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English: The reasons why she was exiled to the islands three times was because she refused to show obedience to Ieyasu in exchange for a pardon, and because she was living in a nun-like manner together with Lucia and Clara, who had been her colleague maids of Sunpu-jo Castle, after she reunited with them on Nii-jima Island.
Japanese: 3度も遠島処分にされたのは、そのつど赦免と引換えに家康への恭順を求められつつも断り続けたこと、新島で駿府時代の侍女仲間のルチアとクララと再会して、一種の修道生活に入ったことなどが言及されている。
English: Although Ota's death is not known in detail, a local historian named Hikoichiro YAMASHITA, living in Kozu-shima Island, claimed in the 1950's that a tower erected for the repose of dead people's souls in Kozu-shima Island, the history of which had not been known, was actually Ota's tomb.
Japanese: おたあの最期についての詳細は不明であるが、1950年代に神津島の郷土史家・山下彦一郎なる人物により、神津島にある由来不明の供養塔がおたあの墓であると主張された。
English: At some time or other, it became an accepted theory that Ota died on Kozu-shima Island, and the memorial service for Ota has since then been annually held in May by Christians, many of them coming from Korea as well as from Japan, which contributes to the island's tourist industry.
Japanese: いつしかおたあは神津島で死んだことになり、以来同島では毎年5月に、日韓のクリスチャンを中心として、おたあの慰霊祭が行なわれ観光資源となっている。
English: However, there is a letter dated February 15, 1622 written and 'sent from Japan' by Father Francisco Pacheco, which describes that he was supporting Julia Ota who had left Kozu-shima island to live in Osaka.
Japanese: しかし、実際には「日本発信」1622年2月15日付フランシスコ・パチェコ神父の書簡に、おたあが神津島を出て、大坂に移住して神父の援助を受けている旨の文書がある。
English: She is said to have subsequently moved to Nagasaki and, thus the fact that she died on Kozu-shima Island is being denied.
Japanese: その後、さらに大坂から長崎に移っており、ジュリアおたあが神津島で死亡したことは否定されている。
English: In 1972, the chief and members of the village council of Kozu-shima Village buried the soil of the then-believed Ota's tomb of Kozu-shima Island, in Mt. Jeoldusan in Korea, a place of martyrdom for the Catholic, and erected a stone monument there.
Japanese: 1972年韓国のカトリック殉教地の切頭山に神津島の村長と村議会議員らが、おたあの墓の土を埋葬し、石碑を建てた。
English: After the document evidencing that Ota died somewhere other than Kozu-shima Island was discovered, the stone monument was removed and kept with the Martyrs' Memorial Museum on the mountain until the true facts are uncovered.
Japanese: その後、おたあは神津島で死んでいないという文書が発見された後、石碑は撤去され、真相が完全に明らかになるまで切石山の殉教博物館内で保管することになった。
English: Takamori KYOGOKU (September 22, 1650 - March 11, 1709) was the third lord of Tanabe Domain of Tango Province.
Japanese: 京極高盛（きょうごくたかもり、慶安3年8月27日(旧暦)（1650年9月22日）-宝永6年2月1日(旧暦)（1709年3月11日））は、丹後田辺藩の第3代藩主。
English: However, on March 18, 1674, he was retired letting succeed the headship of the family to his younger brother Takasumi KYOGOKU, who was his adopted heir since 1667 because he was physically weak by nature.
Japanese: しかしもともと病弱だったため、1667年から養嗣子に迎えていた弟の京極高住に1674年3月18日、家督を譲って隠居した。
English: Nagahiro HIRANO (November 30, 1845 - July 29, 1872) was the first feudal lord of Tawaramoto Domain, Yamato Province.
Japanese: 平野長裕（ひらのながひろ、弘化2年11月2日(旧暦)（1845年11月30日）-明治5年6月24日(旧暦)（1872年7月29日））は、大和国田原本藩の初代藩主。
English: Although he was a second son, his eldest brother, Kamemaru HIRANO, died young, therefore, Nagahiro succeeded as the head of a family and became hatamoto (direct retainers of the bakufu, which is a form of Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) with fief of 5,000 koku (crop yields).
Japanese: 次男だったが、長兄の平野亀丸が早世したため、後を継いで5000石の旗本となる。
English: During the end of Edo period, Nagahiro acted with great tact between Sabaku-ha (supporters of the Shogun) and Sonno-ha (a group of activists who admired the Emperor), and on August 31, 1868, he was awarded an increase of 10,000 koku at the discretion of the new government and ranked among feudal lords, and founded the Tawaramoto Domain there.
Japanese: 幕末期においては佐幕派と尊王派の間を巧みに立ち回り、慶応4年（1868年）7月14日、新政府の計らいで1万石に加増されて諸侯に列し、ここに田原本藩を立藩した。
English: Although, he appointed Muteki HIMEJIMA as the office of an administrator and forced through reformation of domain duties, he was dismissed from office due to Haihan-chiken (abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures) on August 29, 1871.
Japanese: そして姫嶋無適を執政として藩政改革を断行したが、明治4年（1871年）7月14日の廃藩置県で免官となった。
English: Fusasada KOIDE (March 31, 1684 - December 18, 1744) was the fourth feudal lord of Sonobe Domain in Tanba Province.
Japanese: 小出英貞（こいでふささだ、天和(日本)4年2月16日(旧暦)（1684年3月31日）-延享元年11月15日(旧暦)（1744年12月18日））は、丹波国園部藩の第4代藩主。
English: In 1744, although he decided to resign all his posts because of illness, his offer remained unaccepted and died on December 18, at the age of 61.
Japanese: 延享元年（1744年）、病気を理由に全ての職を辞そうとしたが、許されないまま11月15日に61歳で死去した。
English: Fusatake (Fusamoto) KOIDE (January 8, 1775 - June 9, 1821) was the seventh feudal lord of Sonobe Domain in Tanba Province.
Japanese: 小出英筠（こいでふさたけ（ふさもと）、安永3年12月7日(旧暦)（1775年1月8日）-文政4年5月10日(旧暦)（1821年6月9日））は、丹波国園部藩の第7代藩主。
English: His children include Hirofusa KOIDE (the first son), Fusaoki KOIDE (the second son), 小出祐順 (the third son) and a daughter (lawful wife of Nagakata INAGAKI).
Japanese: 子に小出祐英（長男）、小出英発（次男）、小出祐順（三男）、娘（稲垣長剛正室）。
English: In December, 1787, the Tenmei Famine led to a large scale peasant's revolt, and he strived to suppress and settle it.
Japanese: 天明7年（1787年）11月、天明の大飢饉が原因で大規模な百姓一揆が起こり、その鎮圧と解決に努めた。
English: Because of the impoverishment of finance of the clan, he carried out monopolization of tobacco, and in addition, he established the hanko, Kyosenkan School.
Japanese: 藩財政窮乏化のため、タバコの専売制を実施し、さらに藩校・教先館を設立する。
English: June 9, 1821, he died at the age of 48, and his second son, Fusaoki succeeded him.
Japanese: 文政4年（1821年）5月10日、48歳で死去し、後を次男・英発が継いだ。
English: Fusanao KOIDE (October 18, 1849 - September 27, 1905) was the tenth (the last) feudal lord of Sonobe Domain in Tanba Province.
Japanese: 小出英尚（こいでふさなお、嘉永2年9月3日(旧暦)（1849年10月18日）-明治38年（1905年）9月27日）は、丹波国園部藩の第10代（最後）の藩主。
English: His children were Fusanobu KOIDE (the first son), Fusatsune KOIDE (the second son), 小出英鋪 (the third son) and four daughters (lawful wife of Tanetoshi TO, lawful wife of Yoshitame MATSUDAIRA, lawful wife of Sonyu OTANI, and lawful wife of Nagayoshi KURODA, respectively).
Japanese: 子は小出英延（長男）、小出英経（次男）、小出英鋪（三男）、娘（東胤禄正室）、娘（松平義為正室）、娘（大谷尊由室）、娘（黒田長敬正室）。
English: Due to his father's death in 1855, Fusanao succeeded him as the head of a family on May 5, 1855.
Japanese: 安政2年（1855年）、父が死去したため、翌年の3月19日に後を継いだ。
English: At this time, a measure was introduced whereby the emperor would be evacuated to Sonobe-jo Castle, where Fusanao usually resided, if Kyoto were to be surrounded by fire during a war.
Japanese: この時期、万が一京が戦火に飲み込まれる事となった場合は天皇を英尚の居城園部城に避難させるという策が立てられた。
English: After all, Kyoto survived the war and the Emperor stayed in Kyoto, however, Sonobe-jo Castle was entirely rebuilt in such a rough time, the end of Edo period.
Japanese: 結局、京は戦火から逃れ天皇も京にとどまったが園部城は幕末という大変な時期に大改築されている。
English: After Taisei Hokan (transfer of power back to the Emperor), Fusatada completely contributed to new government side, and followed Sanindo Chinbugun (a military unit formed specially for the campaign in Sanindo) under Kinmochi SAIONJI's command.
Japanese: 幕府が大政奉還した後は完全に新政府側に与し、西園寺公望が指揮する山陰道鎮撫軍に従った。
English: Fusatomo KOIDE (1618 - February 25, 1695) was the second feudal lord of Sonobe Domain in Tanba Province.
Japanese: 小出英知（こいでふさとも、元和(日本)4年（1618年）-元禄8年1月13日(旧暦)（1695年2月25日））は、丹波国園部藩の第2代藩主。
English: His children were Fusatoshi KOIDE (the first son), 小出英陳 (the second son), Shigetaka ITAKURA (the third son) and a daughter (lawful wife of Ujitoshi TODA).
Japanese: 子に小出英利（長男）、小出英陳（次男）、板倉重高（三男）、娘（戸田氏利正室）。
English: The following year, as his father died, Fusatomo distributed his father's retirement stipend 5000 koku to his family members; 3000 koku to Yoshinao KOIDE and 2000 koku to Yoshitada KOIDE.
Japanese: 翌年、父が死去したため、父の隠居料だった5000石の内、3000石を一族の小出吉直に、2000石を小出吉忠に分与した。
English: On December 5, 1673, after Fusatomo handed over the headship of a family to his first son, Fusatoshi, he retired and took second name Jokei.
Japanese: 延宝元年（1673年）10月27日、長男・英利に家督を譲って隠居し、常慶と号した。
English: Takasue KUKI (1608 - Jul.18, 1678) was the first lord of Ayabe Domain in Tanba Province.
Japanese: 九鬼隆季（くきたかすえ、慶長13年（1608年）-延宝6年5月30日(旧暦)（1678年7月18日））は、丹波国綾部藩の初代藩主。
English: As a result, he was transferred to Ayabe in the Tanba Province where he founded the Ayabe Domain.
Japanese: そのため、寛永10年（1633年）3月に丹波綾部に移されて綾部藩を立藩した。
English: On December 13, 1674, he retired, entrusting the family estate to his son, Takatsune.
Japanese: 延宝2年（1674年）11月16日、家督を長男の隆常に譲って隠居した。
English: Takatsune KUKI (1646 - May 10, 1698) was the second lord of Ayabe Domain in Tanba Province.
Japanese: 九鬼隆常（くきたかつね、正保3年（1646年）-元禄11年4月1日(旧暦)（1698年5月10日））は、丹波国綾部藩の第2代藩主。
English: Even after a flood disaster which had occurred in that year, a deluge and two conflagrations broke out in 1680.
Japanese: しかしその年に水害が起こったのをはじめ、延宝8年（1680年）にも大洪水と2度の大火が起こる。
English: On May 10, 1698, he died at Chiryu-juku in Mikawa Province (present-day Chiryu City, Aichi Prefecture) on his way to go up to Edo for an alternate-year attendance called Sankinkotai (a system under which feudal lords in the Edo period were required to spend every other year in residence in Edo).
Japanese: 元禄11年（1698年）4月1日、参勤交代途上の三河国池鯉鮒（現愛知県知立市）にて死去。
English: Takanao KUKI (1687 - Sep.11, 1752) was a daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) of the Edo period.
Japanese: 九鬼隆直（くきたかなお、貞享4年（1687年）-宝暦2年8月4日(旧暦)（1752年9月11日））は、江戸時代の大名。
English: The domain's financial position was worsened, however, when the administration of the domain suffered a series of setbacks, including the destruction of its hantei (residence maintained by a daimyo in Edo) in a fire and damage caused by a rash of natural disasters such as storms, floods, and fires.
Japanese: しかし藩政においては江戸の藩邸が焼失し、さらに風水害や火事などの天災によって藩は多難を極め、藩財政は悪化した。
English: On February 24, 1713, he yielded the position of head of the family to his adopted heir, Takanobu KUKI, and changed his own name to Zuio.
Japanese: 正徳(日本)3年（1713年）1月30日、家督を養嗣子の九鬼隆寛に譲って瑞翁と号した。
English: Takanobu KUKI (1700 to June 19, 1786) was the fourth lord of Ayabe Domain, Tanba Province.
Japanese: 九鬼隆寛（くきたかのぶ、元禄13年（1700年）-天明6年5月23日(旧暦)（1786年6月19日））は、丹波国綾部藩の第4代藩主。
English: His children were Takayasu KUKI (first son), Takayori KUKI (second son), Takamura KUKI (third son), Takasada KUKI (fourth son), Takamoto KUKI (fifth son), a daughter (a lawful wife of Naoyuki NAGAI, later a lawful wife of Nagatoshi ASAI), another daughter (a wife of Yorihisa SUWA [諏訪頼寿]), and another daughter (keishitsu [second wife] of Motoyasu HANABUSA).
Japanese: 子に九鬼隆恭（長男）、九鬼隆由（次男）、九鬼隆邑（三男）、九鬼隆貞（四男）、九鬼隆許（五男）、娘（永井直行正室のち浅野長寿正室）、娘（諏訪頼寿室）、娘（花房職雍継室）。
English: During the Kyoho era, when the province suffered successive natural disasters, he introduced provincial reforms including issuance of a han bill (bills usable only in a particular feudal clan), a rice-tax delivery system, and imposition of goyokin (the money the Edo bakufu charged temporarily on farmers and merchants).
Japanese: しかし享保年間には天災が相次いだため、藩札の発行や上米制度、御用金賦課などの藩政改革を行なった。
English: On April 16, 1766, he transferred the head of the family to Takasada, who was his fourth son, and retired, and on June 19, 1786, he died at the age of 87.
Japanese: 明和3年（1766年）3月8日、家督を四男の隆貞に譲って隠居し、天明6年（1786年）5月23日に87歳で死去した。
English: Takasada KUKI (1729 - January 6, 1781 (December 12, 1780 in old lunar calendar)) was the fifth lord of the Ayabe Domain, Tanba Province.
Japanese: 九鬼隆貞（くきたかさだ、享保14年（1729年）-安永9年12月12日(旧暦)（1781年1月6日））は、丹波国綾部藩の第5代藩主。
English: His children include Takasato KUKI (the third son), and three daughters who each became a lawful wife of Takayoshi KUKI, a lawful wife of Mitsuhide SAITO, and a wife of Tanemasa NISHINOBO.
Japanese: 子に九鬼隆郷（三男）、娘（九鬼隆棋正室）、娘（斉藤三英正室）、娘（西坊胤昌室）。
English: He became the heir in 1752 as the eldest brother and a legitimate son, Takayasu KUKI, was disinherited.
Japanese: 長兄で嫡子だった九鬼隆恭が廃嫡されたため、宝暦2年（1752年）に世子となる。
English: However the biological son was only born in the year of father's death, therefore Takasada's adopted son-in-law Takayoshi, who was the third son of Okitsugu TANUMA, took over as the head of family.
Japanese: しかし、この実子は父が死んだ年に生まれたばかりだったため、後を田沼意次の三男で婿養子の隆棋が継いだ。
English: Takanao KYOGOKU (January 1, 1633 - February 14, 1663) was the second lord of Tanabe Domain of Tango Province.
Japanese: 京極高直（きょうごくたかなお、寛永9年11月21日(旧暦)（1633年1月1日）-寛文3年1月7日(旧暦)（1663年2月14日））は、丹後田辺藩の第2代藩主。
English: His children include Takamori KYOGOKU (the eldest son), Takamoto KYOGOKU (the second son), Takakado KYOGOKU (the third son), Takasumi KYOGOKU (the fourth son), Takasato KYOGOKU (the sixth son), and Takasada KYOGOKU (the seventh son), and a daughter (lawful wife of Nagatake MORI).
Japanese: 子に京極高盛（長男）、京極高元（次男）、京極高門（三男）、京極高住（四男）、京極高里（六男）、京極高完（七男）、娘（森長武正室）。
English: In 1654, he fought against Takahiro KYOGOKU of Miyazu Domain, the neighboring domain, over a border of domains.
Japanese: 承応3年（1654年）、隣藩である宮津藩の京極高広と国境などをめぐって争う。
English: This may be an evidence of how much Takanao had valued vassals, but four months after Takanao's death, bakufu issued the ban on self-immolation of an attendant on the death of his lord, as the self-immolation and self-immolations so far were regarded as a problem.
Japanese: それだけ高直は家臣を大切にしていたのかもしれないが、この殉死をはじめとするこれまでの殉死などが問題視されて、幕府から殉死禁止令が出されたのは、高直の死後4ヵ月後のことであった。
English: Sotan KAMIYA (February 16, 1551 - December 7, 1635) was a wealthy merchant in Hakata during the Sengoku period (Period of Warring States) and the early Edo period.
Japanese: 神屋宗湛（かみやそうたん、天文(元号)20年1月1日(旧暦)（1551年2月6日）-寛永12年10月28日(旧暦)（1635年12月7日））は戦国時代(日本)から江戸時代前期にかけての博多の豪商。
English: In 1582, he went up to the capital (Kyoto) with Soshitsu SHIMAI and had an audience with Nobunaga ODA, who was the then ruler of the country.
Japanese: 天正10年（1582年）、宗湛は島井宗室と共に上洛して時の天下人・織田信長に謁見した。
English: Sotan tried to control the Shimazu clan, which was extending its influence in the ascendant in Kyushu at that time, as well as to enhance his position as a wealthy merchant by having Nobunaga's protection.
Japanese: 宗湛は信長の保護を得ることで、当時九州で日の出の勢いで勢力を拡大していた島津氏を抑えるとともに、豪商としての地位をさらに極めようとした。
English: However, the effort proved to be in vain when Nobunaga died in the Honnoji Incident of June 1582.
Japanese: しかし、同年6月に本能寺の変が起こって信長が死去したため、これは失敗に終わった。
English: In 1586, he went to the capital (Kyoto) again and developed close personal relationships with territorial lords and Sogyu TSUDA, who was the wealthy merchant in Sakai City.
Japanese: 天正14年（1586年）、再度上洛して今度は畿内の諸大名や堺市の大商人・津田宗及らと親交を深めた。
English: In 1587 he had an audience with Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI, who had become the ruler of the country following the death of Nobunaga.
Japanese: 天正15年（1587年）、信長死後に天下人となった豊臣秀吉に謁見した。
English: Hideyoshi liked Sotan, so he gave him the privilege of a wealthy merchant's status; thus Sotan was at the height of prosperity as the leading merchant in Hakata.
Japanese: 宗湛は秀吉に気に入られ、豪商としての特権を与えられて以後は博多商人の第一人者として栄華を極めた。
English: Upon the start of Japan's invasion of Korea in 1592, he served as a provider of logistical support and was active as a close adviser to Hideyoshi in his later years.
Japanese: 文禄元年（1592年）から始まった朝鮮出兵においても後方兵站の補給役を務め、晩年の秀吉の側近として活躍した。
English: However, when Hideyoshi died of an illness in 1598, Sotan suffered discrimination by Ieyasu, who had become the ruler of the country.
Japanese: しかし慶長3年（1598年）に秀吉が病死すると、その後に天下人となった徳川家康からは冷遇された。
English: When Nagamasa KURODA was transferred to another domain after the Battle of Sekigahara, Sotan, who had once been the country's wealthiest merchant, fell to the level of chartered merchant of the Kuroda clan.
Japanese: そして関ヶ原の戦いの後に黒田長政が移封されると、宗湛は天下の大商人から黒田氏の御用商人にまで成り下がった。
English: He was no longer active as a merchant as he reached old age; he died of an illness at the age of 83 on December 7, 1635.
Japanese: 彼自身も老齢ということもあって、以後は豪商としての活躍も無く、寛永12年（1635年）10月28日に83歳で病死した。
English: It was suspected to be a forgery created in later generations, but it was one of the precious historical books through which one could explore the workings of the Hideyoshi government.
Japanese: 後世の偽書とも疑われるが、秀吉政権の内部を知る上では貴重な史書の一つともされる。
English: It was one of the four major records of tea ceremony gatherings along with "The Tennojiya Kaiki," by Sogyu TSUDA, "Imai Sokyu Chanoyu Nukigaki," by Sokyu IMAI, and 'Matsuya Kaiki," by Hisamasa MATSUYA.
Japanese: また津田宗及の『天王寺屋会記』、今井宗久の『今井宗久茶湯書抜』、松屋久政の『松屋会記』と並ぶ四大茶会記ともされる。
English: Morishige TANI (March 19, 1817 - April 6, 1875) was a daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) in Edo era.
Japanese: 谷衛滋（たにもりしげ、文化(元号)14年2月2日(旧暦)（1817年3月19日）-明治8年（1875年）4月6日）は、江戸時代の大名。
English: He became the adoptive heir and took over as head of the family, as Morinori TANI, the lord of domain, died in 1855.
Japanese: 安政3年（1855年）、藩主谷衛弼の死去により養嗣子となって家督を相続する。
English: He became governor of domain in the return of lands and people to the emperor in 1869, and dismissed from office because of Haihan-chiken (abolition of feudal domains and establishment of prefectures) in 1871.
Japanese: 明治2年（1869年）の版籍奉還で藩知事、明治4年（1871年）の廃藩置県で免官。
English: Tadayuki MIZUNO was a hereditary vassal to the Tokugawa family in the mid-Edo period as well as a member of the shogun's council of elders of the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
Japanese: 水野忠之（みずのただゆき）は、江戸時代中期の譜代大名で、江戸幕府老中。
English: He was adopted by his relative Tadachika MIZUNO (received a stipend of 2,300 koku), a direct vassal of the shogun, on August 10, 1674, and took over as the head of the family.
Japanese: 延宝2年（1674年）7月9日に親族の旗本水野忠近（2300石）の養子となって家督を継いだ。
English: He was promoted to the status of a person responsible for order and patrol in the battlefield called 'Otsukaiban' in February 1697, and allowed to wear the clothing for kuge, which meant that he was equivalent to Sixth Rank.
Japanese: 元禄10年（1697年）2月には御使番に列し、布衣（六位相当になったことを意味する）の着用を許された。
English: He became the inspector of foot soldiers in Nikko on May 28, 1698, and on October 28, he became the shogunate administrator of activities by a community in Nikko.
Japanese: 元禄11年(1698年)4月19日には日光目付、さらに9月25日には日光普請奉行となった。
English: He was adopted by his elder brother Tadamitsu MIZUNO, the lord of the Okazaki Domain, on February 10, 1699 and on October 19 he took over from Tadamitsu as the head of the family.
Japanese: 元禄12年（1699年）1月11日、実兄である岡崎藩主水野忠盈の養子となって、9月27日に家督相続した。
English: When Naganori ASANO, the lord of the Ako Domain, had an affair involving bloodshed against Yoshinaka KIRA, a privileged family under the Tokugawa shogunate, on April 21, 1701, he went to the residence of the Ako Domain in Teppozu to settle the commotion.
Japanese: 元禄14年（1701年）3月14日に赤穂藩主浅野長矩が高家・吉良義央に刃傷沙汰に及んだときには、赤穂藩の鉄砲洲屋敷へ赴いて騒動の取り静めにあたっている。
English: Additionally, on January 31, 1703, after forty-seven Ako loyal retainers surrendered to the bakufu with Kira's head, he was ordered to take nine of them into custody.
Japanese: また翌年12月15日、赤穂義士47士が吉良の首をあげて幕府に出頭した後には、そのうち9名のお預かりを命じられた。
English: He had Jujiro HAZAMA, Sadaemon OKUDA, Emoshichi YATO, Sandayu MURAMATSU, Magokuro MASE, Wasuke KAYANO, Kanpei YOKOKAWA, Jirozaemon MINOMURA and Yogoro KANZAKI in custody at the second city residence in Mita.
Japanese: 間十次郎・奥田貞右衛門・矢頭右衛門七・村松三太夫・間瀬孫九郎・茅野和助・横川勘平・三村次郎左衛門・神崎与五郎を三田中屋敷へ預かった。
English: Mizuno treated the royal retainers well in the style of Tsunatoshi HOSOKAWA (the lord of Kumamoto Domain, 540,000 koku), who had held Yoshio OISHI in custody.
Japanese: 大石良雄をあずかった細川綱利（熊本藩主54万石）に倣って水野も義士達をよくもてなした。
English: However, while Hosokawa met Oishi and other royal retainers right after they came to the Hosokawa residence, Mizuno met the royal retainers on February 6 at last, perhaps so as not to draw the attention of the bakufu.
Japanese: しかし細川は義士達が細川邸に入った後、すぐさま自ら出てきて大石達と会見したのに対して、水野は幕府をはばかってか、21日になってようやく義士達と会見している。
English: This didn't mean that hospitality to the royal retainers by the Mizuno family was inferior to that of the Hosokawa family, but Mizuno was slightly less enthusiastic than Hosokawa, by which one can assume that Mizuno was a relatively calm person.
Japanese: 決して水野家の義士達へのもてなしが細川家に劣ったわけではないが、水野は細川と比べるとやや熱狂ぶりが少なく、比較的冷静な人物だったのかもしれない。
English: He was also praised by the common people in Edo, and comic waka poem remained as 'In Hosokawa, the flow of water (pronounced as mizuno in Japanese) is clear but often (Matsudaira Oki no kami (Matsudaira, the governor of Oki Province)) of the ocean (Mori Kai no kami (Mori, the governor of Kai Province)) is cloudy.'
Japanese: また江戸の庶民からも称賛されたようで、「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 implied that the Hosokawa and Mizuno families treated the masterless samurai very well but the Mori and Matsudaira families did not.
Japanese: これは細川家と水野家が浪士たちを厚遇し、毛利家と松平家が冷遇したことを表したものである。
English: He was appointed to Junior Councillor on January 30, 1712.
Japanese: さらに正徳(日本)元年（1711年）12月23日には若年寄に就任した。
English: He became a member of shogun's council of elders of director of finance on October 31, 1717, and supported the Kyoho reform by Shogun Yoshimune TOKUGAWA.
Japanese: 享保2年（1717年）9月27日に財政をあずかる勝手掛老中となり、将軍徳川吉宗の享保の改革を支えた。
English: He resigned from the member of shogun's council of elders on July 26, 1730, and retired on August 19.
Japanese: 享保15年（1730年）6月12日に老中を辞し、7月6日に隠居した。
English: Based on the will he had left, he was cremated in the Ushigome Hosen-ji Temple; his remains were sent to Bansho-ji Temple in Yamakawa of Shimosa Province and buried there on April 30, 1731.
Japanese: 生前の遺命に基づいて、牛込宝泉寺にて荼毘し、24日遺骨は下総国山川万松寺へ送られてここに葬られた。
English: Takasato KUKI (October30, 1780 - June 23, 1808) was the seventh lord of the Ayabe Domain, Tanba Province.
Japanese: 九鬼隆郷（くきたかさと、安永9年10月3日(旧暦)（1780年10月30日）-文化(元号)5年5月30日(旧暦)（1808年6月23日））は、丹波国綾部藩の第7代藩主。
English: However the reign was full of difficulties, as hantei (residence maintained by a daimyo) in Edo and Kyoto, and 300 houses at castle town were destructed by fire.
Japanese: しかしその治世は京都、江戸における藩邸、城下町300軒が火事で焼失するなど多難を極めた。
English: In June 23, 1808 he died at age of 29, and the eldest son Takanori took over as head of the family.
Japanese: 文化5年（1808年）5月30日、29歳で死去し、後を長男の隆度が継いだ。
English: Takanori KUKI (September 28, 1800 - May 30, 1853) was the eigth lord of he Ayabe Domain, Tanba Province.
Japanese: 九鬼隆度（くきたかのり、寛政12年8月10日(旧暦)（1800年9月28日）-嘉永6年4月23日(旧暦)（1853年5月30日））は、丹波国綾部藩の第8代藩主。
English: In February 15, 1822, he retired and handed over the headship of the family to Takahiro KUKI, his younger brother, by taking him as an adoptive heir.
Japanese: 文政5年（1822年）閏1月24日、弟の九鬼隆都を養嗣子として家督を譲り隠居。
English: He was the second lord of the Hamamatsu Domain in Totomi Province, the first lord of the Mikawa-Yoshida Domain in Mikawa Province, and then changed the territory back to become the first lord of the Hamamatsu Domain.
Japanese: 遠江国浜松藩第2代藩主、三河国三河吉田藩初代藩主、再封され浜松藩初代藩主。
English: Because his nephew Munemitsu MATSUDAIRA died young, he was adopted by the lord of the Hamamatsu Domain Suketoshi MATSUDAIRA and took over as the head of the family.
Japanese: 甥の松平宗弥が早世したため、浜松藩主・松平資俊の養子となり家督を継ぐ。
English: Shigekane AOKI (January 27, 1607 - October14, 1682) was the second lord of the Asada domain, Settsu Province.
Japanese: 青木重兼（あおきしげかね、慶長11年12月29日(旧暦)（1607年1月27日）-天和(日本)2年9月14日(旧暦)（1682年10月14日））は、摂津国麻田藩の第2代藩主。
English: He had two adopted children, Yoshikazu AOKI (the third son of Tadakatsu SAKAI (the lord of the Obama domain of Wakasa Province) but died young), and Shigemasa AOKI.
Japanese: 養子に青木可一(酒井忠勝(若狭国小浜藩主)の三男、早世)、青木重正。
English: Kazushige, the first lord of the domain, did not have an heir, and Masashige AOKI, who was adopted to be the heir, was of poor health and was not considered.
Japanese: 初代藩主の一重には嗣子がなく、しかもそのために最初に養嗣子として迎えていた青木正重は病弱で廃嫡された。
English: Therefore, Shigekane became the adoptive heir and succeeded as the head of family when Kazushige retired in 1619.
Japanese: そのため、元和(日本)5年（1619年）に一重が隠居したとき、その養嗣子となって後を継いだ。
English: He was very capable as the lord of the domain and managed to consolidate the foundation of the domain duties by encouraging literary and military arts, and by prioritizing good government in civil administration.
Japanese: 藩主としては有能で、藩政においては文武を奨励し、民政においても善政を第一とすることに尽力したため、藩政の基礎が固められた。
English: He accompanied Iemitsu TOKUGAWA's visit to Kyoto in 1641, and served as "Zoei Buguyo" (Temple Administrator) of Kyoto Omuro Ninna-ji Temple, and rendered distinguished service there.
Japanese: また、寛永18年（1641年）に徳川家光の上洛に随行し、京都御室の仁和寺の造営奉行を務め、功績を挙げている。
English: During the 10-year stay in Kyoto, he came to practice Zen under Reverend Gudo of Myoshin-ji Temple, as he temporary resided close to Myoshin-ji Temple in Hanazono (Kyoto City).
Japanese: その10年に及ぶ京都滞在中、花園(京都市)の妙心寺近辺に仮寓した縁で、妙心寺の愚堂禅師に参禅するようになった。