天皇の怨念によるものだと噂された。
English: For this reason, he consulted with the bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) in 1235 so that Cloistered Emperor Gotoba, who had been exiled to Oki Province, could come back to the capital Kyoto, but this ended up in failure and he died in March in the same year.
Japanese: このため1235年（文暦2年）隠岐国に配流となった後鳥羽法皇の帰洛を幕府に諮ったが失敗に終わり、同年3月に没した。
English: On April 28, 1217, he celebrated his attainment of manhood, was promoted to Shogoinoge (Senior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) and made jiju (a chamberlain).
Japanese: 1217年（建保5）4月28日、元服し、正五位下に叙し、侍従に任官。
English: On January 5, 1219 he was promoted Shoshiinoge (Senior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) and retained his positions as Ukone no shosho and Assistant Governor of Omi Province.
Japanese: 1219年（建保7）1月5日、正四位下に昇叙し、右近衛少将と近江介如元。
English: On January 24, 1222 he was transferred to Gon Chunagon (provisional vice-councilor of state) and also acted as Ukone no shosho.
Japanese: 1222年（承久4）1月24日、権中納言に転任し、右近衛中将を兼任。
English: On December 22, 1222 he was promoted to Shonii (Senior Second Rank) and retained his positions as Gon Chunagon and Ukone no shosho.
Japanese: 改元して貞応元年12月22日、正二位に昇叙し、権中納言と右近衛中将如元。
English: On December 17, 1224 he also became Sakone no daisho (Major Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) and left the post of Ukone no shosho.
Japanese: 1224年（元仁元）12月17日、左近衛大将を兼任し、右近衛中将を去る。
English: Shucho SEISETSU (1745 - August 6, 1820) was a Buddhist monk of Rinzai Sect cum waka poet in the mid-late Edo period.
Japanese: 誠拙周樗（せいせつしゅうちょ、延享2年（1745年）－文政3年6月28日(旧暦)（1820年8月6日））江戸時代中期から後期にかけての臨済宗の僧・歌人。
English: He studied under Shucho HIGASHIYAMA of Butsunichi-an, Engaku-ji Temple, Kamakura, succeeded Shucho HIGASHIYAMA's teachings and became zendo shuso (a leader of Buddhist monks engaged in the ascetic practices of Zen Sect) of Engaku-ji Temple in 1783.
Japanese: 鎌倉円覚寺仏日庵の東山周朝に師事してその法を継ぎ、1783年（天明3年）円覚寺前堂首座に就任した。