nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: It was the third son Nagashige ASANO who succeeded the family estate of that 50,000 koku crop yields after Nagamasa's death in 1611.
Japanese: 慶長16年（1611年）の長政の死去後、この5万石の家督を継いだのは、三男の浅野長重であった。
English: Nagashige became the lord of Kasama Domain in 1622 and died in 1632.
Japanese: この長重はその後、元和(日本)8年（1622年）に笠間藩主に転じ、寛永9年（1632年）に死去。
English: Naganao, the legitimate son of Nagashige succeeded the lord of Kasama Domain, but he became the lord of Ako Domain in 1645.
Japanese: その嫡男の長直が笠間藩主の地位を相続したが、長直はさらに正保2年（1645年）に赤穂藩主へと転じる。
English: Naganao ASANO, who had become the lord of Ako Domain, was renowned as a wise ruler who had built the foundation of Ako Domain, establishing water supply system and Ako salt development.
Japanese: 赤穂藩主となった浅野長直は赤穂城築城、城下の上水道の設備、赤穂塩開発などをおこない、赤穂藩の基礎を固めた名君として名を馳せた。
English: Nagatomo ASANO was born as a legitimate son to Naganao, and Naganori was born to Nagatomo as an heir.
Japanese: その長直の嫡男に浅野長友が生まれ、さらに長友の嫡男として長矩が生まれることになる。
English: He was born on September 28, 1667, as the eldest son of Nagatomo ASANO in the kamiyashiki of the Asano family (current St. Luke's international hospital) in Edo Tepposu (current Akashi-cho, Chuo Ward, Tokyo).
Japanese: 寛文7年8月11日(旧暦)（1667年9月28日）、浅野長友の長男として江戸鉄砲州（現東京都中央区明石町）にある浅野家上屋敷（現在聖路加国際病院がある場所）において生まれる。
English: His father, Nagatomo, was promoted to level of lord of the Domain in March 167, but 3 years later, on February 20, 1675, Nagatomo died.
Japanese: 寛文11年（1671年）3月に父・長友が藩主に就任したが、その3年後の延宝3年1月26日(旧暦)（1675年2月20日）に長友が死去。
English: His real mother, Hachi of the Naito clan, also died on February 6, 1673, so Naganori lost both of his parents in early childhood.
Japanese: また生母である内藤氏の波知も寛文12年12月20日(旧暦)（1673年2月6日）に亡くなっており、長矩は幼少期に父も母も失った。
English: On April 19, 1675, Naganori succeeded the reigns of the family at the age of only 9, becoming the third lord of the domain.
Japanese: 延宝3年3月25日(旧暦)（1675年4月19日）に長矩が9歳の幼少で浅野家の家督を継ぎ、第3代藩主となる。
English: On May 1 of the same year, he had an audience with the 4th Shogun Ietsuna TOKUGAWA, presenting the sword of the Bizen no kami family, which was a relic of his father.
Japanese: 同年4月7日(旧暦)（5月1日）には四代将軍徳川家綱に初めて拝謁し、父の遺物備前守家の刀を献上。
English: On June 16, 1675, a contract marriage between Naganori and Princess Yozenin, the daughter of Nagaharu ASANO (the third-order lord of Hiroshima Domain, Bingo Province) was applied for with he Bakufu, and it was approved on September 27.
Japanese: さらに同年閏4月23日（1675年6月16日）には、浅野長治（備後国広島藩三次藩主）の娘瑤泉院姫との縁組が幕府に出願され、8月8日(旧暦)（9月27日）になって受理された。
English: Therefore, Aguri moved into Tepposu kamiyashiki in Ako Domain in 1678.
Japanese: これにより阿久里は延宝6年（1678年）より赤穂藩の鉄砲州上屋敷へ移った。
English: On September 10, 1680, he was promoted to Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) and on 21, given a government post as takumi-no-kami (the head of Bureau of Skilled Artisans), which was the same post as his grandfather Naganao.
Japanese: 延宝8年（1680年）8月18日(旧暦)（9月10日）に従五位下に叙任し、さらに21日には祖父・長直と同じ内匠頭の官職を与えられた。
English: On October 4, 1684, at the age of 15, he began learning Yamagaryu (Yamaga school) military science under the instruction of Soko YAMAGA.
Japanese: またこの年の8月23日(旧暦)（1684年10月4日）、15歳にして山鹿素行に入門して山鹿流兵学を学ぶようになる。
English: On May 5,1682, Naganori was selected as one of the persons in charge of entertaining Chosen Tsushinshi (Emissary from Korea) and he entertained 伊趾寛, who is the chief of Emissary, in Izu Mishima (current Mishima City, Shizuoka Prefecture) on August 9.
Japanese: 天和2年（1682年）3月28日(旧暦)（1682年5月5日）には幕府より朝鮮通信使饗応役の1人に選ばれ、長矩は、来日した通信使の伊趾寛（通政大夫）らを8月9日に伊豆三島（現静岡県三島市）にて饗応した。
English: The daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) in charge of entertaining together in Mishima house was the lord of Ashimori Domain Bicchu Province Kinsada KINOSHITA, who later became Uketori-yaku when Ako Domain was abolished.
Japanese: なおこの時三島宿で一緒に饗応にあたっていた大名は、のち赤穂藩が改易された際に城受け取り役となる備中国足守藩主木下公定であった。
English: On March 4, 1683, he was assigned to entertain Sadanobu KAZANIN (Shonii Naidaijin [Senior Second Rank, Inner Minister]) and Arishige CHIGUSA (Shonii Gon Dainagon [Senior Second Rank, a provisional chief councilor of state), who were coming Edo as an Imperial envoy of the Emperor Reigen, and actually entertained them on March.
Japanese: 天和3年2月6日(旧暦)（1683年3月4日）には、霊元天皇の勅使として江戸に下向予定の花山院定誠（正二位内大臣）・千種有能（正二位権大納言）の両名の饗応役を拝命し、3月に両名が下向してくるとその饗応にあたった。
English: Asano succeeded in entertaining them, though Yoshinaka KIRA of koke (a master of ceremony) attended as an instructor of Imperial envoy banquet also this time.
Japanese: このときも高家吉良義央が勅使饗応指南役として付いていたが、浅野はこのときの勅使饗応役については無事務め上げている。
English: It is likely that the discussion of marriage was raised between the Asano family and the Hijikata family when they served in charge of entertainment.
Japanese: この役目の折に浅野家と土方家のあいだで縁談話が持ち上がったと考えられる。
English: On June 12, give or take a few days of that marriage, his Karo (chief retainer) Yoshishige OISHI (grand-uncle of Yoshio OISHI.
Japanese: またこの結婚と前後する5月18日(旧暦)には家老大石良重（大石良雄の大叔父。
English: Tanomonosuke OISHI was a roshin (old or key retainer) who was a guardian of Yoshio OISHI, who became Hitto karo (the head of chief retainers) young, and assisted Naganori Asano, who was a young lord of the domain, governing the politics of Ako Domain actually instead of the two.
Japanese: 大石頼母助は若くして筆頭家老になった大石良雄の後見人をつとめ、また幼少の藩主浅野長矩を補佐し、二人に代わって赤穂藩政を実質的に執ってきた老臣である。
English: Naganori was only 17 years old according to the traditional Japanese way of counting (15 years old according to the current way of counting) and Kuranosuke OISHI from his hometown was only 25 years old according to that way of counting, though he was already given the title of Hitto karo (the head of chief retainers).
Japanese: 長矩は依然数え年で17歳（満15歳）であり、国許の大石内蔵助もすでに筆頭家老の肩書は与えられていたとはいえ、数え年で25歳にすぎない。
English: Therefore, it is likely the real power of the domain was naturally shifted to Tomofusa OONO (Masseki Karo), who was the next roshin (old or key retainer) to Tanomonosuke.
Japanese: したがって藩の実権は頼母助に次ぐ老臣大野知房（末席家老）に自然に移っていったと考えられる。
English: On August 15 of the same year, he entered his territory Ako for the first time and met the vassals hometown such as Yoshio OISHI.
Japanese: この年の6月23日(旧暦)（8月15日）にはじめて所領の赤穂に入り、大石良雄以下国許の家臣達と対面した。
English: On September 24, 1684, he submitted a testimony written with his younger brother Nagahiro ASANO to Soko YAMAGA while he was in Edo, however Soko died in Edo the following year.
Japanese: 江戸在留中の貞享元年8月23日(旧暦)（1684年9月24日）に弟の浅野長広とともに連名で山鹿素行に誓書を提出しているが、翌年に素行は江戸で亡くなる。
English: On January 21, 1691, he was assigned as a firefighter of Honjo (proprietor or guarantor of a private estate) when he was in Edo, and he sometimes worked as a firefighter since then.
Japanese: 江戸在留中の元禄3年12月23日(旧暦)（1691年1月21日）に本所の火消し大名に任命され、以降、しばしば火消し大名として活躍した。
English: (When Kira Kozuke no Sake lost his mansion Kajibashitei destroyed in the great fire of Edo on October 9, 1698, it was Naganori ASANO who led the firefighters then.
Japanese: （元禄11年9月6日(旧暦)（1698年10月9日）に発生した江戸の大火の際、吉良上野介は鍛冶橋邸を全焼させて失ったが、このとき消防の指揮を執っていたのは浅野長矩であった。
English: One theory has it that Naganori's having failed to protect the former mansion of the Kira family caused resentment of Kira, leading to the hostility later)
Japanese: 長矩が吉良家の旧邸を守らなかったことで吉良の不興を買い、後の対立につながったのではないかなど、刃傷の遠因をこの時に求めようとする説もある）
English: On January 17, 1694, he was assigned to receive Matsuyama-jo Castle (Bicchu Province), which was a castle of a daimyo (feudal lord), as the Mizutani family of the domain of Bicchu-matsuyama was abolished.
Japanese: 元禄6年（1693年）12月22日(旧暦)（1694年1月17日）には備中松山藩の水谷氏が改易になったのを受けて、その居城である松山城(備中国)の城請取役に任じられた。
English: Therefore, Naganori left Ako leading the troops of 3500 soldiers to Bicchu Matsuyama (current Takahashi City, Okayama Prefecture) on March 13, 1694.
Japanese: これを受けて長矩は、元禄7年2月18日(旧暦)（1694年3月24日）に総勢3500名からなる軍勢を率いて赤穂を発ち、備中松山（現在の岡山県高梁市）へと赴いた。
English: On March 18, he received the castle from Kuranosuke TSURUMI, Karo (chief retainer) of the Mizutani family, bloodlessly.
Japanese: 2月23日(旧暦)（3月18日）、水谷家家老鶴見内蔵助より同城を無血で受け取った。
English: Naganori left for Ako the next day of the surrender of the castle, leaving Hitto karo (the head of chief retainers) Kuranosuke OISHI in Matsuyama-jo Castle to attend it, and the Asano family had been in charge of Matsuyama-jo Castle for 1 year and 9 months until Shigehiro ANDO entered the castle as a new lord the following year.
Japanese: 長矩は開城の翌日には赤穂への帰途についたが、名代として筆頭家老大石内蔵助を松山城に在番させ、翌年に安藤重博が新城主として入城するまでの1年9か月の間、浅野家が松山城を管理することになる。
English: On October 9, 1694, he tentatively adopted his younger brother Nagahiro ASANO because he had no children between Aguri, and gave him 3,000 koku crop yields of new field, making him independent as bakufu hatamoto (direct retainers of the bakufu, which is a form of Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
Japanese: また元禄7年8月21日(旧暦)（1694年10月9日）、阿久里との間に子がなかったため、弟の浅野長広を仮養子に迎え入れるとともに新田3000石を分知して幕府旗本として独立させた。
English: And on February 2, 1696, he formally adopted Nagahiro as a legitimate son, preparing for any possibility, as Naganori fell into critical condition due to smallpox.
Japanese: さらに翌元禄8年12月29日(旧暦)（1696年2月2日）には長矩が疱瘡をわずらって一時危篤状態に陥ったため、長広を正式に養嗣子として万が一に備えた。
English: The information of ' Naganori is in critical condition' was delivered to senior vassals hometown such as Kuranosuke OISHI, by a courier Mototoki HARA (a head of ashigaru [common foot soldier]).
Japanese: なお「長矩危篤」の報は原元辰（足軽頭）を急使として大石内蔵助ら国許の重臣にも伝えられた。
English: However, Naganori had been improving and fully recovered around June 1696.
Japanese: しかしその後、長矩は容態を持ち直して、元禄9年5月頃（1696年6月頃）には完治した。
English: He was assigned to watch out for fire of Honjo (proprietor or guarantor of a private estate) lumber stock being given credit for his achievements as a firefighter daimyo (Japanese feudal lord).
Japanese: この前後の5月9日(旧暦)（6月8日）火消し大名としての活躍から本所材木蔵火番に任じられる。
English: On September 4, 1698, he received an official appointment as Kanda-basi Bridge goban again.
Japanese: 元禄11年8月1日(旧暦)（1698年9月4日）に再び神田橋御番を拝命。
English: And he became Sakurada-mon Gate goban on July 31, 1700.
Japanese: さらに元禄13年6月16日(旧暦)（1700年7月31日）には桜田門御番に転じた。
English: On December 23 of the same year, the wedding ceremony between Naganori's adopted child Nagahiro ASANO and Katsutoyo HIJIKATA's daughter was held.
Japanese: 同年11月14日(旧暦)（12月23日）には長矩の養子浅野長広と土方雄豊の娘の婚儀が取り行われた。
English: Then, on March 13, 1701, he received an official appointment to entertain the Imperial envoy for the second time.
Japanese: そして元禄14年2月4日(旧暦)（1701年3月13日）、二度目の勅使饗応役を拝命することとなる。
English: The instructor of entertainment was Yoshinaka KIRA, just like in 1683.
Japanese: その饗応指南役は天和3年（1683年）のお役目の時と同じ吉良義央であった。
English: However, Kira was in the capital to do the duty of koke (a master of ceremony) at that moment, and had not returned to Edo until March 27.
Japanese: しかしこのとき吉良は高家のお役目で上京しており、2月29日まで江戸に戻ってこなかった。
English: Therefore, Naganori had to prepare during that 25 days on his own, getting the idea that 'Kira is unnecessary', and it is likely that notion had some influence on the relationship between them.
Japanese: そのためそれまでの間の25日間は、長矩が自分だけで勅使を迎える準備をせねばならず、この空白の時間が浅野に「吉良は不要」というような意識を持たせ、二人の関係に何かしら影響を与えたのでは、と見るむきもある。
English: The party of Sukekado YANAGIWARA and Yasuharu TAKANO, the Imperial envoys of Emperor Higashiyama, and Hirosada SEIKANJI, the Inshi (a messenger from the retired Emperor) of Emperor Reigen, left Kyoto on March 26.
Japanese: 一方、東山天皇の勅使柳原資廉・高野保春、霊元天皇の院使清閑寺熈定の一行は、2月17日(旧暦)（3月26日）に京都を立った。
English: Naganori entered residence for Imperial envoys in Edo (current Marunouchi Chiyoda Ward 1-4 Japan Industrial Club) on April 17 as he was informed that Imperial envoys had reached Shinagawa-shuku Station.
Japanese: 勅使の品川宿（現東京都品川区）到着の報告を受けて長矩も3月10日(旧暦)（4月17日）に伝奏屋敷（現千代田区丸の内1-4日本工業倶楽部）へと入った。
English: At first, roju (senior councilor) Masanao TSUCHIYA, koke (a master of ceremony) Motokuro HATAKEYAMA and others had an audience with Imperial envoys and Inshi (a messenger from the retired Emperor), and Asano, who was in charge of the entertainment, was introduced then.
Japanese: まず老中土屋政直と高家畠山基玄らが勅使・院使に拝謁し、この際に勅使饗応役の浅野も紹介された。
English: On April 19, Imperial envoys and Inshi (a messenger from the retired Emperor) came to the castle and participated in the ceremony held in Siroshoin to give Seishi (the order or policy of Emperor) and Inshi (that of retired Emperor) to Shogun Tsunayoshi as an imperial grant (grant as an imperial gift), and the Imperial envoys and Inshi were invited to the event of Noh sponsored by Shogun on April 20.
Japanese: 3月12日(旧暦)（4月19日）には勅使・院使が登城し、白書院において聖旨・院旨を将軍綱吉に下賜する儀式が執り行われ、3月13日(旧暦)（4月20日）には将軍主催の能の催しに勅使・院使を招くというイベントが行なわれた。
English: It was a day which was regarded as the day of the highest social status of all bakufu's rites and festivals of the year, in which the ceremony of Shogun's answering to Seishi and Inshi given him before was held.
Japanese: この日は将軍が先に下された聖旨・院旨に対して奉答するという儀式がおこなわれる幕府の一年間の行事の中でも最も格式高いと位置づけられていた日であった。
English: However, around 11 a.m. just before the ceremony, Naganori approached Yoshinaka KIRA from behind while Kira was having a meeting about the ceremony with hatamoto (bannermen) Yoriteru KAJIKAWA at the Great Corridor of the main ward of Edo-jo castle (common name; matsu no roka [literally, a corridor of pine trees]), and Naganori slashed Kira with a short sword.
Japanese: ところが、儀式直前の巳の下刻（午前11時頃）、江戸城本丸大廊下（通称松の廊下）にて、吉良義央が旗本梶川頼照と儀式の打ち合わせをしていたところへ、長矩が背後から近づいてきて、突然吉良義央に対して脇差でもって刃傷に及ぶ。
English: According to 'Kajikawa hikki' written by Yosobei KAJIKAWA, Asano screamed 'This is for revenge' while cutting him down.
Japanese: 梶川与惣兵衛が書いた「梶川筆記」によれば、この際に浅野は「この間の遺恨覚えたるか」と叫んだという。
English: However, Asano only cut Yoshinaka's forehead and back, having slashed with short sword which was supposed to thrust, and besides, Asano was apprehended by Yosobei KAJIKAWA before attacking Kira a third time.
Japanese: しかし浅野は本来突く武器であるはずの脇差で斬りかかったため、義央の額と背中に傷をつけただけで、しかも側にいた梶川与惣兵衛が即座に浅野を取り押さえたために第三撃を加えることはできなかった。
English: Muratoyo DATE, a person in charge of entertaining Inshi (a messenger from the retired Emperor), a group of koke and chabozu (tea-server) ran to support in apprehending Asano, having seen the turmoil, and Koreuji SHINAGAWA and Yoshiyasu HATAKEYAMA, who were koke (a master of ceremony), carried Kira to Sotetsuno-ma Chamber.
Japanese: 騒ぎを見て駆けつけてきた院使饗応役の伊達村豊や高家衆、茶坊主達たちも次々と浅野の取り押さえに加わり、高家の品川伊氏と畠山義寧の両名が吉良を蘇鉄の間に運んだ。
English: It is likely the room Naganori was carried was the room of Nakanokuchi bozu (Buddhist priest), though it varies depending on the document ('the room of bozu' is clearly written in such as "Goseki-kenbunki" [Record of personal experiences of Goseki] and "Tamurake oazukari ikken" [Record of the Tamura family's having the custody of Natganori ASANO]).
Japanese: 長矩が連れて行かれた部屋は諸書によって違いがあるが、おそらく中の口坊主部屋と考えられる（『江赤見聞記』『田村家お預かり一件』などが「坊主部屋」と明記している）。
English: Moreover, it is unclear whether the interrogation itself was conducted, unable to confirm from documents.
Japanese: それどころか実は取り調べが行われたかどうかすら確かな史料からは確認できず不明なのである。
English: However, according to 'Okado hikki' written by metsuke (inspector of foot soldiers) of bakufu Shigetomo OKADO (That is, Tamon's self-description.
Japanese: ただ多門重共という幕府の目付が書いた「多門筆記」（すなわち多門の自称。
English: Okado's document required careful attention because he was said to be habitually lying), Okado conducted the interrogation of Naganori ASANO as metsuke (inspector of foot soldiers).
Japanese: 多門は虚言癖があると言われており、その筆記の取扱いには注意を要する）によると、多門が目付として浅野長矩の取り調べを行ったのだという。
English: According to 'Okado hikki,' Naganori only said, "I attacked him for my own personal revenge because I was extremely angry. I have nothing to say no matter what crime I am accused of. All I can say is that I highly regret failing to kill Kozuke no suke."
Japanese: 「多門筆記」によればその際に長矩は｢上へ対し奉りいささかの御怨みこれ無く候へども、私の遺恨これあり、一己の宿意を以って前後忘却仕り討ち果たすべく候て刃傷に及び候。此の上如何様のお咎め仰せつけられ候共、御返答申し上ぐべき筋これ無く、さりながら上野介を打ち損じ候儀、如何にも残念に存じ候。｣とだけ述べた。
English: In other words, he only described his attempt to kill Kira using his sword arising from a personal grudge, but he never described his motive or the background.
Japanese: 吉良に個人的遺恨があって刃傷に及んだことは述べたが、刃傷に至る詳しい動機や経緯は明かさなかったという。
English: He only seemed to be concerned what would happen to Kira.
Japanese: あとは「上野介はいかがに相成り候や」と吉良がどうなったかだけを気にしている様子だったという。
English: Okado gently said, "He is an old man, he will not be around long" out of any respect for Naganori, and Okado also wrote that Naganori had a satisfactory look on his face.
Japanese: これに対して多門は長矩を思いやって｢老年のこと、殊に面体の疵所に付き、養生も心もとなく｣と答えると長矩に喜びの表情が浮かんだとも書いている。
English: Around 1 p.m. it was decided Naganori was to be placed under the custody of the Yashiki (mansion) in Shiba Atago, the territory of Tatsuaki TAMURA (the lord of Ichinoseki Domain, Mutsu Province), a sojaban (an official in charge of the ceremonies), and Tamura returned his own Yashiki in haste, dispatching 75 feudal retainers of Ichinoseki Domain such as Gengo HINOKIGAWA, Heiemon MUKI, Genshiro HARADA and Jizaemon KAN to transfer custody.
Japanese: 牛の下刻（午後1時頃）、奏者番の田村建顕（陸奥国一関藩主）の芝愛宕下にあった屋敷にお預けが決まり、田村は急いで自分の屋敷に戻ると、桧川源五・牟岐平右衛門・原田源四郎・菅治左衛門ら一関藩藩士75名を長矩身柄受け取りのために江戸城へ派遣した。
English: Around 3 p.m. Naganori, who was put in the cage by feudal retainers of Ichinoseki Domain, was carried to Tamura mansion in Shiba Atago (current Shinbashi Minato Ward, Tokyo), leaving Edo-jo Castle through Hirakawaguchi-mon gate, which was Fujo-mon gate (Fujo-mon gate means that the gate using to carry out the dead or criminals).
Japanese: 未の下刻（午後3時頃）、一関藩士らによって網駕籠に乗せられた長矩は、不浄門とされた平川口門より江戸城を出ると芝愛宕下（現東京都港区新橋）にある田村邸へと送られた。
English: Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA, who was known for his reverence for the emperor, drew a quick conclusion of Naganori's immediate Seppuku and abolishment of the Ako Asano family 50,000 koku crop yields, being enraged about the spoiled ceremony held for Imperial Court.
Japanese: 尊皇心が厚いことで有名な徳川綱吉は朝廷との儀式を台無しにされたことに激怒し、長矩の即日切腹と赤穂浅野家五万石の取り潰しを即断した。
English: According to 'Okado hikki', Okado protested to say, "He must have had so much grudge as to abandon takumi-no-kami (the head of Bureau of Skilled Artisans) 50,000 koku crop yields daimyo (Japanese feudal lord) and kamei (family name), it is difficult to clear whether he was mad or there was a fault on the part of Kozuke no suke (snip) I think this case should be reconsidered.
Japanese: 「多門筆記」によると、若年寄の加藤明英、稲垣重富がこの決定を目付の多門に伝えたが、多門は「内匠頭五万石の大名・家名を捨て、お場所柄忘却仕り刃傷に及び候程の恨みこれあり候は、乱心とても上野介に落ち度これあるやも測りがたく・・・（略）・・・大目付併私共再応糾し、日数の立ち候上、いか様とも御仕置き仰せつけられるべく候。
English: Kozuke no suke answered when he was investigated that takumi-no-kami could be beside himself to slash him because he had done nothing to be held a grudge, forcing takumi-no-kami to Seppuku on the same day is too easy and quick decision." when Akihide KATO and Shigetomi INAGAKI, who were wakadoshiyori, informed that decision of Okado.
Japanese: それまでは上野介様も、慎み仰せつけられ、再応糾しの上、いよいよ神妙に相い聞き、なんの恨みも受け候儀もこれなく、全く内匠頭乱心にて刃傷に及び候筋もこれあり候はば、御称美の御取り扱いもこれあるべき所、今日に今日の御称美は余り御手軽にて御座候」と抗議したという。
English: We'll tell roju (senior councilor) about it," asking roju for thorough investigation, but Yoshiyasu YANAGISAWA, Tairokaku (chief minister class)sobayonin (lord chamberlain), rejected to pass along that to Tsunayoshi, making the decision of Naganori's Seppuku on the same day conclusive.
Japanese: 尚又老中方へ言上申すべし」と答え、慎重な取り調べを老中に求めてくれたというが、結局大老格側用人柳沢吉保が「御決着これ有り候上は、右の通り仰せ渡され候と心得べし」と称して綱吉への取次ぎを拒否したため、即日切腹が決してしまったのだという。
English: Asano Takumi no Kami was the first to be ordered to Seppuku on the same day, though affairs of sword fights had occurred several times before.
Japanese: 刃傷事件はこれまでも何件も発生していたが、即日切腹の例は浅野内匠頭が初めてであった。
English: It appears Tsunayoshi made a quick decision with political purpose, he wanted to prevent his real mother Keisho-in's being granted Juichii (Junior First Rank) from being washed out, displaying his allegiance to the Imperial Court by carrying out Naganori's execution.
Japanese: ここまで綱吉が切腹を急いだのは、長矩の処分を断行することで自らの朝廷への恭順の意思を示して綱吉生母桂昌院への従一位下賜がお流れにならないようにしようという政治的意味合いもあったようだ。
English: (Tsunayoshi was appealing to the Imperial Court for Keisho-in about Juichii [Junior First Rank] and it is highly likely she will be granted it in that year) Also, it is highly possible the weak punishment of the past contributed to that incident because despite Tadakatsu NAITO, the uncle of Asano Takumi no Kami, had committed the same crime, this time his close blood relatives did.
Japanese: （綱吉は桂昌院のために朝廷に従一位叙任の働きかけを行っていた時期でうまくいけばこの年にも叙任がある可能性が高かった）また、浅野内匠頭の叔父である内藤忠勝も似たような事件を起こしているにも拘わらず近親者が同様の事件を起こしたことから、これまでの処罰の軽さが今回の事件の一因となったと考えた可能性も高い。
English: Around 4 p.m. Naganori reached Tamura mansion, being held in the enclosure of Deai-no-ma chamber, then was taken off his daimon (shogun or daimyo's formal costume consisting of wide sleeved jacket with family crests) first.
Japanese: 申の刻（午後4時頃）に田村邸についた長矩は出会いの間という部屋の囲いの中に収容され、まず着用していた大紋を脱がされたという。
English: Naganori wanted two yuzuke (hot water on cold rice) though one soup and 5 dishes were served.
Japanese: その後1汁5菜の料理が出されたが、長矩は湯漬けを二杯所望したという。
English: The Tamura family never thought of Seppuku on the same day, thinking they were to hold him for a while instead, nailing the fusuma of Naganori's zashiki (a Japanese style guest room with tatami flooring).
Japanese: 田村家でも即日切腹とは思いもよらず、当分の間の預かりと考えていたようで、長矩の座敷のふすまを釘付けにするなどしたという。
English: Around 5 p.m. Yasutoshi SHODA (Ometsuke[a chief of inspector of foot soldiers]) as Kenshi (inspector) of Bakufu, Denpachiro OKADO and Tadashige OKUBO (metsuke [inspector of foot soldiers]) as assistant Kenshi reached Tamura mansion, sentencing Asano Seppuku and Kaieki (change or forfeit of ranks) at Deai-no-ma chamber.
Japanese: 申の下刻（午後5時頃）に幕府の正検使役として庄田安利（大目付）、副検使役として多門伝八郎、大久保忠鎮（目付）らが田村邸に到着し、出合の間において浅野に切腹と改易を宣告した。
English: It is said Asano replied, "I'm honored to be ordered Seppuku of all punishments."
Japanese: これに対して浅野は｢今日不調法なる仕方いかようにも仰せ付けられるべき儀を切腹と仰せ付けられ、有りがたく存知奉り候｣と答えたという。
English: After that sentence, Seppuku was carried out immediately, shoji was opened and Naganori was carried to the place of Seppuku in the yard with two Kachi-metsuke title (job to do night duty and inspection) of bakufu behind him.
Japanese: 宣告が終わるとただちに切腹が行われ、長矩の後ろには幕府徒目付が左右に二人付き、障子が開けられて、庭先の切腹場へと移された。
English: Naganori died by Seppuku with Kaishaku (to assist someone in committing hara-kiri by beheading him) by Takedayu ISODA (bakufu Kachi-metsuke title [job to do night duty and inspection]) in the presence of bakufu Kenshi (inspector) such as Shoda, Okado and Okubo.
Japanese: 長矩は庄田・多門・大久保ら幕府検使役の立会いのもと、磯田武大夫（幕府徒目付）の介錯で切腹して果てた。
English: According to 'Okado hikki', Naganori left a death song 'Flowers taken away by wind, I also can't help feeling a vestige of the spring more than them.' when he carried out Seppuku.
Japanese: 「多門筆記」によれば、切腹の際に長矩が「風さそふ花よりもなほ我はまた春の名残をいかにとやせん」という辞世を残したとしている。
English: And it also said Gengoemon KATAOKA could meet his lord Naganori thanks to Okado's arrangement.
Japanese: さらに多門の取り計らいのおかげで最後に一目、片岡源五右衛門が主君長矩が目通りできたともしている。
English: As it has been stated earlier, the view that Okado was a habitual liar is very strong and the theory that these death poem and arrangement are doubtful is widely accepted.
Japanese: 先ほど述べたとおり「多門には虚言癖がある」という見方はかなり有力であり、この辞世や目通りを疑う説は根強い。
English: Also according to 'Okado hikki', Okado protested Shoda, the governor of Shimousa Province, that Asano's seppuku taking place in the garden would have been extremely dishonorable to a Daimyo like Asano.
Japanese: さらに「多門筆記」によれば長矩の切腹場所が一国一城の主にあるまじき庭先である事について多門は庄田下総守に抗議したという。
English: However, Shoda dismissed it, saying, "Don't protest against me, because I'm seishi (senior envoy) and you are just an assistant."
Japanese: しかし庄田は「副使のくせに正使の自分に異議を唱えるな」とまともに取り合わなかったのだという。
English: It seems also doubtful since it was written by Okado himself, but there seems little doubt that Shoda acted in favor of Kira because he was summoned along with hatamoto of Kira party such as koke Yoshitaka OTOMO (a comrade and friend of Yoshinaka KIRA) and Fuyushige TOJO (a real younger brother of Yoshinaka KIRA) and was removed as 'not working properly' the following year.
Japanese: 例によって多門の自称なので疑わしく見えてくるが、庄田は翌年高家大友義孝（吉良義央の同僚で友人）や東条冬重（吉良義央実弟）など吉良派の旗本たちと一緒に呼び出され、「勤めがよくない」として解任されてしまっていることから、どうやら庄田が吉良寄りと思われるような態度をとったことは間違いないようだ。
English: In addition, it is written in more reliable material "takumi-no-kami oazukari ikken" (Record of Naganori ASANO in custody) that Naganori left his will to his sobayonin (lord chamberlain), Takafusa KATAOKA and Masahisa ISOGAI.
Japanese: なお比較的資料の価値が高い『内匠頭御預かり一件』の方には長矩の側用人片岡高房と礒貝正久宛てに長矩が遺言を残したことが記されている。
English: According to that document, the will said 'I should have told you my motive of that incident, I know you are getting suspicious'
Japanese: それによれば「孤の段、兼ねて知らせ申すべく候得共、今日やむことを得ず候故、知らせ申さず候、不審に存ず可く候」という遺言であったという。