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English: He also participated in 'Kocho Hyakka" (best 100 poems in the Kocho era) and 'Koan Hyakka" (best 100 poems in the Koan era), and he compiled two waka collection books, 'Wakan Meisho Shikaawase' (a anthology of Chinese and Japanese classics) and 'Unyo Wakashu.'
Japanese: また「弘長百歌」「弘安百歌」に参加し、「和漢名所詩歌合」「雲葉和歌集」を撰出している。
English: His poetic style was luxuriant; moreover, he had a taste of classicism, and his posture was close to that of Mitsutoshi HAMURA (opposite to that of Tameie).
Japanese: 歌風は華麗でしかも古風を好み、葉室光俊（為家と対立的立場を取った）に近い立場を取った。
English: Among the compilations that he undertook, there are following anthologies: "Shin Jidaifudo Utaawase" (new poetry contest over different times), "Shin Sanjuroku-nin Sen" (new anthology of poems of thirty-six master poets) and "Korai Utaawase" (poetry contest of poems in ancient times) (scattered and lost).
Japanese: 編纂書は他に「新時代不同歌合」「新三十六人撰」及び「古来歌合」（散逸）など。
English: OTOMO no Enomoto no Okuni (date of birth and death unknown) lived in the Asuka period in Japan.
Japanese: 大伴榎本大国（おおとものえのもとのおおくに、生没年不詳）は、日本の飛鳥時代の人物である。
English: When the Jinshin war started, Prince Oama was in Yoshino no Miya palace and did not possess any military power.
Japanese: 壬申の乱が勃発したとき、吉野宮にいた大海人皇子は兵力を持たなかった。
English: When they departed on June 24th, there were only twenty some followers.
Japanese: はじめ、6月24日に出発したとき、従う男子は20数人にすぎなかった。
English: Even after they were joined by OTOMO no Makuta and HAJI no Umate, there were only 30 or so men.
Japanese: 莬田（大和国宇陀郡）で大伴馬来田や土師馬手の合流を得ても、30人前後だったと推測される。
English: On the same day, after passing Kamura-mura village, they encountered a group of 20 or so hunters lead by OTOMO no Enomoto no Okuni.
Japanese: 同日中に甘羅村を過ぎたところで、一行は大伴榎本大国に率いられた猟師20数人と出会った。
English: It can be imagined that this was a great encouragement for the Prince's party since the hunters were experienced with weaponry.
Japanese: 猟師は武器を携え使い慣れているので、このときの一行にとって心強い味方だったと想像できる。
English: No fight actually broke out during this escape and no records were kept of Okuni's later actions.
Japanese: 結局この脱出行で戦闘はおきず、その後の大国の活動について記録はない。
English: AKASOME no Tokotari (date of birth and death unknown) lived in the Asuka period in Japan.
Japanese: 赤染徳足（あかそめのとこたり、生没年不詳）は、日本の飛鳥時代の人物である。
English: In the Jinshin War of the year 672, he followed Prince Takechi, who was in support of Prince Oama (Emperor Tenmu), and escaped from the capital.
Japanese: 672年の壬申の乱で大海人皇子（天武天皇）側の高市皇子に従って都を脱した。
English: Prince Takechi's followers at this time were TAMI no Ohi, AKASOME no Tokotari, OKURA no Hirosumi, SAKANOUE no Kunimaro, FURUICHI no Kuromaro, TAKEDA no Daitoku and IKAGO no Ahe.
Japanese: このとき高市皇子に従っていたのが、民大火、赤染徳足、大蔵広隅、坂上国麻呂、古市黒麻呂、竹田大徳、胆香瓦安倍であった。
English: It is believed that Tsumue belonged to Ise province at the time, and later became Tsuge county, Ae country, Iga province (Present day Iga city),
Japanese: 積殖は、後の伊賀国阿拝郡柘植郷（現在の伊賀市柘植）と推定され、当時は伊勢国に属した。
English: OTOMO no Makuta (year of birth unknown - July 5, 683) lived during Japan's Asuka period.
Japanese: 大伴馬来田（おおとものまくた、生年不詳-天武天皇12年6月3日(旧暦)（683年7月2日））は、日本の飛鳥時代の人物である。
English: OTOMO no Makuta's father was OTOMO no Kui, his elder brother was OTOMO no Nagatoko, his younger brother was OTOMO no Fukei and his son was OTOMO no Michitari.
Japanese: 大伴馬来田は大伴咋の子で、兄に大伴長徳、弟に大伴吹負、子に大伴道足がいた。
English: Although OTOMO no Nagatoko had an important post during the Emperor Kotoku's period, the Otomo clan experienced hardships after Nagatoko died in 651.
Japanese: 大伴氏は大伴長徳が孝徳天皇につかえて重職にあったが、白雉2年（651年）に長徳が亡くなってから不遇であった。
English: Because of this, Makuta left the capital under the pretense of illness before the Jinshin War and stayed at home in Yamato (Yamato Province) with his brother, OTOMO no Fukei.
Japanese: そのため壬申の乱の前に馬来田は病気を称して都から退き、弟の大伴吹負とともに倭（大和国）の自宅にいた。
English: When Prince Oama took up arms on June 24, Makuta and his family decided to support Prince Oama.
Japanese: 6月24日に大海人皇子が挙兵を決意して行動を起こすと、馬来田らは大海人皇子に味方することを決めた。
English: However Prince Oama had already departed and Makuta followed the prince with KIFUMI no Otomo and caught up with him on the same day at Aki in Toda (Uda-gun, Yamato Province).
Japanese: しかし大海人皇子は去った後で、馬来田は黄書大伴とともに皇子を追い、その日のうちに莬田（大和国宇陀郡）の吾城で追いついた。
English: KIFUMI no Otomo was on the way back from a city in Yamato as an envoy on this day and when he met up with Makuta isn't reported in "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan) but it is highly possible that he reported Prince Oama's act to the Otomo brothers.
Japanese: 黄書大伴はこの日に倭京（飛鳥の古都）に使者にたって戻るところで、どの時点で馬来田と会ったかは『日本書紀』に明記されないが、大伴兄弟に事を知らせた当人である可能性が高い。
English: Later, Fukei was very successful as a general in the Yamato area, but Makuta's military exploits were not recorded.
Japanese: この後、吹負は大和方面の将軍として華々しい活躍をしたが、馬来田の軍功は伝わらない。
English: If he had gone into battle, his name must have been on the list of commanders; therefore, it is assumed that Makuta didn't go to the war front.
Japanese: 戦場に立てば必ず指揮官のうちに名を挙げられたはずなので、馬来田は戦場に出なかったと推測できる。
English: According to the article of July 21, 701 of "Shoku Nihongi" (Chronicle of Japan Continued), Makuta was allotted 100 households for his achievement after the war.
Japanese: 戦後、馬来田が功により100戸を封じられたことが『続日本紀』大宝元年(701年）7月21日条から知られる。
English: There are no achievements of Makuta during the Tenmu dynasty reported in "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan) even though he was the leader of the Otomo clan and a very highly ranked person, while many of clans who supported Prince Oama in the Jinshin War were small and medium sized.
Japanese: 壬申の乱で大海人皇子に味方した氏族は中小のものが多く、馬来田は大伴氏を率いる立場にあって非常な高位にあったはずなのだが、『日本書紀』が記す天武朝の事績の中に馬来田の名は現れない。
English: Although "Ichidai Yoki" (summary chronicle of each reign) reported that OTOMO no Kenho (堅泡) Muraji was a Dainagon (Major Counselor) to Emperor Tenmu, this is considered to be a writing error or miscopy of Mouda (望陀) as Kenho (堅泡).
Japanese: 『一代要記』には大伴堅泡連が天武天皇の大納言とあり、堅泡は望陀の誤記か誤写と思われる。
English: However, these 2 books were compiled after the Heian period and there was no position of Dainagon during the Reign of Emperor Tenmu.
Japanese: ただし、この二書はいずれも平安時代以降のもので、かつ、天武天皇の時代に大納言という官はなかったと考えられる。
English: The Emperor was greatly surprised and sent Hatsuse no miko to express condolence and state the achievements Mouda (望多) made during the Jinshin War and the merits of the Otomo clan established for generations, and the emperor granted Mouda a reward.
Japanese: 天皇は大いに驚き、泊瀬王を遣わして弔問し、壬申の乱での望多の勲と、大伴氏の先祖が代々果たした功を述べさせ、賞を下した。
English: An obituary of OTOMO no Ojimaro on February 3, 782 of "Shoku Nihongi" (Chronicle of Japan Continued) reported that his grandfather was Makuta who was conferred Naidaishi (内大紫) and his father was Michitari, which proves that Makuta had a son named Michitari.
Japanese: 『続日本紀』の延暦元年（782年）2月3日に記される大伴伯麻呂の死亡記事に、その祖が贈内大紫の馬来田で、父が道足であると記されているので、これにより子に道足がいたことがわかる。
English: Myoryu (August 11, 1705-July 5, 1786) was a priest of Shingon Ritsu sect in the middle of the Edo period.
Japanese: 妙竜（みょうりゅう、宝永2年6月22日(旧暦)（1705年8月11日）-天明6年6月10日(旧暦)（1786年7月5日））は、江戸時代中期の真言律宗の僧。
English: Myoryu learned religious precept from 岱梁 at Choan-ji Temple in Mino Province, and received Shidokagyo (four trainings) of Shingon Esoteric Buddhism at the age of 15.
Japanese: 美濃国長安寺の岱梁に戒律を学び、15歳で真言密教の四度加行（しどかぎょう）を受けた。
English: When he became 17 years old, Myoryu entered Yagoto Mountain Kosho-ji Temple and received Gusokukai (taking the full precepts), then was bestowed Jisho (document with the emperor's seal) from Jodo sect Chinzei-ha Shirahata-ryu School in the same year.
Japanese: 17歳となったとき八事山興正寺に入って具足戒を受け、同じ年に浄土宗鎮西派白旗流の璽書を受ける。
English: AZUMI no Hirafu (year of birth unknown - 663) was a diplomat and busho (Japanese military commander) in the mid seventh century.
Japanese: 安曇比羅夫（あずみのひらふ、生年不詳-？663年（天智2年））は、7世紀中頃の外交官・武将。
English: He was dispatched to Paekche as an envoy during the Emperor Jomei dynasty and when the emperor died in 641, he returned to Japan in the following year 642 with condolers from Paekche and acted as a condolers' host.
Japanese: 舒明天皇在任中に百済に使者として派遣されていたが、641年舒明天皇が亡くなったのに際し、翌642年百済の弔使をともなって帰国し、その接待役を務めている。
English: When Goguryeo was attacked by Tang in 661, he went to Paekche as a general of the relief army.
Japanese: 661年高句麗が唐の攻撃を受けると百済の救援するための軍の将軍となり、百済に渡っている。
English: The following year, 662, he took Buyeo Pung, the prince of Paekche who had been in Japan, to Paekche with 170 navy ships in order to help him to take the throne.
Japanese: 翌662年日本へ渡来した百済の王子扶余豊璋を王位を継がせようと水軍170隻を率いて王子とともに百済に渡った。
English: He is enshrined as AZUMI no Muraji Hirafu no Mikoto in Hotaka-jinja Shrine in Azumino City, Nagano Prefecture.
Japanese: 長野県安曇野市の穂高神社に安曇連比羅夫命（あづみのむらじひらふのみこと）として祀られる。
English: Every year, the shrine holds the Ofune festival on September 27 and it is considered as an anniversary of the death of AZUMI no Hirafu.
Japanese: 同神社のお船祭りは毎年9月27日に行われ安曇比羅夫の命日であるとされる。
English: He escaped from the capital following Prince Takechi who supported Prince Oama (Emperor Tenmu) in the Jinshin War of 672.
Japanese: 672年の壬申の乱で大海人皇子（天武天皇）側の高市皇子に従って都を脱した。
English: Prince Takechi escaped from the capital after he discovered that his father (Prince Oama) had taken up arms, got over Kafuka and joined Prince Oama's party at Tsumue yamaguchi on June 25.
Japanese: 大津京にいた高市皇子は、父の大海人皇子の挙兵を知って京を脱出し、6月25日に鹿深を越えて積殖山口で大海人皇子の一行に合流した。
English: It is believed that Tsumue yamaguchi was later Tsuge-go, Ae County, Iga Province (current Tsuge, Iga City) and belonged to Ise Province at that time.
Japanese: 積殖山口の推定地は後の伊賀国阿拝郡柘植郷（現在の伊賀市柘植）で、当時は伊勢国に属した。
English: FURUICHI no Kuromaro (date of birth and death unknown) lived during Japan's Asuka period.
Japanese: 古市黒麻呂（ふるいちのくろまろ、生没年不詳）は、日本の飛鳥時代の人物である。
English: The Furuichi clan were immigrants to ancient Japan and settled in various places including Kawachi Province, so Kuromaro's place of origin is unknown.
Japanese: 古市氏は渡来系の氏族で河内国のほか各地に分布しており、黒麻呂の出自は不明である。
English: It is believed that Tsumue yamaguchi was later Tsuge-go, Ae County, Iga Province (current Tsuge, Iga City) and belonged to Ise Province at that time.
Japanese: 積殖は、後の伊賀国阿拝郡柘植郷（現在の伊賀市柘植）と推定され、当時は伊勢国に属した。
English: TAKEDA no Daitoku (or TAKEDA no Daitoko, date of birth and death unknown) lived during Japan's Asuka period.
Japanese: 竹田大徳（たけだのだいとく、たけだのだいとこ、生没年不詳）は、日本の飛鳥時代の人物である。
English: Tadao SHITSUKI (1760 - August 16, 1806) was a Dutch scholar and Dutch interpreter in Nagasaki in the Edo period.
Japanese: 志筑忠雄（しつきただお、宝暦10年（1760年）-文化(元号)3年7月3日(旧暦)（1806年8月16日））は、江戸時代の蘭学者、長崎通詞。
English: After he resigned as an interpreter, he called himself Ryuho NAKANO and pursued Western studies and astronomy while training many pupils.
Japanese: 通詞を辞職した後、中野柳圃と号し、蘭学・天文学などの研究に励み、多くの弟子を育てた。
English: FUMI no Nemaro (year of birth unknown - October 25, 707) lived during Japan's Asuka period.
Japanese: 書根麻呂（ふみのねまろ、生年不詳-慶雲4年（707年）9月21日）は、日本の飛鳥時代の人物である。
English: When the prince decided to take up arms and departed Yoshino no miya toward the east on July 27, his followers were only his wife, children, two dozen vassals and more than a dozen court ladies.
Japanese: 6月24日に皇子が挙兵を決断して吉野宮を去り、東に向かったとき、付き従う者はその妻子と舎人ら20数名、女官10数名しかいなかった。
English: After Prince Oama got to Mino Province safely and raised his army, he divided the army into two on August 3 and ordered one to go to Omi Province directly and the other to Yamato (Yamato province).
Japanese: 無事に美濃国にたどりつき、兵力を集めた大海人皇子は、7月2日に軍勢を二手にわけて、近江国に直行する部隊と倭（大和国）に向かう部隊に進発を命じた。
English: FUMI no Nemaro was assigned to a general heading to Omi Province together with MURAKUNI no Oyori, WANIBE no Kimite and IKAGO no Ahe.
Japanese: 書根麻呂は村国男依、和珥部君手、胆香瓦安倍とともに近江に向かう将となった。
English: Following the first victory over Omi at Okinaga-no-Yokokawa River on August 8, they moved forward with further victories at Tokono-yama Mountain on 10th and Yasunokawa-hama Shore on 14th.
Japanese: 彼等は7月7日に息長の横河で近江を破ったのを皮切りに、9日には鳥籠山で、13日に安河浜で勝利を重ねて前進した。
English: On the 18th, they defeated the force in Kurita near Omi no miya where their enemy's headquarters were located, and got to Seta on the 23nd.
Japanese: 17日には敵の本拠である近江宮のそばで栗太の軍を破り、22日に瀬田に到達した。
English: According to "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan), on December 31, 672, those who were selected for their deed of valor were promoted to a shosen (cap rank) or upper rank.
Japanese: 『日本書紀』には、天武天皇元年（672年）12月4日に勲功ある人を選んで冠位を増し、小山位以上をあたえたとする記事がある。
English: An article of July 21, 701 of "Shoku Nihongi" (Chronicle of Japan Continued) reported that FUMI no Nemaro was allotted 100 households for his previous merits.
Japanese: また、文尼麻呂が過去の論功で100戸の封を与えられたことが、『続日本紀』大宝(日本)元年（701年）7月21日条に見える。
English: On October 21, 683, 38 clans including FUMI no Obito were awarded the title 'Muraji'.
Japanese: 天武天皇12年（683年）9月23日に、文首など38氏が連の姓を与えられた。
English: On July 29, 685, 11 clans including FUMI no Muraji were awarded the title 'Imiki'.
Japanese: 天武天皇14年（685年）6月20日に、文連など11氏が忌寸の姓を与えられた。
English: A epitaph excavated later proved that FUMI no Nemaro was a Captain of the Left Division of Outer Palace Guards in the end.
Japanese: 後に発掘された墓誌から、書根麻呂が最終的に左衛士府督となったことがわかる。
English: Empress Genmei sent an envoy to state an imperial edict and granted Shoshiinojo (Senior Fourth Rank Upper Grade) together with thick silk fabric (silk cloth) and cloth for his achievements in the Jinshin War.
Japanese: 元明天皇は、使者を遣わして詔を述べさせ、壬申の年の功により正四位上と絁（あしぎぬ、絹布の一種）・布を贈った。
English: "Shoku Nihongi" (Chronicle of Japan Continued) reported that he died on October 24, but the epitaph mentioned later says he died on September 21.
Japanese: 『続日本紀』のこの記事では10月24日に卒したとあるが、後述する墓誌では9月21日である。
English: In October 1831 in the Edo period, the tomb of FUMI no Nemaro was excavated.
Japanese: 江戸時代の1831年（天保2年）9月に、文祢麻呂の墓碑が発掘された。
English: It is located in Yataki, Haibara Ward, Uda City, Nara Prefecture (at northern latitude 34.30.3.5 and east longitude 135.58.35.3)
Japanese: 場所は現在の奈良県宇陀市榛原区八滝である（北緯34度30分3.5秒東経135度58分35.3秒）。
English: His ashes were kept in a glass urn, wrapped by cloth, and further stored in a gilt bronze-made urn.
Japanese: 火葬した骨は、ガラスの壺の中におさめられ、それが布でくるまれてさらに金銅製の壺におさめられていた。
English: A copper epitaph board kept in a copper box was inscribed that a general in the Jinshin War, Captain of the Left Division of Outer Palace Guards, jitei (old man at the age of 61 to 65, later changed to 60 to 64 under ritsuryo system) FUMI no Nemaro Imiki passed away on September 21, 707.
Japanese: 銅の箱に入った銅製の墓誌板には、壬申年将軍左衛士府督正四位上文祢麻　呂忌寸慶雲四年歳次丁未九月廿一日卒　とあった。
English: In 1952, the artifacts were designated as national treasures and the Tokyo National Museum owns them at present.
Japanese: 1952年（昭和27年）国宝に指定され、現在は東京国立博物館が所蔵している。
English: The remains of his tomb were discovered near the epitaph found during reinvestigation in 1982 and the remains were designated as a historic site as "tomb of FUMI no Nemaro" on April 5, 1984.
Japanese: 1982年（昭和57年）に再調査が行われ、墓誌出土場所のすぐそばで墓の跡が見つかり、『文祢麻呂墓』として1984年（昭和59年）4月5日に国の史跡に指定された。
English: Hoshin (or Hosshin, Hasshin) (709-October 23, 778) was a priest who came from Tang (China) in the Nara period.
Japanese: 法進（ほうしん・ほっしん、はっしん。景竜3年（709年）-宝亀9年9月29日(旧暦)（778年10月23日））は、奈良時代唐から渡来した僧。
English: Hoshin learned the precepts of Buddhism and Tendai doctrine from Jianzhen at White Stupa Temple in Yangzhou, then came to Japan in 754 accompanying Jianzhen after overcoming terrible hardships.
Japanese: 揚州白塔寺に住し、鑑真に師事して戒律・天台教学を学び、鑑真に従って754年（天平勝宝6年）苦難を乗り越えて日本へ渡ってきた。
English: He successively held the post of Risshi (the third rank of priest following Sojo and Sozu), Shosozu (junior secondary prelate), and Daisozu (the upper Buddhist priests in the second highest position), then became the first Kai-wajo (the supreme priest to impart precepts) of the Kaidan-in in 763.
Japanese: 律師・少僧都・大僧都を歴任し、763年（天平宝字7年）には戒壇院の初代戒和上に就任している。
English: Sosho (1202-June 29, 1278) was a priest at Todai-ji Temple in the early to mid Kamakura period.
Japanese: 宗性（そうしょう、建仁2年（1202年）-弘安元年6月8日(旧暦)（1278年6月29日））は、鎌倉時代前期から中期にかけての東大寺の僧。
English: Sosho entered Todai-ji Temple in1214, and became a disciple of Dosho, receiving Tokudo (enter the Buddhist priesthood) and dwelled at Todai-ji Temple Chuin (central temple): Sonsho-in.
Japanese: 1214年（建保2年）東大寺に入って道性に師事して得度、東大寺の中院・尊勝院に住した。
English: He successively held the posts of Sogo (the priestly administrative post) and Gon Daisozu (the provisional highest grade that can be held by one who has reached the second highest rank in the hierarchy of Buddhist priests), then he was appointed as Betto (the head priest) of Todai-ji Temple in 1260.
Japanese: 僧綱・権大僧都を歴任し、1260年（文応元年）東大寺別当に任じられた。
English: He made an effort to revive the old Buddhism, and was seriously involved with Miroku (Maitreya) Belief influenced by Jokei at Mt.Kasgi in 1230, then wrote Mirokunyorai Kanno Sho (The selection of the influence of Mirokunyorai) in1235.
Japanese: 旧仏教の復興に努め、1230年（寛喜2年）笠置山の貞慶の感化によって弥勒信仰に傾倒し、1235年（嘉承元年）には「弥勒如来感応抄」を著している。
English: There are still many manuscripts in Sosho's own handwriting in Todai-ji Temple, which clearly show his profound knowledge.
Japanese: 東大寺には宗性自筆の稿本が数多く残り、彼の学識の高さをよくしめしている。
English: However, among them there are materials which indicate the corruption of some of the monks at the time, indulging in alcohol drinking and sodomy.
Japanese: しかし、中には飲酒や男犯などの当時の僧の堕落を表す資料も含まれている。
English: Benzo TAKIGAWA (1851-1925) was a Japanese entrepreneur, politician, and a heavyweight of the business world in Kobe City.
Japanese: 瀧川辨三（たきがわべんぞう、1851年-1925年）は、日本の実業家、政治家で神戸市実業界の重鎮。
English: His adopted heir was Gisaku TAKIGAWA (1874-1963), who was the former president of the Kobe Chamber of Commerce, the former president of Kobe Nikka Jitsugyou Kyoukai (the association of Japan-China businesses in Kobe City), and the former president of Toyo Match Inc.
Japanese: 元神戸商業会議所会頭、元神戸日華実業協会長、元東洋燐寸社長の瀧川儀作(1874-1963年)は養嗣子。
English: After absorbing many companies, Seirin Corp. was renamed as Toyo Match, Ltd., and Benzo was called 'King of Match in Japan.'
Japanese: 精燧社は数々の会社を吸収して東洋燐寸株式会社と改名し、辨三は「日本のマッチ王」と呼ばれるようになる。
English: Jozan MIIZUMI (1805-November 4, 1877) was a priest born in Bizen Province (present-day Okayama Prefecture).
Japanese: 美泉定山（みいずみじょうざん、文化(元号)2年（1805年）-明治10年（1877年）11月4日）は、備前国（現在の岡山県）出身の僧侶。
English: In 1866 when he was 66 years old, Jozan MIIZUMI found a hot spring source at Jozankei Onsen, present-day in Minami Ward, Sapporo City and opened Toji ba (therapeutic bath) there.
Japanese: 慶応2年（1866年）、66歳の時に現在の札幌市南区(札幌市)の定山渓温泉で源泉を発見し、湯治場を設ける。
English: Shuta TACHIBANA (November 3, 1865 - August 31, 1904) was a military man of the Japanese Army.
Japanese: 橘周太（たちばなしゅうた、慶応元年9月15日(旧暦)）（1865年11月3日）-明治37年（1904年）8月31日）は、日本の陸軍軍人。
English: In October 1865 (表記の変更),he was born as the second son of Sueyasu JODAI (according to another theory, Sueyasu TACHIBANA), a shoya (village headman) in Nagasaki, and after studying at Katsuyama Elementary School, Nagasaki Prefectural Nagasakinishi High School, and Nishogakusha school, he was admitted as a cadet in the Army War College (Japan) in 1881(表記の変更).
Japanese: 慶応元年9月、庄屋城代季憐（格橘季憐とも）の二男として長崎に生まれた橘は、勝山小学校、長崎県立長崎西高等学校、二松学舎を経て明治14年陸軍士官学校(日本)幼年生徒に合格する。
English: Since then, he consistently proceeded the career as a military man, and held the post of military officer to Togu (the Crown Prince) at as well as the posts of company commander of the 36th Infantry Regiment and the president of Nagoya Army Cadet School.
Japanese: 以後軍人の道を歩み、東宮武官、歩兵第36連隊中隊・名古屋陸軍幼年学校を歴任する。
English: When the Russo-Japanese War broke out in 1904 (表記の変更), he was appointed the Managing Director of the Second Army (Japanese Army), which was a newly created position.
Japanese: 明治37年の日露戦争開戦にあたっては新設の第2軍(日本軍)管理部長に任命される。
English: Tachibana died in this battle, and posthumously he was promoted to the Lieutenant Colonel of the Infantry Regiment of Army and conferred the Order of the Rising Sun, Gold Rays with Rosette and the Order of Golden Kite, Fourth Class.
Japanese: 橘はその戦闘で死亡し、同日付で陸軍歩兵中佐に進級し勲四等旭日小綬章及功四級金鵄勲章を賜った。
English: After Tachibana's death, those who missed him gathered and set up a construction committee of his bronze statue in 1912 (表記の変更), and his bronze statue was constructed in 1918 (表記の変更).
Japanese: 橘の死後彼を慕う者が集い、明治45年銅像建立建設委員会が組織され、大正7年に銅像が建立された。
English: The committee also studied the possibility of founding Tachibana-jinja Shrine to enshrine him as the deity, and the practical steps toward the construction started in 1928 (表記の変更).
Japanese: また、彼を祭神として祀る橘神社の創建も検討され昭和3年に具体的活動になる。
English: Although the acitivity was suspended temporarily, foundation of the shrine was permitted in 1937 and an enshrinement festival was celebrated in May 1940 (表記の変更).
Japanese: 途中一時期中断していたが、昭和12年神社創建が許可され昭和15年5月鎮座祭が執り行われた。
English: Shuta's first son, Ichirozaemon TACHIBANA (the 26th course of private), who became the Army Captain later, assumed the position of chief priest of Tachibana-jinja Shrine.
Japanese: 周太の長男で陸軍大尉と成った橘一郎左衛門（陸士26期）が橘神社の宮司に就任する。
English: The 34th Infantry Regiment later came to be commonly called Tachibana Rentai (Tachibana Regiment), and this alias has been handed down to date as the another name of the 34th Infantry Regiment of the Japan Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF), because it is stationed exactly in the same army post numbered 34.
Japanese: 歩兵第34連隊は橘連隊の通称ができ、それは同じ駐屯地の同じ番号の陸上自衛隊第34普通科連隊にも受け継がれている。
English: The Tachibana family was a descendent family of TACHIBANA no Moroe, the great-great-grandson (according to another theory, great-grandchild) of Prince Naniwa, the Imperial prince of Emperor Bidatsu, and it was originally from the same family line as Masashige KUSUNOKI, a busho (Japanese feudal commander) who lived during the end of Kamakura period.
Japanese: 橘家は敏達天皇皇子難波皇子の玄孫（曾孫とする説もある）橘諸兄の子孫であり、鎌倉時代末期の武将楠木正成は同族である。
English: Masashige's younger brother Masauji used the family name WADA, and his descendent Yoshizumi WADA moved to Chijiwa-mura Village, Shimabara Domain, Hizen Province (later Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture) and began using the family name JODAI.
Japanese: 正成の弟正氏が和田を名乗り、その子孫和田義澄が肥前国島原領千々石村（後の長崎県雲仙市）に移り城代を名乗る。
English: Tachibana-wan Bay was originally called Chijiwa-nada Open Sea or Chijiwa-wan Bay, but in 1919 when TACHIBANA's statue was constructed in Chijiwa-cho (present Chijiwa-cho, Unzen City, Nagasaki Prefecture), the persons concerned submitted a petition to change the denomination of Chijiwa-nada Open Sea to Tachibana-wan Bay.
Japanese: なお、橘湾は元々は千々石灘あるいは千々石湾と呼ばれていたものを、1919年橘の像が千々石町（現在の雲仙市千々石町）に建立された際、関係者が千々石灘の名称を橘湾と変更するよう申請した。
English: The Hydrographic Department (of the Imperial Japanese Navy), which was compiling a nautical chart at that moment, officially adopted the entry 'Tachibana-wan Bay' on the chart.
Japanese: それを海図作成を行っていた水路部(日本海軍)が正式に橘湾と記載するようになったものである。
English: MICHI no Masuhito (date of birth and death unknown) lived during Japan's Asuka period.
Japanese: 路益人（みちのますひと、生没年不明）は、日本の飛鳥時代の人物である。
English: He followed Prince Oama (Emperor Tenmu) in the Jinshin War of 672 and was sent to the Suzuka-no-seki Checkpoint to pick up Prince Otsu.
Japanese: 672年の壬申の乱で大海人皇子（天武天皇）に従い、鈴鹿関に大津皇子を迎えに遣わされた。
English: It is unknown where MICHI no Masuhito was or what he was doing when the Jinshin War started, but he was with Prince Oama when the prince arrived at Ise Province on 25th.
Japanese: 路益人が壬申の乱の勃発時にどこで何をしていたのかはわからないが、大海人皇子が伊勢国に入った25日には、皇子のそばにいた。
English: When the Jinshin War started, Prince Oama departed from Yoshino no miya toward the east and ordered Prince Takechi and Prince Otsu to escape from Otsu where Omi no miya located.
Japanese: 壬申の乱の開始時に、大海人皇子は自ら吉野宮から東に向かうとともに、近江宮がある大津市にいる高市皇子と大津皇子に都からの脱出を指示した。
English: The two princes escaped separately with followers and ran after their father heading to Ise Province.
Japanese: 二人の皇子はそれぞれ味方を連れて別々に脱出し、伊勢国に向かった父のあとを追った。
English: Prince Takechi joined his father's party on June 25 and Prince Otsu got to the Suzuka-no-seki Checkpoint in Ise in the midnight of that day.
Japanese: このうち高市皇子は6月25日に合流を果たし、大津皇子はその日の深夜に伊勢の鈴鹿関にたどりついた。
English: Since Prince Otsu didn't disclose his identity immediately, Suzuka-no-seki Checkpoint officials reported to Prince Oama that they had Yamabe no Okimi (Prince Yamabe) and Ishikawa no Okimi (Prince Ishikawa) in custody.
Japanese: 大津皇子はただちに身元を明かすことをしなかったらしく、鈴鹿関司は、山部王と石川王が来たので関に留置したと大海人皇子に報せた。
English: At this time, Prince Oama sent MICHI no Masuhito to pick up the two princes.
Japanese: このとき大海人皇子が二人の王を呼び寄せるために遣わしたのが、路益人であった。