nntsuzu/KFTT huggingface dataset:
English: KATSURAGI no Sotsuhiko (Sotsuhiko can be written as either '襲津彦' or '曽都毘古' in Japanese, and his first name, Sotsuhiko, is also known as Sachihiko written as 沙至比跪 in Japanese; year of birth and death unknown, but considered to have lived during a period from the latter fourth century to the early fifth century) was described in the "Kojiki" (Records of Ancient Matters) and the "Nihonshoki" (Chronicles of Japan) as the founder of Katsuragi clan, ancient local ruling family in the Katsuragi region, Yamato Province.
Japanese: 葛城襲津彦（かつらぎのそつひこ、曽都毘古・沙至比跪、生没年不詳、4世紀後半～5世紀前半頃?）は大和国葛城地方の古代豪族葛城氏の祖として『記紀』に記されている。
English: There is a high probability that he really existed because his name appears in "Kudaraki" (Records of Paekche), one of three books of Paekche (Original Records of Paekche, Records of Paekche, and The New Selection of Paekche), whose chronology was almost accurate and which are considered to have been compiled based on historical materials in the same period.
Japanese: 編年がほぼ正しく同時代史料が元となったと考えられる百済三書のひとつ、百済記にその名が見えるので、実在の可能性が高い。
English: The following description of Sotsuhiko first appeared in a document dated March 7, 205 in old calendar.
Japanese: 神功皇后摂政五年の春三月の癸卯の朔己酉(7日）に初めて襲津彦の記述がある。
English: Although he was dispatched to Silla as a watchdog of Prince Mishikochi who was rendered as hostage by the King of Silla, Sotsuhiko was deceived by an envoy dispatched by the King of Silla and allowed Prince Mishikochi to escape at Tsushima.
Japanese: 新羅王の質、微叱旱岐（みしこち）の見張りとして襲津彦を新羅に使わすが、対馬にて新羅王の使者に騙され微叱旱岐に逃げられた。
English: Sotsuhiko who got angry attacked Kusawaranosashi Castle from Tataratsu, and brought a captive back.
Japanese: 怒った襲津彦が蹈鞴津（たたらつ）から草羅城（くさわらのさし）を攻撃して捕虜を連れ帰った。
English: (The "Kudaraki" (Records of Paekche) told that although 'Kikoku (Japan) tried to defeat the Silla Kingdom using Sachihiko (Sotsuhiko), Sachihiko who was fascinated by a beautiful girl in Silla, turned his target of attack to Kaya (a confederacy of territorial polities in the Nakdong River basin of South Korea) and destroyed Kaya.)
Japanese: （『百済記』が伝えるところ、貴国は沙至比跪（さちひこ、襲津彦）を使って新羅を撃たせようとしたが、沙至比跪は新羅の美女に心を奪われ矛先を伽耶に向け、加羅を滅ぼしてしまう。）
English: (The royal family of Kaya that escaped to Paekche appealed directly to the Emperor, and the Emperor sent Mokurakonshi to attack Sachihiko.)
Japanese: （百済に逃げた加羅王家は天皇に直訴し、天皇は木羅斤資（もくらこんし）を使わし沙至比跪を攻めさせる。）
English: In 283, Yutsuki no kimi of Kudara told the Emperor Homuda (Emperor Ojin) that although he would like to take the people of Paekche and to nationalize themselves including himself, he could not cross the sea from Kaya due to disturbances by Silla.
Japanese: 応神天皇十四年百済の弓月君（ゆつきのきみ）が誉田天皇に対し、百済の民人を連れて帰化したいけれども新羅が邪魔をして加羅から海を渡ってくることができないことを告げる。
English: Although the Emperor ordered Sotsuhiko to go to Kaya and bring the people of Paekche to Japan, the Emperor heard nothing from him for three years.
Japanese: 天皇は襲津彦を加羅に遣わして百済の民を連れ帰るように命令するが、三年なんの音沙汰もなくなった。
English: In August 285 in old calendar, the Emperor said to Hegurinotsuku no sukune and Ikuhanotoda no sukune, 'Go to Kaya and rescue Sotsuhiko because I'm sure that Silla disturbs his return,' and dispatched soldiers to Kaya.
Japanese: 応神天皇十六年八月、天皇は平群木菟宿禰（へぐりのつくのすくね）・的戸田宿禰（いくはのとだのすくね）に「襲津彦が帰ってこないのはきっと新羅が邪魔をしているのに違いない、加羅に赴いて襲津彦を助けろ」といって、加羅に兵を派遣した。
English: In March 353 in old calendar, the King of Paekche ordered Sotsuhiko to take Sake no kimi, one of the royal family members of the Paekche Kingdom, who was rude to Kinotsu no sukune, to the Emperor.
Japanese: 仁徳天皇四十一年三月紀角宿禰（きのつのすくね）に無礼をはたらいた百済の王族の酒君（さけのきみ）を、百済王が襲津彦を使って天皇のところへ連行させる。
English: Yoshizane KIRA (date of birth unknown, 1422 – August 16, 1481) was a busho (Japanese military commander) who lived during the Muromachi Period.
Japanese: 吉良義真（きらよしざね、応永29年（1422年）?-文明(日本)13年7月21日(旧暦)（1481年8月16日））は室町時代の武将。
English: Kira clan is one of the lineages of Ashikaga clan originated from MINAMOTO no Yoshikuni; since Yoshikuni was the son of Chinju-fu shogun (Commander-in-Chief of the Defense of the North) and the head of Kawachi-Genji clan (a lineage of Seiwa-Genji clan) MINAMOTO no Yoshiie, Kira clan traces its roots to Seiwa-Genji clan.
Japanese: 家系は清和源氏の一家系　河内源氏の棟梁　鎮守府将軍源義家の子　源義国を祖とする足利氏の一門吉良氏。
English: Yoshizane was handed over the headship of the family from his elder brother Yoshinao KIRA during the Kyotoku Era (1452-1455) because Yoshinao had no son and his adopted son-in-law Yoshitake SHIBA died young.
Japanese: 兄である吉良義尚に男児が無く、その娘婿である斯波義健も早世したため、享徳年間（1452年-1455年）に兄から家督を譲られる。
English: He was on the side of Yoshimasa ASHIKAGA, and it appears that he had a certain amount of influence mainly over the ownership issues regarding Zen temples ("Inryoken Nichiroku" [Dietary Life of Zen Priests]).
Japanese: 足利義政の側にあって主として禅寺の所領問題に関与し一定の発言権を持っていたようである（『蔭凉軒日録』）。
English: Saijo-Kira clan during Yoshizane's time was called "goichirui" (lineages sharing the same origin) with the Ashikaga clan in the shogunate along with the Ishibashi and Shibukawa clans; they received special treatments in various occasions such as the ceremonial meeting held every year on the fifth day of a new year ("Records of Court Appearances from Choroku Era Third Year [1459]").
Japanese: また、義真の頃には西条吉良氏は、石橋氏、渋川氏とともに将軍の「御一類」と呼ばれ、毎年正月5日に行われる将軍対面の式など様々な面で別格扱いを受けていた（『長禄三年以来申次記』）。
English: On December 17, 1459 Yoshizane presented a large amount of contribution totaling 10 kanmon in response to the donation request of Muromachi bakufu to feudal lords for performing the 33rd death anniversary Buddhist memorial service of Yoshimochi ASHIKAGA.
Japanese: 長禄3年（1459年）12月17日、室町幕府が足利義持の33回忌法要を営むため、諸大名に銭の献納を求めた際、義真は10貫文を献上している。
English: On December, 15, two day prior to Yoshizane's contribution, the head of the Tojo-Kira clan (lower Kira) Yoshifuji KIRA had also donated 10 kanmon ("Inryoken Nichiroku").
Japanese: この2日前の12月15日、東条吉良氏（下吉良）当主の吉良義藤が同じく10貫文を献上している（『蔭凉軒日録』）。
English: When Yoshihisa ASHIKAGA was born on December 20, 1465, Yoshizane visited the palace of shogun to give his words of congratulations; Yoshizane also visited the residence of Sadachika ISE with Yoshifuji KIRA on the following day to express his gratitude for having his message conveyed to the shogun ("Chikamoto Nikki Diary").
Japanese: 寛正6年（1465年）12月20日に足利義尚が誕生した際、義真も将軍御所へ参上、御祝い言上をしているが、翌日、吉良義藤と揃って伊勢貞親邸を訪れ、将軍への取次ぎの礼を述べている（『親元日記』）。
English: When the Onin War broke out Yoshizane sided with the Eastern Camp due to the fact that the cousin of his wife was Katsumoto HOSOKAWA of the Eastern Camp, putting himself against Yoshifuji KIRA sided with the Western Camp; when Yoshifuji left Kyoto to Mikawa Province, Yoshizane appointed his son Yoshinobu KIRA in charge of protecting Kyoto, and departed to Mikawa on May 18, 1467 for tracking down Yoshifuji ("Miscellaneous Records of the Daijo Temple and Shrine").
Japanese: 応仁の乱が起こると、義真は妻の従兄弟が細川勝元という関係から東軍に属し、西軍についた吉良義藤と対立、義藤が三河国に下向すると、これに対応するため京都を息子の吉良義信に任せ、応仁元年（1467年）5月18日に三河に向けて出立した（『大乗院寺社雑事記』）。
English: Although there is a brief description about the event in the "Mikawa Military Diary" (published 1853), it is difficult to consider as a credible source for the fallacies of the content.
Japanese: 僅かに『三河軍記』（嘉永6年（1853年）成立）がその模様を伝えるが、内容は誤謬が多く信頼できない。
English: Although there were several battles between them, the scale of the battle was too small to damage neither families; it is considered that the reconciliation between the Eastern and Western Camps at Kyoto (1477) also led the peace settlement between the eastern and western Kira clans.
Japanese: 幾度か合戦は行ったものの、当主が没落するといった大規模なものにはならず、京都の東西両軍の和睦（文明9年（1477年））を受けて東西両吉良氏も和睦をしたのではないかと思われる。
English: Yoshizane remained in Mikawa Province possibly because he had to contain Yoshinao ISSHIKI of the Western Camp who had continued to be active for recapturing Mikawa Province; Yoshizane finally returned to Kyoto in September, 1479 after Yoshinao ISSHIKI expressed in writing to abandon his plan of capturing Mikawa in 1478.
Japanese: ただし、義真は三河奪回のため活発に活動を続ける西軍一色義直を牽制するためか、その後も三河に留まり一色義直が文明10年（1478年）に至り三河を放棄する旨、文書で表明したのを受け、ようやく翌文明11年（1479年）9月頃上洛する。
English: After returning to Kyoto, Yoshizane resumed his affiliations with noble families by visiting the Minister of the Left Masaie KONOE and others, but he soon fell to illness and died on July 21, 1481.
Japanese: 上洛後、義真は左大臣近衛政家の邸を訪れるなど公家との交際を再開するが、まもなく病気となり文明13年（1481年）7月21日に没した。
English: The funeral was held on August 24, and Sadamune ISE, steward of the Bakufu Mandokoro, presented 10 kanmon ("Chikamoto Nikki Diary").
Japanese: 葬儀は8月24日に行われ幕府政所執事伊勢貞宗は10貫文を献じている（『親元日記』）。
English: Takako KUSUMOTO (February 26, 1852-July18, 1938) was a granddaughter of Philipp Franz von Siebold and a daughter of Ine KUSUMOTO.
Japanese: 楠本高子（くすもとたかこ、嘉永5年2月7日_(旧暦)（1852年2月26日）-昭和13年（1938年）7月18日）はフィリップ・フランツ・フォン・シーボルトの孫娘で楠本イネの娘。
English: She has been also called "Takako MISE," "Takako YAMAWAKI" and "Taka YAMAWAKI" depending on the changes her name by marriages.
Japanese: 結婚後の改姓により「三瀬高子（みせたかこ）」「山脇高子（やまわきたかこ）」「山脇たか」とも言われる。
English: Takako was an unexpected baby (refer to the article of 'Soken ISHII') and she was initially called 'Tadako' (literally, 'a free child' which was named with resignation that a child was given by God for free).
Japanese: 高子は不幸な出生で（詳細は「石井宗謙」の項参照）、当初は「タダ子」とよばれていた（天がただで授けたものであろう、というあきらめの境地から名付けられた）。
English: When she was 14 years old, she started serving the Uwajima clan as maid on the introduction of Keisaku NINOMIYA who was a teacher of her mother.
Japanese: 14歳の時に母の師・二宮敬作の縁により宇和島藩の奥女中として奉公を始める。
English: After her husband Morobuchi MISE had died in 1877, she studied gynecology from her half brother Nobuyoshi ISHI.
Japanese: 1877年に夫・三瀬諸淵に先立たれた後、異母兄・石井信義の元で産婦人科を学んだ。
English: However, during the study, she became pregnant with Shuzo (later adapted to Ine) by a doctor Shigeaki KATAGIRI, so she gave up the idea of studying medicine.
Japanese: しかし、その中で医師・片桐重明との間に周三（後にイネの養子）を生む事態となり、医業の道は断念した。
English: Soon after that, she remarried a doctor Taisuke YAMAWAKI and they had a son and two daughters, however, Taisuke also died only seven years after they had married.
Japanese: その直後に医師・山脇泰助と再婚、一男二女を生むが、結婚7年目に先立たれた。
English: After that, she was supported by her uncle Heinrich von Siebold and lived with her mother Ine in Tokyo.
Japanese: その後は叔父のハインリッヒ・フォン・シーボルトの世話を受け、東京で母のイネと共に暮らした。
English: Reiji MATSUMOTO said that since he had heard that ancestor's story, he unconsciously used Takako as a model for female characters of his works (cited "Cosmo Warrior Zero, Side Story 2").
Japanese: その話を零士が聞き継いだ為に、無意識に作品に出てくる女性のモデルとなっていたと松本零士自身が語っている。（コスモウォーリアー零外伝2より）
English: Yoshitoshi KIRA (around 1671- April 1, 1742) was a koke hatamoto (one of the hatamoto [direct retainers of the Edo bakufu] families that were eligible for appointment to the post of koke) for the Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
Japanese: 吉良義俊（きらよしとし、寛文11年（1671年）頃-寛保2年2月26日(旧暦)（1742年4月1日））は江戸幕府の高家旗本。
English: Although he originally bore the name of the Maita family of koke (literally, "high families"), he restored the surname Kira after the Kira family was brought to an end in the course of the well-known Genroku Ako Incident (also called the Chushingura incident).
Japanese: もともと高家蒔田家を称していたが、有名な元禄赤穂事件（忠臣蔵事件）で吉良家が断絶の後に吉良姓に戻った。
English: His official rank was Jushiinoge (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade), jiju (chamberlain), the governor of Kochi Province, Sahyoe no kami (Captain of the Left Division of Middle Palace Guards), and Sakyo no daibu (Master of the Eastern Capital Offices)
Japanese: 官位は従四位下侍従、河内守（こうちのかみ）、左兵衛督（さひょうえのかみ）、左京大夫（さきょうのたいふ）。
English: The Maita clan was started by Yoshitsugu KIRA, the second son of Yoshiuji ASHIKAGA (the third head of the Ashikaga family), founding father of the Kira clan.
Japanese: 蒔田氏は吉良氏の始祖足利義氏(足利家3代目当主)の次男吉良義継を祖とする家柄である。
English: Although the line of the eldest son, Nagauji KIRA, was the head of the Kira clan, the lineage of the second son had been calling themselves Kira for thirteen generations.
Japanese: 長男吉良長氏の流れが本家吉良家であるが、次男の流れも13代にわたって吉良を称した。
English: However, in the time of 吉良頼久, Ieyasu TOKUGAWA commanded, 'Only the head family shall succeed the surname Kira'.
Japanese: しかし吉良頼久の代に徳川家康から｢吉良姓を継承するのは本家だけにせよ｣と命じられた。
English: After that, the Maita clan was succeeded by 義祗, Yoshinari, and Yoshitoshi.
Japanese: 以降、蒔田氏は、義祗・義成、そしてこの義俊へと受け継がれるのである。
English: On February 27, 1692, he was appointed to the post of Oku-koke (koke families which were in service) and ranked as Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade), jiju and the governor of Kawachi Province.
Japanese: 元禄5年(1692年)1月11日に奥高家となり、従五位下侍従・河内守に叙任した。
English: In addition, on September 11, 1697, his salary payment was changed from an allotment of rice to holding a fief and he had a fief in Hiki and Iruma Counties in Musashi Province with a stipend of 1420 koku in total.
Japanese: また元禄10年（1697年）7月26日には切米を所領に改められて、武蔵国比企郡と入間郡に都合1420石を領した。
English: On October 28 of the same year, he was dispatched to the Imperial court in Kyoto as the bakufu's messenger to celebrate the successful completion of the construction of the Imperial Palace.
Japanese: 9月26日には皇居の工事が無事に終わったことに対する幕府の祝賀の使者として京都の朝廷へ派遣された。
English: Because the Kira family, the head of the clan, had been brought to an end since the Genroku Ako Incident, Yoshitoshi had been requesting permission from the bakufu to change their surname Maita back to Kira.
Japanese: 元禄赤穂事件以来、本家の吉良家が断絶していたため、義俊は、姓を蒔田から吉良に戻す許可を幕府に求めていた。
English: That is to say, it turned out that the Asano and the Kira families were both restored in the same year.
Japanese: つまり奇しくもこの年に浅野吉良両家が同時に再興する形となったわけである。
English: In addition, in 1732, Yoshizane KIRA, the head of a collateral branch of the Kira family which had been appointed as koke, also restored the surname Kira.
Japanese: また享保17年（1732年）には高家吉良家の分家吉良義孚（よしざね）も吉良姓に復している。
English: On February 16, 1720, he paid a visit to Kyoto as the bakufu's messenger to deliver congratulations on the birth of a prince, Imperial Prince Wakamiya-Teruhito (later Emperor Sakuramachi).
Japanese: 享保5年（1720年）1月9日、皇子若宮昭仁親王御誕生（のちの桜町天皇）の幕府の祝賀の使者として京都へ赴いた。
English: On May 18, 1737, he was sent to Kyoto as the bakufu's messenger to express its condolences on the death of Emperor Nakamikado.
Japanese: 元文2年(1733年）4月19日、中御門天皇の崩御により、幕府の弔辞の使者として京都へ派遣された。
English: On January 21, 1741, he stepped down from the post of Oku-koke and joined the Omote-koke (koke families without appointments).
Japanese: 元文5年（1736年）12月5日に奥高家職を辞して表高家（無役の高家）に列した。
English: Beian ICHIKAWA (October 25, 1779 - August 26, 1858) was a Japanese calligrapher and kanshi (Chinese-style poems) poet of the late Edo period.
Japanese: 市河米庵（いちかわべいあん、安永8年9月16日(旧暦)（1779年）-安政5年7月18日(旧暦)（1858年8月26日））は、江戸時代後期の日本の書家、漢詩人。
English: His given name was Sangai and Chinese courtesy name was Koyo and, besides being called Beian, his pen names included: Rakusai ("楽斎"), Hyakuhitsusai ("百筆斎"), Ekiten (or Yakuten or Mataten) dojin ("亦顛道人"), Shosanrindo (or Koyamarindo or Oyamarindo or Kosanrindo, written as "小山林堂"), Kinto-sanjin ("金洞山人"), Kin-u-sanjin ("金羽山人") and Seiyashi ("西野子").
Japanese: 名前は三亥、字は孔陽、号は米庵のほかに楽斎・百筆斎・亦顛道人・小山林堂・金洞山人・金羽山人・西野子など。
English: Beian was given the birth name Sangai (which was written as "三亥" in Japanese) to reflect the fact that the same Japanese Character "亥" appeared three times at the time of his birth, i.e. in the zodiac month, day and hour, hence the use of character for three "三."
Japanese: 安永8年（1779年）、己亥九月、亥の日、亥の刻に江戸日本橋(東京都中央区)桶町に生まれたので三亥と名付けられた。
English: He studied under his father Kansai as well as from Jussai HAYASHI and Ritsuzan SHIBANO, and in terms of Japanese calligraphy he traveled to Nagasaki to learn penmanship studying under a Qing master named HU Zhaoxin (Choshin KO in Japanese, written as "胡兆新").
Japanese: 父寛斎や林述斎・柴野栗山に師事し、書は長崎に遊学し清国の胡兆新に学ぶ。
English: Subsequently, Beian came to deeply respect the works of Beisong-dynasty calligrapher MI Fei (or MI Fu, or Futsu BEI in Japanese, written as "米芾"), and Tang-dynasty calligrapher YAN Zhenqing (Shinkei GAN in Japanese, written as "顔真卿") and others, and devoted himself to studying their styles of penmanship.
Japanese: その後、北宋代の書家・米芾や唐代の書家・顔真卿らの書を敬慕しその筆法を研鑽する。
English: Beian was noted for his skill in demotic semi-square styled (reisho) and standard or square styled (kaisho) calligraphy, and in 1799, at the age of 20 he opened a private calligraphy school called Shosanrindo ("小山林堂").
Japanese: 隷書・楷書を得意とし、寛政11年（1799年）、20歳の時に書塾小山林堂を開いた。
English: Later, he built up a large estate in front of the west gate of the mansion of Lord Todo at Izumibashi, and is said to have had over a total of 5,000 pupils.
Japanese: その後、和泉橋藤堂候西門前に大きな屋敷を構え、門人は延べ5千人に達したという。
English: Like Beian, a calligrapher named Ryoko MAKI (1777-1843) opened his doors in Edo, as did Kaioku NUKINA (1778-1863) in Kyoto, and together they are counted as the three major calligraphers of the Bakumatsu (last years of shogunate) era.
Japanese: 同じく江戸で門戸を張った巻菱湖（1777-1843）、京都の貫名海屋（1778-1863）とともに幕末の三筆に数えられる。
English: In 1811, Beian served Toyama Domain, but in 1821, he went to serve the Maeda Clan of Kaga Domain for an annual stipend of 300 koku and commuted between Kanazawa and Edo to teach.
Japanese: 文化(元号)8年（1811年）に富山藩に仕えたが、文政4年（1821年）に家禄300石をもって加賀藩前田氏に仕え、江戸と金沢を往復し指導に当たった。
English: Further, Beian had an appreciation for sencha (mid-grade green tea) and gave Seibei KAGAYA, who owned Matsui Choko ("松井釣古"), a pen name Fusentei.
Japanese: また煎茶を嗜み、松井釣古の主人であった加賀屋清兵衛に楓川亭と命名している。
English: Having no heir, he adopted Okuzan INAGE's son who became Kyosai ICHIKAWA (1796-1833), but Kyosai died prematurely and subsequently, Suian ICHIKAWA (1804-1884) was adopted.
Japanese: 継子に恵まれずはじめ稲毛屋山の子市河恭斎（きょうさい、1796-1833）を養子に迎えるが夭折してしまい、次いで市河遂庵（いちかわすいあん、1804-1884）を迎えた。
English: However, when Beian was 60 years old, he was blessed with a son: Manan ICHIKAWA (1838-1907).
Japanese: しかし、米庵が60歳のときに長子、市河万庵（いちかわまんあん、1838-1907）を授かる。
English: Kazan WATANABE painted a portrait of Beian known as 'A Portrait of Beian ICHIKAWA' (a collection of the Kyoto National Museum, Important Cultural Property).
Japanese: 渡辺崋山が米庵の肖像画「市河米庵像」（京都国立博物館収蔵、重要文化財）を描いている。
English: Soan SUMINOKURA (June 27, 1571-August 7, 1632) was a civil engineering worker, calligrapher, and trading merchant in the early Edo period.
Japanese: 角倉素庵（すみのくらそあん、元亀2年6月5日(旧暦)（1571年6月27日）-寛永9年6月22日(旧暦)（1632年8月7日））は、江戸時代初期の土木事業家、書家、貿易商。
English: After he passed down businesses to his child and went into retirement, he published a series of books known as the old-style 'Saga-bon' (Suminokura-bon).
Japanese: 家業を子供に譲って隠居した後は、古活字の嵯峨本（角倉本）を刊行した。
English: Minehira TACHIBANA (1671 - January 10, 1746) was a master of the Nambo school of tea ceremony during the Edo period.
Japanese: 立花峯均（たちばなみねひら、寛文11年（1671年）-延享2年12月19日(旧暦)（1746年1月10日）は、江戸時代の南坊流の茶人。
English: Concurrently he was tactician for the fifth generation of the Chikuzen Niten school, which was a follower of Musashi MIYAMOTO.
Japanese: 同時にまた、宮本武蔵の流れを汲む筑前二天流第5代の兵法家でもあった。
English: In the postscript of Musashi MIYAMOTO`s biography "Heihotaiso Bushu Genshinko Denrai" (the biography of Musashi MIYAMOTO by Minehira TACHIBANA) there is a record of `Venerable (poet) GANO (mentioned that) Hokin TANJI entered the (Buddhist) priesthood...': from which it can be deduced that Minehira TACHIBANA was also known by the name `Hokin TANJI`.
Japanese: また、宮本武蔵の伝記『兵法大祖武州玄信公伝来』の奥書に「丹治峯均入道廓巖翁」と記したことから、丹治峯均（たんじほうきん）の名でも知られる。
English: Minehira was born in Fukuoka, the fourth son of Shigetane TACHIBANA (chief retainer of the Kuroda clan in the Fukuoka Domain), and served Tsunamasa KURODA from 19 years old onwards.
Japanese: 福岡藩黒田氏の家老・立花重種の四男として福岡に生まれ、19歳の時から黒田綱政に仕えた。
English: Minehira`s brothers and sisters included his eldest brother Shigeyuki ICHIKAWA inherited his father's (Shigetane) hereditary 10,000 koku stipend as chief retainer of the Kuroda family.
Japanese: 兄弟には、長兄・立花重敬が、父・重種の家督を継いで、家禄万石余の黒田家家老。
English: Jitsuzan (Shigemoto) TACHIBANA (the second eldest brother) was a close associate of Mitsuyuki KURODA and, was kept on after Mitsuyuki retired in the role of 御納戸 (senior advisor/manager).
Japanese: 次兄・立花実山（重根）は黒田光之の側近で、光之隠居後も御納戸頭として近侍した。
English: In particular, Shigemoto was the key literary figure within the Fukuoka Kuroda family (participating under the name of `Jitsuzan`) and heavily involved in the Kyoto cultural scene where he launched out on his own independent pursuit of the tea ceremony.
Japanese: ことに重根は、当時福岡黒田家中を代表する文化人で、実山と号し、京都文化とのつながりも深く、茶の道に独自の運動を展開した。
English: Minehira was trained as a tea ceremony master by his second brother Jitsuzan and, he was one of Jitsuzan`s best pupils who was given permission to copy "Nanporoku," which was reportedly Sen no Rikyuu`s secret book.
Japanese: 峯均はこの次兄・実山の薫陶を受けた茶人で、利休の秘書とされる『南方録』の書写を許された実山の高弟の一人であった。
English: On the other hand, when Minehira TACHIBANA was 21 years old, he was introduced to Sanetsura YOSHIDA (fourth generation of the Chikuzen Niten school) who was a follower of Musashi MIYAMOTO.
Japanese: また一方で、立花峯均は21歳のとき、宮本武蔵の流れをくむ筑前二天流第4代・吉田実連に入門した。
English: At that time, Sanetsura YOSHIDA was becoming infirm so, Minehira was supervised by Sanetsura YOSHIDA's teacher 柴任美矩 at Akashi in Harima province all of which and more is covered in detail in the book "Tanji Hokin Hikki" (the biography of Musashi MIYAMOTO by Minehira TACHIBANA).
Japanese: この時、吉田実連が老病のため、吉田実連の師匠である柴任美矩より播磨国明石市で審査を受けた等々のことは、『丹治峯均筆記』に詳しい。
English: When Minehira TACHIBANA was 38 years old, he was implicated in his elder brother Shigemoto TACHIBANA's arrest in a purge and banished to an isolated island off the Genkainada coast (Kyushu area) called Daijajima island (Oronoshima island).
Japanese: 立花峯均38歳のとき、兄・立花重根が逮捕粛清された事件に連座して、玄界灘の孤島・大蛇島（小呂島）へ流罪となった。
English: Shigemoto died less than 6 months after being exiled and, it is said he was either assassinated or committed suicide.
Japanese: 重根は籠居後、半年足らずで死亡するが、自害したとも暗殺されたとも言われる。
English: This followed the death of retired Mitsuyuki KURODA, whereupon Tsunamasa KURODA (who had been waiting for his chance) took the drastic step of obliterating the Mitsuyuki faction and suspicion fell upon Minehira TACHIBANA that he was involved in the purge.
Japanese: これは、隠居黒田光之の死後、その機を待っていた黒田綱政による光之派一掃の荒療治であり、立花峯均はこの粛清事件に巻き込まれた恰好であった。
English: Even with this, Minehira was not entirely forgiven and was paroled under the supervision of his third (elder) brother 立花小左衛門増武 and lived in 増武`s lands at Aoki village in Shima county (Nishi ku, Fukuoka City).
Japanese: それでも、峯均は全面的に赦されたわけではなく、三兄・立花小左衛門増武の監督下におかれ、増武の領地・志摩郡青木村（福岡市西区）に住むようになった。
English: He edited two volumes, 'supplementary' and 'confidential,' and added to the seven volumes of "Nanporoku" (lit. `Nampo record`), which his elder brother Jitsuzan TACHIBANA left.
Japanese: すなわち、兄・立花実山が遺した『南方録』七巻に対し、さらに「追加」「秘伝」の二巻を編集して増補したことであった。
English: At 52 years of age and as a fifth generation of the Chikuzen Niten faction of the Musashi MIYAMOTO movement, Minehira set about instructing three followers in military tactics.
Japanese: 峯均52歳のとき、宮本武蔵の流れをくむ筑前二天流第5代として、3人の門弟に兵法伝授した。
English: Two of the three pupils were Minehira`s nephews (Yojo TACHIBANA and 種章 TACHIBANA [aka 増寿]) and the third member was 桐山丹英.
Japanese: そのうち二人は、峯均の甥で、立花勇勝と立花種章（増寿）であり、もう一人は桐山丹英であった。
English: Moreover, at 52 years of age Minehira wrote a biography of Musashi MIYAMOTO entitled `Heihotaiso Bushu Genshinko Denrai`.
Japanese: そうしてまた、立花峯均は57歳のとき、宮本武蔵の伝記『兵法大祖武州玄信公伝来』を書き上げた。
English: Whilst writing the Musashi biography, in the form of appendixes he appended the following brief biographies: #2. Magonojo TERAO Nobumasa, #3. Sanzaemon SHIBATO #4. Tarouemon YOSHIDA as well as his own 'autobiography.'
Japanese: 同時に、この武蔵伝記に附録するかたちで、「追加」として二祖・寺尾孫之允信正、三祖・柴任三左衛門美矩、四祖・吉田太郎右衛門実連の略伝を加え、また「自記」として自伝が附録した。
English: According to the `Komono Genealogy` (in the possession of the Fukuoka Prefectural Library), the name `Tanji` used be the last name of Minehira`s ancestors.
Japanese: 『薦野家譜』（福岡県立図書館所蔵）等によれば、丹治は先祖の姓である。
English: During the Warring States period in Japan, they fought as part of the Otomo Clan and under orders from Dosetsu TACHIBANA; they entered Tachibana Castle to support the Tachibana family.
Japanese: 戦国時代(日本)期は大友氏の幕下となって歴戦、立花道雪に従って立花城に入り立花家を支える。
English: During the time of Masutoki (KOMONO), the lord of Yanagawa Castle in Chikugo Province was Muneshige TACHIBANA and they were chief retainers used by the whole family and given the surname `Tachibana`.
Japanese: 増時の時に筑後国柳川城主立花宗茂の家老となり、一族の扱いを受けて立花姓を与えられる。