nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: The position of Gon Chunagon (a provisional vice-councilor of state) itself was low status and it could not be expected to directly connect to sessho or kanpaku (regent), but Yoshichika became a promising candidate for the next daijin or kanpaku, because of a precedent whereby FUJIWARA no Kanemichi (younger brother of Yoshichika's father, Koretada) was promoted from gon-chunagon to nairan naidaijin (minister of the center in the imperial palace) as an uncle of the emperor.
Japanese: 権中納言の官位自体は公卿の中では低く直ちに摂政関白に至る地位ではないものの、かつては藤原兼通（父・伊尹の弟）が天皇の伯父の資格で権中納言から一気に内覧内大臣に昇進してそのまま関白に就任した例もあり、義懐もまた次の大臣・関白の有力候補の一人になったのである。
English: However, innovative policies such as promulgation of a new system including shoen seiri rei (Manor Regulation Acts) and vitalization of currency circulation that were promoted mainly by the emperor, Yoshichika and FUJIWARA no Koreshige, who was close to the emperor since the age of his father and a foster brother of the emperor caused conflicts with FUJIWARA no Yoritada, who was the kanpaku, etc.
Japanese: ところが、天皇と義懐、そして父の代からの側近で天皇の乳兄弟でもある藤原惟成が中心となって推進した荘園整理令などの新制の発布、貨幣流通の活性化など、革新的な政策は関白の藤原頼忠らとの確執を招いた。
English: In addition, FUJIWARA no Kaneie, who was the maternal grandfather of the Crown Prince, Emperor Ichijo, and the udaijin, wanted early abdication of the Emperor Kazan and demonstrated confrontation stance against the Emperor Kazan and Yoshichika.
Japanese: さらに皇太子一条天皇の外祖父である右大臣藤原兼家も花山天皇の早期退位を願って、天皇や義懐と対決の姿勢を示した。
English: Under the circumstances, politics came to a standstill as the Imperial Palace experienced a three-sided conflict between Yoshichika, Yoritada and Kaneie.
Japanese: そのため、宮中は義懐・頼忠・兼家の三つ巴の対立の様相を呈して政治そのものが停滞するようになっていった。
English: The Emperor was charmed by FUJIWARA no Shishi, who was a daughter of FUJIWARA no Tamemitsu, wanted to have Shishi as his nyogo.
Japanese: 藤原為光の娘藤原忯子（忯はりっしんべんに氏）に心動かされた天皇は、忯子を女御にする事を望んだ。
English: Luckily or unluckily, Yoshichika's lawful wife was a real elder system of Shishi and the Emperor immediately ordered Yoshichika to persuade the father-in-law, Tamemitsu.
Japanese: しかも、幸か不幸か義懐の正室は忯子の実の姉であり、天皇は直ちに義懐に義父・為光の説得を命じた。
English: However, excessive attention given by the Emperor placed on enormous stress on Shishi resulting in death by illness.
Japanese: だが、天皇の寵愛のし過ぎが忯子に無理を強いて結果的には病死させてしまうのである。
English: The Emperor, who was shocked with this, began to say that he wanted to become a priest to mourn Shishi.
Japanese: これにショックを受けた天皇は出家して忯子の供養をしたいと言い始めた。
English: Yoshichika looked through judging from the Emperor's innate character that the Emperor's wish to become a priest was just temporary one and, together with Koreshige and Yoritada, who was the kanpaku, convinced the Emperor to change his mind.
Japanese: 義懐は天皇の生来の気質から、出家願望が一時的なものであると見抜き、惟成や更に関白頼忠も加わって天皇に翻意を促した。
English: On the fatal day, August 6, 986, however, the Emperor Kazan left the Imperial Court at midnight at the urge of FUJIWARA no Michikane.
Japanese: だが、運命の日―寛和2年（986年）6月23日(旧暦)、花山天皇は深夜藤原道兼に促されて宮中を後にする。
English: Later, the Three Sacred Treasures of the Imperial Family were carried to the Crown Prince by FUJIRWARA no Michitsuna, who was a younger brother from another mother of Michikane.
Japanese: その後三種の神器がその異母弟藤原道綱らの手により皇太子のもとに運ばれた。
English: When Yoshichika found the Emperor in Gankei-ji Temple (Kazan-ji Temple), however, the Emperor had become a priest.
Japanese: だが、義懐が元慶寺（花山寺）にて天皇を発見した時には天皇は既に出家を済ませていたのである。
English: Knowing that he was politically defeated, Yoshichika, together with Koreshige, became priests on the spot.
Japanese: 自分達の政治的敗北を悟った義懐は惟成とともにその場で出家してしまった。
English: Contrary to the Cloistered Emperor with whom it was passed down that he was with woman only after several years, Yoshichika spent almost all of his remaining life training in Buddhism after becoming a priest, while keeping in contact with old friends including FUJIWARA no Michinaga.
Japanese: 出家後、僅か数年で違う女性に手を出したと言われる花山法皇とは対照的に、藤原道長ら旧知の人達との交流は残しながらもその残り人生のほとんどを仏門の修行に費やした。
English: Hearing about his death, reportedly, people talked among them saying 'Yoshichika must have died an easy death.'
Japanese: その死を聞いた人々は「義懐は極楽往生を遂げたに違いない」と語り合ったと言われている。
English: In July 1183, when MINAMOTO no Yoshinaka entered into Kyoto chasing Ise Heishi (Taira clan from Ise), he visited Yosinaka several times as an errand of the Cloistered Emperor.
Japanese: 寿永2年（1183年）7月に源義仲が伊勢平氏を追い入京すると、法皇の使いとして幾度か義仲を訪れている。
English: In "Heike Monogatari" (The Tale of the Heike), it is described that, when Tomoyasu required Yoshinaka to suppress riotous behaviors by soldiers, he was bewildered by Yoshinaka's question, 'Is the reason why you are called as Tsuzumi no Hogan that you have been hit or tapped by many person?' and he suggested the Cloistered Emperor to subjugate Yoshinaka.
Japanese: 『平家物語』では兵の乱暴狼藉を鎮めるよう求めたところ、義仲から「和殿が鼓判官といふは、万（よろず）の人に打たれたか、張られたか」と尋ねられて面食らい、法皇に義仲討伐を進言したとされる。
English: The Cloistered Emperor's side required Yoshinaka to go out of Kyoto and notified that they would issue a senge (imperial proclamation) if this senge was not honored.
Japanese: 法皇方は義仲に洛外退去を要求し、応じねば追討の宣旨を下すと通告した。
English: On January 10, 1184, Yoshinaka became angry and attacked Hojuji-dono Palace and Tomoyasu, who took command of a defensive battle, and suffered a crushing defeat.
Japanese: 怒った義仲は寿永2年（1183年）11月19日、法住寺殿を攻撃、知康が防戦の指揮を取るが、さんざんに敗れた。
English: In 1185, he was reappointed to the kebiishi and approached Yoshitsune who was in Kyoto.
Japanese: 元暦2年（1185年）、検非違使に復官、在京していた源義経に接近する。
English: After the fall of Taira family, when MINAMOTO no Yoritomo and Yoshitsune fell out with each other and Yoshitsune was exiled from the capital, Tomoyasu was dismissed again.
Japanese: 平家滅亡後に、源頼朝と義経が不和になり、義経が都落ちすると、知康は再び解官されてしまう。
English: In 1203, when Yoriie was exiled and confined in Shuzen-ji Temple in Izu Province, Tomoyasu came back to Kyoto.
Japanese: 建仁3年（1203年）、頼家が追放され伊豆国修善寺に幽閉されると、知康は帰洛した。
English: ARIWARA no Yukihira (818 - September 6, 893) was a Japanese poet and a court noble who lived in the Heian period.
Japanese: 在原行平（ありわらのゆきひら、弘仁9年（818年）-寛平5年7月19日(旧暦)（893年9月6日））は平安時代の日本の歌人、公家。
English: His mother was not known; there is a view that his mother was the Imperial Princess Itonai (Narihira's mother), who was a daughter of the Emperor Kanmu, but, judging from his year of birth, it cannot be the historical fact.
Japanese: 母は不明、桓武天皇皇女伊都内親王（業平の母）説もあるが、生年から考えるに史実ではない。
English: Among the sons of the Imperial Prince Abo who died suddenly after the Jowa Incident, and as a government official at that time, he was promoted rather favorably as he brought his ability for civil administration into full play.
Japanese: 承和の変後急死した阿保親王の子息のうち、また当時の官吏としては、比較的順調な昇進ぶりを示し、特に民政に才を発揮した。
English: In the Emperor Montoku's era, by jimoku (ceremony to appoint officials) in January 855, he was promoted to Jushiige (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) and he assumed the position of Inaba no kuni no kami (the governor of Inaba Province).
Japanese: 文徳天皇の代に855年正月の除目により従四位下に進むと同時に因幡国守を拝任。
English: The reasons for his confinement are not known (The Noh chant "Matsukaze" recorded the legend that he loved women divers, Matsukaze and Murasame, who were sisters, when he was exiled to Suma.).
Japanese: 蟄居の理由などの詳細は不明である（須磨に流されていたとき、松風、村雨という姉妹の海女を愛したという伝説が謡曲『松風(能)』などに伝えられている）。
English: It is also recorded that he made suma-goto, which is single-string zither, with blocks of wood that had drifted ashore in order to distract himself from his loneliness during his stay in Suma.
Japanese: また須磨滞在時に寂しさを紛らわすために浜辺に流れ着いた木片から一弦琴、須磨琴を製作したとも伝えられている。
English: As a poet, eleven waka of Yukihira were chosen for "Kokin Wakashu" and other collections and he held Minbukyo Yukihira utaawase (waka-matching) (Zai Minbukyo-ke utaawase) in the middle of 880s
Japanese: 歌人としては古今和歌集ほかに合計11首入集し、また民部卿行平歌合（在民部卿家歌合）を880年代中頃に主催した。
English: Shogakuin occupied a town that was located to the east of Suzaku-oji and the north of Sanjo-oji and was used to provide residences to and educate children who wanted to enter daigakuryo and it was well known together with Kangakuin of the Fujiwara clan.
Japanese: これは朱雀大路東、三条大路の北一町を占め、住居を与えて大学寮を目指す子弟を教育したもので、当時は藤原氏の勧学院と並んで著名であった。
English: On October 5, 872, also assumed the position of Kurodo no To (Dual appointment as the Sangi and the Kurodo no To was a rare case.)
Japanese: 872年（貞観14）8月25日、蔵人頭を兼帯（参議にして蔵人頭を兼帯する珍しい例）。
English: On May 23, 887, resigned from the Chunagon, Minbukyo and Mutsu Dewa Azechi and retired.
Japanese: 887年（仁和3）4月23日、中納言・民部卿・陸奥出羽按察使を辞任し、致仕。
English: Ise (around 872 - 938) was a Japanese poet who lived in the Heian period.
Japanese: 伊勢（いせ、872年（貞観_(日本)14年）頃-938年（天慶元年）頃）は平安時代の日本の女性歌人。
English: At the beginning, she served FUJIWARA no Onshi, who was a chugu (second consort) of the Emperor Uda and after going around with FUJIWARA no Nakahira and FUJIWARA no Tokihira, she was in the Emperor Uda's favor and gave birth to a Imperial Prince who died young.
Japanese: はじめ宇多天皇の中宮藤原温子に仕え、藤原仲平・藤原時平兄弟と交際の後、宇多天皇の寵愛を受けその皇子を生んだが早世した。
English: She was known for her passionate love poems and her poems were put in "Kokin Wakashu" (Collection of Ancient and Modern Japanese Poetry and one of her waka was put also in "Ogura Hyakunin Isshu"(Ogura Sequence of One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets).
Japanese: 情熱的な恋歌で知られ、古今和歌集などに入集し、小倉百人一首に和歌が取られている。
English: MINAMOTO no Yorihira (years of birth and death not known) was a military commander and official who lived in the middle Heian period.
Japanese: 源頼平（みなもとのよりひら、生没年不詳）は平安時代中期の武将・官人。
English: There is a record that, in 1031, he became a candidate for the betto (chief) of the Shoso-ritsubunsho storage but he refused it ("Shoyuki" (the diary of FUJIWARA no Sanesuke)).
Japanese: 長元4年(1031年)には正倉率分所別当の候補に名が上がるも、これを辞退したとの記録が残っている（『小右記』）。
English: It is said that he became a priest and Fumyo-ji Temple in Takarazuka City, Hyogo Prefecture was established by Yorihira.
Japanese: その後出家したとされ、兵庫県宝塚市の普明寺(宝塚市)は頼平の開山と伝わる。
English: He had children including Yorimori KASHIWABARA, who was Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) and Izu no kuni no kami (the governor of Izu Province), MINAMOTO no Tadasue who was Jugoinojo (Junior Fifth Rank, Upper Grade) and Tosa no kuni no kami (the governor of Tosa Province), MINAMOTO no Yorikaze, Ajari (high-ranked priest) Eiju who was the Gion betto (a religious administrator in charge of priests of Gion Shrine), Yorimasu who was Onjo-ji Temple Hakase and Yoriaki who was the betto of Shitenno-ji Temple.
Japanese: 長男従五位下伊豆国守柏原頼盛、次男従五位上土佐国守源忠季以下源頼風、祇園別当阿闍梨永壽、園城寺博士頼増、四天王寺別当頼昭らの子があった。
English: As for his daughters, three have been identified and they married MINAMOTO no Sukemichi, MINAMOTO no Suenaka and MIINAMOTO no Kiyohara, respectively.
Japanese: また、女子は三名が確認され、源資通、藤原季仲、源清政の室となっている。
English: His descendants called themselves Kashiwabara, Hinokizaka, Koto and so on, no record of significant activity is seen that compares to the line of his three elder brothers.
Japanese: 子孫は柏原氏、檜坂氏、匂当氏などを称すが、三人の兄の家系ほどの活躍は見られない。
English: Tadasue's son, Chujin became the tendai-zasu (the head of Tendai Sect.) and daisojo (the chief priest), and contributed to development of the Tendai Sect.
Japanese: なお忠季の子忠尋は天台座主・大僧正となり、天台宗の発展に功績を挙げている。
English: MINAMOTO no Michichika (1149 - November 14, 1202) was a court noble and statesman who lived in the late Heian period and the early Kamakura period.
Japanese: 源通親（みなもとのみちちか、久安5年（1149年）-建仁2年10月21日(旧暦)（1202年11月7日））は平安時代末期から鎌倉時代初期にかけての公家政治家。
English: Usually, he was called Michichika TSUCHIMIKADO and, in Soto Sect, called "Michichika KOGA."
Japanese: 「土御門通親（つちみかどみちちか）」と呼ばれるのが一般的で、曹洞宗などでは『久我（こが）通親』と呼ばれている。
English: Born as the direct descendant of Mukarami-Genji, Michichika was ranked at Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) in 1158 at the early stage of the Cloister Government by the Emperor Goshirakawa.
Japanese: 村上源氏嫡流に生まれた通親は後白河天皇の院政初期の保元3年（1158年）に従五位下に任じられた。
English: Michichika's younger days corresponded to the golden days of TAIRA no Kiyomori and his family, and Michichika established his relation with the Taira family as a close aide of the Emperor Takakura who was supported by Kiyomori.
Japanese: 通親の青年時代は平清盛とその一門の全盛期にあたり、通親も清盛の支援を受けた高倉天皇の側近として平家と関係を築いた。
English: Michichika became a son-in-law of TAIRA no Norimori, who was a younger brother of Kiyomori, and assumed the position of Kurodo no to (Head Chamberlain) and came to be known as the go-between between the Taira family and the Imperial Court.
Japanese: 清盛の弟である平教盛の婿になった通親は治承3年（1179年）に蔵人頭になって平家と朝廷のパイプ役として知られるようになった。
English: As a result of the confinement of the Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa and the exile of high officials by Kiyomori the following year, Michichika was promoted to Sangi (councillor), and, together with the Taira family, he expressed his approval of disposing Prince Mochihito and transfer of the capital to Fukuhara-kyo and confronted Kanezane KUJO of the Sekkan-ke (the families which produced regents) and his cronies (representative one is FUJIWARA no Teika).
Japanese: 翌年の清盛による後白河法皇幽閉とその後の高官追放の影響を受けて参議に昇進、以仁王の乱追討・福原京遷都ではいずれも平家とともに賛成を唱え、摂関家の九条兼実やその周辺（代表格が藤原定家）と対立している。
English: Not before one month since then, however, the Retired Emperor Takakura and TAIRA no Kiyomori died in succession, and Michichika gradually distanced themselves from the Taira family, officially using an excuse that they were in mourning for the Retired Emperor Takakura.
Japanese: だが、それから一月も経たないうちに高倉上皇、次いで平清盛が亡くなり、通親は上皇の喪中を表向きに次第に平家との距離を取る様になっていった。
English: In July 1183, when the Taira family fled to the west with the Emperor Antoku, Michichika followed the Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa, who took shelter in Mt. Hiei and bid farewell to the Taira family.
Japanese: 寿永2年（1183年）7月、平家が安徳天皇を連れて西国に落ちたときに通親は比叡山に避難した後白河法皇に同行し平家との訣別を表明した。
English: Then, following Yoshinaka KISO's invasion of and subsequent fall in Kyoto, Michichika took FUJIWARA (or TAKAKURA) no Noriko, who was a wet nurse of the new emperor, Emperor Gotoba, who was selected by the Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa, and then FUJIWARA no Ishi as his concubine, who was a elder sister of Moroie MATSUDONO, the former sessho (regent) and a concubine of Yoshinaka KISO.
Japanese: その後、木曾義仲の入京と没落などを経て、後白河法皇が新たに立てた新帝後鳥羽天皇の乳母であった藤原（高倉）範子、続いて前摂政松殿師家の姉で木曾義仲の側室であった藤原伊子を側室に迎えている。
English: He obtained the status of the guardian for the new emperor by this on one hand and, on the other hand, he became responsible for the restoration of the Cloister Government of Goshirakawa, who had been pulled down by the Taira family and Yoshinaka, by establishing his status as a close aide of the Cloistered Emperor and selecting the new gengo (an era name) 'Genryaku.'
Japanese: これによって新帝の後見人の地位を手に入れる一方で、法皇の近臣としての立場を確立し新元号「元暦」選定などで、平家や義仲によって失墜させられた後白河院政の再建を担う事になった。
English: In May 1185, after the Taira family was overthrown by MINAMOTO no Yoshitsune, Yoshitsune confronted his elder brother MINAMOTO no Yoritomo who was in Kamakura.
Japanese: 文治元年（1185年）五月、平家が源義経によって滅ぼされると、義経は鎌倉にいる兄の源頼朝と対立する。
English: Although the Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa issued Yoshitsune an inzen (command from the retired emperor) to 'subdue Yoritomo,' Yoritomo's army entered Kyoto and Yoshitsune fled.
Japanese: 後白河法皇は義経に対して「頼朝追討」の院宣を出したものの、頼朝軍が入京して義経は逃亡してしまった。
English: Based on his military power, Yoritomo succeeded in having his request accepted for Shugo (military governorship of a province) and Jito (estate steward) being placed in each province etc., Kanezane KUJO, who was a Yoritomo's distant relative, was appointed to Sessho (regent), and the Giso-Kugyo system (system in which affairs of state are administered by ten court nobles) were introduced.
Japanese: 頼朝は軍事力を背景に、諸国に守護・地頭を設置する事、自分の遠縁にあたる九条兼実を摂政に任じさせる事、「議奏」公卿制度導入などの要求を認めさせた。
English: Michichika, who wasChunagon (vice-councilor of state), was selected for Giso-Kugyo, but was worried that this reform the stepping stone for 'establishing samurai government.'
Japanese: 中納言であった通親も議奏公卿に選ばれたものの、この改革が「武家政権樹立」への第一歩であることに気付いて憂慮した。
English: Michichika recommended the Cloistered Emperor and succeeded in making such reform nominal, in 1188, he was appointed to the Genji choja (the head of the Minamoto clan) and, the next year, he was promoted to Shonii (Senior Second Rank).
Japanese: 通親は法皇に勧めてこれらの改革を有名無実化させることに成功し、文治4年（1188年）には源氏長者に任じられ、その翌年には正二位となった。
English: In 1190, when Yoritomo wanted to receive the title of Seii taishogun (literally, "great general who subdues the barbarians"), the Cloistered Emperor and Michichika appointed Yoritomo to Ukone no daisho (Major Captain of the Right Division of Inner Palace Guards) and deflected the request.
Japanese: 建久元年（1190年）、頼朝が征夷大将軍を望んだときも法皇と通親は頼朝を右近衛大将に任じてやんわりと要求をかわしている。
English: However, when the Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa died in 1192, he changed his stance quickly and agreed to Kanezane's proposal to appoint Yoritomo to the Seii taishogun to let Yoritomo owe him one.
Japanese: だが、建久3年（1192年）に後白河法皇が崩御すると、一転して兼実が提案した頼朝への征夷大将軍任命に真っ先に賛同して頼朝への「貸し」を作ったのである。
English: After the death of the Cloistered Emperor, he was appointed as guardian of Goshirakawa's daughter, Imperial Princess Kinshi (Giyomonin) and despite being ordered to manage her properties he did not neglect to maintain his political basis.
Japanese: 法皇の死後、彼の娘である覲子内親王（宣陽門院）の後見に任じられてその莫大な財産の管理を命じられて、法皇死後もその政治的基盤の確保は怠る事はなかった。
English: One was Ninshi KUJO, who was a Chugu (second consort of an emperor) and a daughter of Kanezane KUJO and MINAMOTO no Zaishi, who was a Nyogo and a child of previous marriage of FUJIWARA no Noriko (Michichika's concubine) and an adopted daughter of Michichika.
Japanese: 九条兼実の娘である中宮九条任子と通親の側室・藤原範子の連れ子で通親の養女であった女御源在子である。
English: In 1195, when Zaishi gave birth to the Emperor Tsuchimikado, Michichika used this event as momentum to eliminate Kanezane KUJO in cooperation with Motomichi KONOE, who was a political opponent of Kanezane and a trusted vassal of the late Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa.
Japanese: 建久6年（1195年）、在子が土御門天皇（後の土御門天皇）を生むと、この勢いを背景に兼実の政敵である近衛基通や故後白河法皇の近臣達と組んで九条兼実排除に乗り出した。
English: And, having succeeded in making peace with key persons of the Kamakura bakufu (shogunate), such as MINAMOTO no Yoritomo and OE no Hiromoto, Michichika held a Court Council in November 1196 without Kanezane's presence and resolved appointment of Motomichi to the position of Kanpaku (chancellor) and finalized Kanezane's downfall.
Japanese: そして、頼朝や大江広元ら鎌倉幕府要人との和解に成功した通親は、建久7年（1196年）11月に兼実不在のまま朝議を開催して基通の関白任命を決議、兼実の失脚を確定させた。
English: In 1198, the abdication of the Emperor Gotoba and enthronement of the Imperial Prince Tamehito, who was a grandson of Michichika, were realized, and Michichika, who became the maternal grandfather of the new emperor, the Emperor Tsuchimikado concurrently assumed the positions of Dainagon (chief councilor of state) and Innocho Betto (chief administrator of the Retired Emperor's Office).
Japanese: 建久9年（1198年）、後鳥羽天皇の退位と通親の孫である為仁親王の即位が実現して、新帝・土御門天皇の外祖父となった通親は大納言と院庁別当を兼任することになった。
English: People were afraid of Michichika and called him 'Hishogun' or 'Minamoto Hakuroku' ("Hakuroku" was the Chinese name for Kanpaku).
Japanese: 人々は通親を「飛将軍」・「源博陸」（「博陸」は関白の唐名）と呼んで恐れた。
English: It had become customary to put the court into mourning for Yoritomo, who had been a pillar of the state, and postpone personnel change during this time.
Japanese: 本来であれば、国家の柱石たる頼朝のために喪を発して、その期間内は人事異動を延期する慣例になっていた。
English: However he moved to secure the position of Ukone no daisho before the official announcement of Yoritomo's death and, after completing the procedure to appoint MINAMOTO no Yoriie, who was the heir of Yoritomo (and expected to become the next shogun) to Sakone no chujo (Middle Captain of the Left Division of Inner Palace Guards) by recommendation of Ukone no daisho at the same time and while placing the court in mourning.
Japanese: しかし、通親は頼朝死去の正式発表前に自分の右近衛大将就任を繰上で発動して、同時に右近衛大将の推薦という形式で（次期将軍になるであろう）頼朝の嫡男源頼家の左近衛中将任命の手続きを取ってから「頼朝死去」の喪を発するという離れ業を演じた。
English: As the Cloistered Emperor Goshirakawa and MINAMOTO no Yoritomo had already died and Kanezane KUJO was overthrown, the entire Imperial Court, bakufu and In heeded Michichika's opinions and the situation that make people remember the former regency government was created.
Japanese: 後白河法皇・源頼朝は既に亡く、九条兼実も失脚した以上、朝廷・幕府・院――全てが通親の意向を重んじ、かつての摂関政治を髣髴とさせる状況を生み出したのである。
English: Michichika was also good at waka and appointed to a wakadokoro yoryudo (a key member of waka house) and took the initiative in planning new chokusen wakashu (Imperial Anthology of Japanese Poems) which led to the compilation of 'Shin Kokin Waka Shu' (New Collection of Ancients and Modern Poems) (Michichika's waka was taken in many wakashu, collection of Japanese poems.
Japanese: 通親は和歌の才能にも優れ、和歌所寄人にも任じられて後の「新古今和歌集」編纂に通じる新しい勅撰和歌集の計画を主導している（「新古今和歌集」など多くの和歌集に通親の和歌が採用されている。
English: However, FUJIWARA no Sadaie, who was the top waka poet at that time, was personally a close friend to Michitomo HORIKAWA, who was the second son of Michichika and an anthologist, hated Michichika's political behavior and it is said that he Sadaie was extremely angry and called Michichika "the second coming of Dokyo.")
Japanese: だが、当代随一の歌人・藤原定家は個人的には通親の次男で撰者の1人・堀川通具と親しかったが、通親の政治的な振る舞いには激しく憎み「道鏡の再来」と憤っていたと言われている）。
English: On December 14, 1166, promoted to Shogoinoge (Senior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) and retained his position as Jibu no Gon no Taifu.
Japanese: 1166年（仁安(日本)元）11月13日、正五位下に昇叙し、治部権大輔如元。
English: On January 31, 1179, admitted to the court of the Crown Prince (Imperial Prince Tokihito, later the Emperor Antoku).
Japanese: 1178年（治承2）12月15日、東宮（後の安徳天皇である言仁親王）昇殿。
English: On January 28, 1181, promoted to Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) and retained his position as Sangi, Sakonoe no Gon no chujo, Chugu no Gon no suke and Harima gon no kami (provisional governor of Harima Province).
Japanese: 1181年（治承5）1月5日、従三位に昇叙し、参議・左近衛権中将・中宮権亮・播磨権守如元。
English: On January 18, 1182, resigned from the Chugu no Gon no suke as the Chugushiki (Chugu's secretariat) was discontinued when the Chugu became Nyoin (title for consort for the former emperor) (Kenreimonin).
Japanese: 11月25日、中宮の女院（建礼門院）になるに伴い、中宮職廃止のため、中宮権亮を止む。
English: On February 8, 1183, promoted to Shosanmi (Senior Third Rank) and retained his position as Sangi, Ukonoe no Gon no chujo and Harima no Gon no kami.
Japanese: 1183年（寿永2）1月7日、正三位に昇叙し、参議・右近衛権中将・播磨権守如元。
English: "Takakurain in Itsukushima Gyoko Ki" (The record of the visit of the Retired Emperor Takakura to Itsukushima), 1180, a travel diary when he accompanied the royal visit of the Retire Emperor Takakura to Itsukushima in Aki Province.
Japanese: 『高倉院厳島御幸記』　治承4年（1180年）、高倉上皇の安芸国厳島行幸に随行した際の旅日記。
English: ("Gunsho ruiju"(Collection of historical documents compiled by Hokiichi HANAWA): "Iwanami Shin Nihon Koten Bungaku Taikei - Chusei Nikki Kiko Shu" (New Iwanami's Japan Classic Literatures - Collection of travel literatures written in the Medieval period))
Japanese: （『群書類従』紀行部・『岩波新日本古典文学大系　中世日記紀行集』所収）
English: "Takakurain Shoka Ki" (The record of the end of the life of the Retired Emperor Takakura), 1181, record of conditions at the time of the Retired Emperor Takakura's death and eulogy.
Japanese: 『高倉院昇霞記』　治承5年（養和元年）（1181年）、高倉上皇崩御時の様子の記録と追悼文。
English: However, the Emperor Gosaga was born between Michimune's daughter, MINAMOTO no Tsushi and the Emperor Tsuchimikado and the Michichika's family became the maternal relative of the emperors for two generation, namely Emperor Tsuchimikado and Emperor Gosaga.
Japanese: だが、その娘源通子と土御門天皇の間から後嵯峨天皇が誕生し、通親の一族は土御門・後嵯峨の2代の天皇の外戚になった。
English: Under the pressure of the Saionji family, which emerged later, the prosperity experienced during the time of Michichika could not be brought back, but Michichika's children, Michitomo HORIKAWA, Michiteru KOGA (heir), Sadamichi TSUCHIMIKADO and Michikata NAKANOIN, established the Horikawa family, the Koga family, Tsuchimikado family and Nakanoin family, respectively, and their family names were maintained until the Meiji Restoration (just for information, the Kitabatake family was a illegitimate lineage of the Nakanoin family and the Iwakura family was that of the Koga family).
Japanese: その後、新たに台頭してきた西園寺家に押されて通親時代の繁栄を取り戻す事はなかったがそれでも通親の子供達―堀川通具・久我通光（嫡子）・土御門定通・中院通方はそれぞれ堀川家・久我家・土御門家・中院家の四家を創設し、明治維新にいたるまで家名を存続させた（ちなみに北畠家は中院家の、岩倉家は久我家の庶流にあたる）。
English: The most well-known person in history was the sixth son between Michichika and FUJIWARA no Ishi.
Japanese: 最も歴史に名を残したのは、通親と藤原伊子との間に生まれた六男である。
English: It was 24 years following Michichika's death when he came back from the Southern Sung and opened the 'Soto sect' of Zen Buddhism.
Japanese: 彼が南宋から帰国して「曹洞宗」を開くのは通親の死から24年後の事である。