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English: In 1803, he left service of Emperor Gosakuramachi's In no betto (chief administrator of the Retired Emperor's Office), entered the priesthood, and called himself 竟空.
Japanese: 1803年（享和3年）後桜町天皇の院別当を辞して、出家し竟空と号した。
English: Kassho NABA (1595 to January 27, 1648) was a Confucianism scholar in the early Edo period.
Japanese: 那波活所（なばかっしょ、文禄4年（1595年）-正保5年1月3日(旧暦)（1648年1月27日））は、江戸時代初期の儒学者。
English: From 1635, he served Yorinobu TOKUGAWA, the feudal lord of Kishu domain in Kii Privince, as a Jushin (Confucianism servant).
Japanese: 1635年（寛永12年）から紀伊国紀州藩主徳川頼宣に儒臣として仕えた。
English: Kichiya KAMIMURA the fifth (December 13, 1909-January 1, 1992) was a Kabuki (traditional performing art) actor.
Japanese: 五代目上村吉彌（ごだいめかみむらきちや、新字体：吉弥、明治42年(1909年)12月13日-平成4年(1992年)1月1日）は、歌舞伎役者。
English: Having been an actor of Koshibai (plays performed in small theaters) at first, he later became a Kabuki actor with good skill in acting Oyama (female roles) and Kashagata (old female roles) inheriting the tradition from Kansai Kabuki.
Japanese: 小芝居から歌舞伎に入り、関西歌舞伎の伝統を受継いだ女形や花車形を得意とした。
English: After playing as an actor of Koshibai in various places, he became a disciple of Udanji ICHIKAWA (the second) in 1933 and changed his stage name to Usho ICHIKAWA.
Japanese: 各地の小芝居を勤めたのち、昭和8年(1933)に市川右團次(2代目)に入門、市川右升を名乗る。
English: He had exclusively belonged to Shochiku Co., Ltd. since 1944 to become famous as a beautiful Oyama actor.
Japanese: 昭和19年(1944)以降は松竹専属となり、美貌の女形として知られるようになる。
English: In 1947, he announced in Kabuki-za Theater the succession to the professional name of 'Kichiya KAMIMURA' that had been abandoned since the Genroku era.
Japanese: 昭和22年(1947)、歌舞伎座で元禄以来絶えていた名跡「上村吉彌」を襲名。
English: He mainly played the roles of elderly women after the role of a mother Ogin, a role of "Horikawa Nami no Tsuzumi" (a Kabuki program based on Joruri [dramatic narrative chanted to a samisen accompaniment]), which was presented at Kyoto Minamiza Theater in 1974 by starring Nizaemon KATAOKA (the thirteenth).
Japanese: 1974年、京都南座で片岡仁左衛門(13代目)の『堀川波鼓』で母おぎんを勤めた後は、特に老女役が多くなった。
English: Especially, the role of Okaya of "Kanadehon Chushingura" (a Kabuki program) and that of an old mother Otoku of "Sesshu Gappogatsuji" (a Kabuki program based on Joruri) were most successful parts played by him in the course of his lifetime.
Japanese: なかでも『仮名手本忠臣蔵』のおかや、『攝州合邦辻』の老母おとくは一代の傑作である。
English: Thereafter, with his unrivaled performance being highly appreciated in the Kabuki world, which has been suffering from a deficiency of excellent supporting players, he continued appearing on the stage
Japanese: 以降、脇に手利きがすくなくなった歌舞伎界でその至芸は重んじられ舞台に立ちつづけた。
English: Kyoan HORI (June 25, 1585-January 10,1643) was a Confucian doctor and scholar in the early Edo period.
Japanese: 堀杏庵（ほりきょうあん、天正13年5月28日(旧暦)（1585年6月25日）-寛永19年11月20日(旧暦)（1643年1月10日））は、江戸時代初期における儒医・儒学者。
English: Studying medicine from Shojun MANASE, how to read Chinese classics from Shogo BAISHIN of Nanzen-ji's sub-temple Kiun-in, and Confucianism from Seika FUJIWARA, he was counted among Seimon Shitenno (four heavenly kings of Seika FUJIWARA's followers) with Razan HAYASHI, Kassho NABA and Sekigo MATSUNAGA.
Japanese: 医術を曲直瀬正純に、句読を南禅寺塔頭帰雲院の梅心正悟に、儒学を藤原惺窩に学び惺門四天王（林羅山・那波活所・松永尺五・堀杏庵）の一人に数えられた。
English: He served the lords of Hiroshima Domain, Aki Province, Yoshinaga ASANO and Nagaakira ASANO, and the lord of Nagoya Domain, Owari Province, Yoshinao TOKUGAWA, and he also participated in compiling 'Kanei shoka keizuden' (The Genealogies of the Houses of the Kanei Period) by Edo bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
Japanese: 安芸国広島藩主浅野幸長・浅野長晟、尾張国名古屋藩主徳川義直に仕え、江戸幕府の「寛永諸家系図伝」の編纂にも関与した。
English: His eldest son Ryuan HORI served Hiroshima Domain, and his second son, Bosai HORI and his third son, Dorin HORI served Nagoya Domain.
Japanese: 長男の堀立庵は広島藩に、次男堀忘斎と三男堀道隣は名古屋藩にそれぞれ仕えている。
English: He had books to his credit, which were 'Hori Kyoan-bunshu,' 'Kyoin-shu,' 'Toko-nichiroku,' 'Arima onto-ki,' and 'Chosen seibatsu-ki.'
Japanese: 著書には「堀杏庵文集」「杏陰集」「東行日録」「有馬温湯記」「朝鮮征伐記」がある。
English: Junan KINOSHITA (July 22, 1621 to January 23, 1699) was a Confucianism scholar of the early Edo period.
Japanese: 木下順庵（きのしたじゅんあん、元和(日本)7年6月4日(旧暦)（1621年7月22日）-元禄11年12月23日(旧暦)（1699年1月23日））は、江戸時代前期の儒学者。
English: In 1682, he became jukan (an official under Confucianism) of the shogunate, and was jiko (a teacher) to Tsunayoshi TOKUGAWA, who was the fifth generation Seii Taishogun/Barbarian Subduing General.
Japanese: 1682年（天和(日本)2年）幕府の儒官となり、5代征夷大将軍徳川綱吉の侍講をつとめた。
English: Meanwhile, he was involved in the compilation business of the shogunate, including "Butoku taiseiki", and exchanged knowledge with Hoko HAYASHI and Confucianists of the HAYASHI style.
Japanese: その間、『武徳大成記』をはじめとした幕府の編纂事業にたずさわり、林鳳岡や林門の儒家たちとも交流している。
English: In 1693, when Ienobu TOKUGAWA's envoy Tadahiro KORIKI came to look for a Confucianism scholar in the Tokugawa family of Kofu district for employment, Junan recommended his disciple Hakuseki ARAI.
Japanese: 1693年に徳川家宣の使者高力忠弘が、甲府徳川家のお抱え儒学者を探しに来た際、順庵は門人の新井白石を推薦した。
English: Togai ITO (June 15, 1670 to August 23, 1736) was a Confucianism scholar in the mid Edo period.
Japanese: 伊藤東涯（いとうとうがい、寛文10年4月28日(旧暦)（1670年6月15日）-元文元年7月17日(旧暦)（1736年8月23日））は、江戸時代中期の儒学者。
English: He worked for the edit and the publication of the book which his father Jinsai left after death, and also published himself "Kunyo Jigi".
Japanese: 父仁斎の遺した著書の編集・刊行につとめ、自らも「訓幼字義」などを刊行している。
English: He also made efforts to research basic fields such as Chinese language, history of systems in China, and Confucian history etc.
Japanese: 中国語・中国の制度史・儒教の歴史などの基礎的な分野の研究にも力を入れていた。
English: It was related to the fact that Kogido was located near Horikwa-dori Street and Demizu-dori Street in Kyoto, the east shore of the Hori-kawa River (Kyoto Prefecture).
Japanese: 古義堂が京都の堀川通出水通下るの、堀川(京都府)の東岸に在ったことに因むものである。
English: However, since the eldest child and the second son had an early death, the third son Zensho (titled Tosho) succeeded to Kogido.
Japanese: しかし、長子と次子は早逝してしまい、三子の伊藤善韶（号は東所）が古義堂を継承した。
English: Moreover, in the letter which Togai sent to Sensaemon NAMIKAWA in April, 1703, there was news about Kurobei ONO (who was known as a disloyalty retainer of the Genroku Ako Incident) and Goemon ITO's brothers.
Japanese: なお元禄16年（1703年）4月に東涯が並河千左衛門へ送った書状のなかに元禄赤穂事件の不忠臣として知られる大野九郎兵衛と伊藤五右衛門の兄弟の消息についての記述がある。
English: Yoshiyuki KANZE the third (June 2, 1935-) is a Noh actor of Kanze ryu Shite kata (a main actor of the Kanze school in Noh play).
Japanese: 三世観世喜之（さんせいかんぜよしゆき、1935年6月2日-）は、観世流シテ方能楽師。
English: He received an Excellence Award of Arts Festival by Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs in 2003 for his act in 'Sotoba Komachi' (Komachi at the Gravepost).
Japanese: 「卒都婆小町」の演能により、2003年(平成14年度)文化庁芸術祭優秀賞。
English: Hiki no ama was a wife of Kamonnojo HIKI who was a daikan (local governor) of Hiki County in Musashi Province and whose family lineage stretched back to FUJIWARA no Hidesato.
Japanese: 武蔵国比企郡の代官で、藤原秀郷の流れを汲む一族である比企掃部允の妻。
English: Since MINAMOTO no Yoshitomo was defeated by TAIRA no Kiyomori at Heiji War in 1159, Kiyomori made an order that Yoshitomo's 14-year-old heir Yoritomo be banished to Izu Province.
Japanese: 源義朝が平治元年（1159年）の平治の乱で平清盛に敗れ、14歳の嫡男・頼朝も清盛によって伊豆国に流罪となる。
English: Hiki no ama and her husband Kamonnojo, who was the local governor of Hiki County in Musashi Province, moved from the capital (Kyo) to the Hiki County, where she continued sending money to Yoritomo for two decades until the fall in 1180 (according to a passage, November 14, 1182, in "Azuma Kagami" [Mirror of the East].)
Japanese: 比企尼は武蔵国比企郡の代官となった夫の掃部允と共に京から領地へ下り、治承4年（1180年）の秋まで20年間頼朝に仕送りを続けた（『吾妻鏡』寿永元年10月17日[1182年11月14日]条）。
English: Hiki no ama had three daughters, and according to "Yoshimi Keizu" (literally, the genealogy of the Yoshimi clan) which is a genealogy of MINAMOTO no Noriyori, Kamonnojo HIKI and Hiki no ama's oldest legitimate daughter, Tango no naishi (the term naishi means a lady-in-waiting to the emperor), had illicit intercourse with KOREMUNE no Hirokoto and thereby gave birth to Tadahisa SHIMAZU, and the Tango no naishi then moved to the Kanto district to remarry Morinaga ADACHI who became Yoritomo's close aide.
Japanese: 娘が3人おり、源範頼の系譜である『吉見系図』によると、嫡女・丹後内侍は惟宗広言と密かに通じて島津忠久を産んだのち、関東へ下って安達盛長に再嫁し、盛長は頼朝の側近となる。
English: Hiki no ama and Kamonnojo's second daughter became the wife of Shigeyori KAWAGOE who was a powerful local clan of Musashi Province, whereas their third daughter married Sukekiyo ITO who was a powerful local clan of Izu Province, and after her husband's death she remarried Yoshinobu HIRAGA who belonged to the Minamoto clan.
Japanese: 次女は武蔵国の有力豪族河越重頼の室となり、三女は伊豆国の有力豪族伊東祐清に嫁ぎ、死別したのち源氏門葉である平賀義信の室となっている。
English: Hiki no ama kept sending rice from the Hiki County to Yoritomo and made her three sons-in-law serve Yoritomo.
Japanese: 比企尼は比企郡から頼朝に米を送り続け、3人の娘婿に頼朝への奉仕を命じていたという。
English: However, as Hiki no ama and Kamonnojo did not have a son, they had their nephew Yoshikazu HIKI succeed the Hiki's family estate.
Japanese: しかし男子に恵まれなかったため、比企氏の家督は甥の比企能員を尼の猶子として迎えることで、後を継がせている。
English: It is held that without this Hiki no ama's support, Yoshikazu would not be able to wield power when serving MINAMOTO no Yoriie later.
Japanese: 後に能員が源頼家のもとで権勢を強めたのは、この尼の存在におけるところが大きかった。
English: On July 4, 1186, and on October 12, 1187, MINAMOTO no Yoritomo and his wife Masako HOJO visited Hiki no ama at her residence where they held parties to enjoy the seasons such as the summer evening party and a chrysanthemum viewing party.
Japanese: 文治年2年6月16日（1186年7月4日）と文治3年9月9日（1187年10月12日）、頼朝と北条政子の夫妻が尼の屋敷を訪れて、納涼や観菊の宴会を催している。
English: The last days of Hiki no ama after her husband's death is unknown, and it is likely that she died somewhere before or after the Yoritomo's last known visit.
Japanese: その後の尼の動向は不明であり、恐らくはこの前後に死去したものと見られる。
English: Shigemochi KO (year of birth unknown - 1368?) was a busho (Japanese military commander) lived in the period of the Northern and Southern Courts (Japan).
Japanese: 高重茂（こうしげもち、生年不詳-正平(日本)23年/応安元年（1368年）？）は、南北朝時代(日本)の武将。
English: Serving Takauji ASHIKAGA with his elder brothers, he rendered distinguished military service in the battle against Yoshisada NITTA started in 1335.
Japanese: 兄達と共に足利尊氏に仕えて、1335年から始まる新田義貞との戦いにおいて武功を挙げた。
English: There is an episode in the battle that when Takauji attempted to kill some of the captive soldiers belonging to the defeated Kikuchi troops on the pretext that he could not trust them, Shigemochi saved many captives by making a recommendation to Takauji, saying 'To show clemency, you should refrain from executing them by putting trust in them.'
Japanese: この時のエピソードとして、尊氏は「敗れた菊池軍の捕虜が信用できない」として一部を殺害しようとしたが、重茂は「寛大な処置を示すためにも、信用して殺害をやめるべきである」と尊氏に進言して、多くの捕虜を救ったと言われている。
English: He was appointed to the governor of Musashi Province in 1337 because he performed various military exploits in the battles in Kyoto and other places afterward.
Japanese: その後も京都における戦いなどで武功を挙げたため、1337年に武蔵国守護に任じられた。
English: Also being appointed to the yoriki (a police sergeant) serving Naoyoshi ASHIKAGA, the younger brother of Takauji, he dealt with suits related to territory as a bugyo (a magistrate).
Japanese: また、尊氏の弟・足利直義の与力となって所領訴訟に関する奉行などを務めている。
English: The details of Shigemochi in the Kano Disturbance are unknown, but since Shigemochi had a close relationship with Naoyoshi, it is assumed that he may have taken Naoyoshi's side.
Japanese: 観応の擾乱での、重茂の詳しい動きは不明であるが、重茂は直義と親しい仲にあったことから、直義に与していたのではないかと推測される。
English: By the way, Shigemochi survived this disturbance although many members of the Ko clan were killed, serving Kamakura kubo (Governor-general of the Kanto region), quasi-Shogun Motouji ASHIKAGA as a vassal afterward.
Japanese: ちなみに高氏の多くがこの乱で殺害されているのに対し、重茂は生き延びており、以後は鎌倉公方・足利基氏の家臣として仕えているのである。
English: Shigemochi is believed to have been a conspirator of the rebellion against Kamakura Government instigated by the Utsunomiya clan, which occurred in Musashi Province in 1368.
Japanese: 1368年、武蔵国で宇都宮氏らが首謀した鎌倉府への反乱が起こった際に、重茂もこの反乱に与していたと言われている。
English: Mitsumoto HOSOKAWA (1378 - November 15, 1425) was a Kanrei (shogunal deputy) lived in the early Muromachi period.
Japanese: 細川満元（ほそかわみつもと、天授(日本)4年/永和(日本)4年（1378年）-応永33年10月16日(旧暦)（1426年11月15日））は、室町時代前期の管領。
English: On his father's death, he succeeded as the head of the family in 1397 to assume the post of Shugo (provincial military governor) of Tosa, Tanba, Sanuki and Settsu Provinces.
Japanese: 1397年、父の死去により家督を継いで土佐国・丹波国・讃岐国・摂津国の守護となる。
English: There were various problems during his term of office, such as the rebellion of Mitsumasa KITABATAKE, the war of Zenshu UESUGI, the murder of Yoshitsugu ASHIKAGA and the confrontation between dominant Shugo Guardian Feudal Lord and Shogun Yoshimochi ASHIKAGA.
Japanese: 就任中の北畠満雅の反乱、上杉禅秀の乱、足利義嗣の殺害事件、有力守護大名と将軍・足利義持との対立など、様々な問題が起こった。
English: While supporting Yoshimochi with all his might, Mitsumoto settled all these problems and worked hard for establishing the system of Shugo Allies.
Japanese: 満元は義持をよく補佐してこれを全て処理し、守護連合制度の確立に努めた。
English: Noritomo KITABATAKE (1423-April 22, 1471) was a Kugyo (court noble) lived in the middle of the Muromachi period.
Japanese: 北畠教具（きたばたけのりとも、応永30年（1423年）-文明(日本)3年3月23日(旧暦)（1471年4月13日））は、室町時代中期の公卿。
English: He assumed the post of Ise Kokushi at age 19, and bore the name of Noritomo (教具 in Chinese characters) by being given a Chinese character "教" from the shogun Yoshinori ASHIKAGA (足利義教 in Chinese characters): to be granted a character of master's name was honor in those days.
Japanese: 19歳で伊勢国司となり、将軍の足利義教から一字を賜って教具と名乗った。
English: When the Kakitsu War occurred in 1441, he killed Noriyasu AKAMATSU (the son of Mitsusuke AKAMATSU), who had escaped inside of Ise Province, to show his deference to bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun).
Japanese: 嘉吉元年（1441年）、嘉吉の乱が起こると、伊勢国に逃亡してきた赤松教康（赤松満祐の子）を殺害して、幕府に恭順を誓った。
English: In the Onin war in 1467, he harbored Yoshimi ASHIKAGA, who came to Ise province after being saved from the war.
Japanese: 応仁元年（1467年）の応仁の乱では、戦火を逃れて伊勢にやってきた足利義視を保護している。
English: The Kitabatake clan entered the war on the 'eastern' army side, but Noritomo, who was staying in Hasedera Temple at that time, did not participate in the war unfolded inside the capital, because Yoshimasa ASHIKAGA prohibited him from going to the capital.
Japanese: この合戦で北畠氏は東軍についたが、教具は足利義政から上洛を許されず大和国長谷寺にいて洛中の戦闘には参加していない。
English: When Masayasu TOKI, Shugo (Military Governor) of Ise Province entered the province in February 1468, Noritomo attacked Masayasu TOKI's troops and conquered the castles of the Wakamatsu, Yanagi and Kusubaru clans.
Japanese: 応仁2年（1468年）2月、伊勢守護土岐政康が入国するとこれを攻め、林崎・若松・柳・楠原の諸城を落としている。
English: Mitsumasa KITABATAKE (date of birth unknown - January 25, 1429) lived during the early Muromachi period.
Japanese: 北畠満雅（きたばたけみつまさ、？－正長元年12月21日(旧暦)（1429年1月25日））は、室町時代前期の人物。
English: In protest against the fact that the imperial line was not transferred from the Northern Court (Japan) to the Southern Court (Japan), he raised an army in Ise Province only to be suppressed by the Toki clan in August 1412.
Japanese: 1412年8月、皇統が北朝(日本)から南朝(日本)に譲られないことを不服として伊勢で挙兵したが、土岐氏によって鎮圧される。
English: After being defeated by the army of Mochimasu TOKI (Shugo [a provincial military governor]), Mitsunaga FUTAKI and others obeying Yoshimochi ASHIKAGA, he surrendered to them through the mediation of the Imperial Court in August of the following year.
Japanese: しかし足利義持の命令を受けた土岐持益(守護)・仁木満長らの軍勢に敗れて、翌年8月に朝廷の仲介のもとに降伏した。
English: Following the death of the Emperor Shoko in August 1428, which led to the extinction of the direct descendant of the Northern Court, he attempted to let the son of Seisho OGURANOMIYA ascend the throne.
Japanese: ところが1428年8月、称光天皇が崩御して北朝の嫡流が断絶すると、今度は小倉宮聖承（聖承）の息子を皇位につけようと画策する。
English: After Oguranomiya entered Ise Province, who left the capital trusting to Mitsumasa, he raised an army again under the banner of Oguranomiya.
Japanese: そして小倉宮が満雅を頼って伊勢に下向してくると、満雅は小倉宮を奉じてまたも挙兵する。
English: The army of bakufu (Japanese feudal government headed by a shogun) commanded by Mochiyori TOKI, who was dispatched by outraged Yoshimasa ASHIKAGA, attacked him.
Japanese: しかしこれに激怒した足利義教により派遣された土岐持頼率いる幕府軍に攻められた。
English: Kagemichi AOYAMA (1819 - December 11, 1891) was a Japanese Fukko-shintoka (Reactionary Shintoist), who lived during the end of the Edo period to the Meiji period.
Japanese: 青山景通（あおやまかげみち、1819年（文政2年）-1891年（明治24年）12月11日）は、幕末から明治の日本の復古神道家。
English: He supported the study of Japanese classical literature of Hirata-ha school, and as well as other members of the Aoyama family, he actively advocated the denial of the Confucian education, elimination of the Buddhist temples in the domain (including the family temple of the domain lord), and abandonment of the Buddhist mortuary tablet.
Japanese: 平田派国学を信奉し、他の青山一門と同様、儒教教育の否定や、藩内の寺院（藩公の菩提寺を含む）、位牌の破却を特に率先して行った。
English: Therefore, his approach provoked a strong backlash, and finally the former Hitto karo (the head of chief retainers) Gonemon CHIBA and other retainers such as Yunoshin HIGASHI (東侑之進), Takeo CHIBA, Ryogoro CHIBA, Kennoshin KAMIYAMA, Naka NAKAHARA, and Iori YAO came to plot an uprising against him.
Japanese: そのため、強い反発を買い、元筆頭家老の千葉権右衛門、東侑之進、千葉武男、千葉鐐五郎、神山健之進、中原央、八尾伊織らが蜂起を画策するに至った。
English: However, Kagemichi AOYAMA detected their attempt and on February 12, 1870, he arrested all co-conspirators and exiled or imprisoned them.
Japanese: だが、これを察知した青山景道は1870年(明治3年)1月12日(旧暦)に一連の共謀者を逮捕し流罪、投獄した。
English: He undertook the tama-matsuri (spirit festival) for Kokugaku no shitaijin (four giants [Azumamaro KADA, Mabuchi KAMO, Norinaga MOTOORI, and Atsutane HIRATA] of the study of Japanese classical literature) held on June 4, 1870, with Izuo OGIWARA, Mototsuna MIWADA and others.
Japanese: 1870年（明治3年）5月6日(旧暦)に行われた国学四大人の霊祭を荻原嚴雄、三輪田元綱等と共に行う。
English: In June 1868, he was recruited by the restoration government, and appointed to Choshi (selected capable official in charge of deliberative proceedings) and Jingikan (officer of the institution for dedicating to religious ceremony) gonhanji (assistant judicial officer).
Japanese: 1868年（慶応4年）5月(旧暦)　維新政府に登用され、徴士、神祇官権判事に任命
English: Naoyoshi KUMAGAI (March 21, 1782-September 1, 1862) was Kajin (a Waka poet) in the late Edo period.
Japanese: 熊谷直好（くまがいなおよし、天明2年2月8日(旧暦)（1782年3月21日）-文久2年8月8日(旧暦)（1862年9月1日））は、江戸時代後期の歌人。
English: When he was 19 years old, he went to the capital (Kyoto) to study under Kageki KAGAWA, and was referred to as the top of 1000 disciples.
Japanese: 19歳の時上洛して香川景樹に師事、桂門1000人中の筆頭と称された。
English: Incidentally, the Kagawa family in which Kageki KAGAWA was born branched off from the family of Karo (a chief retainer) of Iwakuni Domain.
Japanese: なお、ちなみに香川景樹の出た香川家は、岩国藩の家老の家から分かれた家である。
English: Ayatari TAKEBE (1719 to April 28, 1774) was a haiku poet, a novelist, a Japanese classical literature scholar, and a painter in the mid Edo period.
Japanese: 建部綾足（たけべあやたり、享保4年（1719年）-安永3年3月18日(旧暦)（1774年4月28日））は、江戸時代中期の俳人・小説家・国学者・画家。
English: In 1719, he was born in Edo as the second son of Masamichi (commissioned officer, Kita-mura Village, chief retainer, the Hirosaki Clan, Mutsu Province) and Tamae.
Japanese: 享保4年（1719年）、陸奥国弘前藩家老喜多村校尉政方と玉江との次男として、江戸に生まれ、弘前市で育った。
English: However in 1738, he, then 20 years old, was expelled from the Hirosaki house because of the love affair with his elder sister-in-law.
Japanese: しかし、元文3年（1738年）20歳、兄嫁との情事のため、弘前の家から追われた。
English: The haiku pen name was first Kasso, then later Toin, Ryotai and so on.
Japanese: 俳号は、はじめ葛鼠（かっそ）、のちに、都因・涼袋・涼帒などを用いた。
English: In 1747, at the age of 29, he set up 'Kyuro-an' in Asakusa of Edo, received apprentices for Haikai (seventeen-syllable verses), but afterward, he traveled much.
Japanese: 延享4年（1747年）29歳、江戸浅草に『吸露庵』を構え、俳諧の弟子をとったが、その後も旅を多くした。
English: In 1751, he stayed in Osaka, earned a living by painting, and returned to Edo region the next year.
Japanese: 宝暦元年（1751年）、大阪に留まり画業で暮らし、翌年江戸へ帰った。
English: In 1753, at the age of 35, he served Masaatsu OKUDAIRA, the feudal lord of Nakatsu clan, as recommended by his mother.
Japanese: 宝暦3年（1753年）35歳、母の勧めで、中津藩主奥平昌敦に仕えた。
English: The next year, as commanded by the clan, he stayed in Nagasaki again for about one and a half years, and studied landscape picture under Hikangen and Bamboo Groves in ink under Liyoun.
Japanese: 翌年、藩命により、ふたたび長崎で約1年半、費漢源に山水画、李用雲に墨竹図を学んだ。
English: As the painter, he used pen names such as Ukyo, Morin, Kenryotai, Kenchoe, and Kanyosai.
Japanese: 画家としての号は、孟喬（うきょう）・毛倫・建綾岱・建長江・寒葉斎などであった。
English: In 1763, at the age of 45, he promoted the poetry style of Japanese poems and used the pen name "Ayatari".
Japanese: 宝暦13年（1763年）45歳、和歌和歌の歌体を提唱し、『綾足』の号を用いた。
English: In 1770, at the age of 52, he built a monument in front of the Nobono Ouzuka Old Tomb of Yamato Takeru, who was regarded as the founder of Katauta (style of poetry).
Japanese: 明和7年（1770年）52歳、片歌の祖と考えたヤマトタケルの能褒野王塚古墳前に、片歌碑を建てた。
English: In 1773, at the age of 55, he got sick while traveling, and in 1774, he died in his temporary mansion in Edo, and his body was buried in Mukaishima Kofuku-ji Temple.
Japanese: 安永2年（1773年）55歳、旅行中に病み、翌安永3年（1774年）、江戸の仮寓に没し、向島弘福寺に葬った。
English: Chikuden TANOMURA (July 14, 1777 - October 20, 1835) was a painter of nanga (a school of painting originating in China) (literati painting), who lived during the late Edo period.
Japanese: 田能村竹田（たのむらちくでん、安永6年6月10日(旧暦)（1777年7月14日）-天保6年8月29日(旧暦)（1835年10月20日））は、江戸時代後期の南画（文人画）家。
English: He was born in a family of a doctor of the Oka Domain, Bungo Province, and after having learned at hanko (a domain school), Yugakukan, he served the same school, starting as juin (Confucianist staff) and reaching to todori (the school chief).
Japanese: 豊後国岡藩の藩医の家に生まれ、藩校の由学館で学び同校の儒員から頭取まで進んだ。
English: During this period, while he was engaged in the compilation of "Bungo Kokushi" (Bungo provincial history), he learned painting under a local painter, and even sought a distance instruction of Buncho TANI in Edo (present Tokyo), which can be compared to today's correspondence education.
Japanese: この間『豊後国志』の編纂に携わり、また、地元の画家に画を学び、江戸の谷文晁に現在でいう通信教育まで受けている。
English: In 1811, when a peasants uprising opposing to the monopolization broke out in the domain, he submitted the proposition to the domain government twice calling for a reform, however, they were not accepted and he tendered his resignation.
Japanese: 1811年（文化(元号)8年）専売制度に反対して藩内に農民一揆が発生し、その際改革を要求する建言書を藩に2度提出したが受け入れられず、1812年（文化9年）辞表を提出した。
English: Since then, he traveled back and forth between Bungo Province and Keihan (Kyoto and Osaka) area, having cultural exchanges with literary figures such as Beisanjin OKADA, Hanko OKADA, Shunkin URAGAMI, Sanyo RAI, Chazan KAN and Mokubei AOKI, and died at hantei (the official residence maintained by a feudal lord) of the Oka clan in Osaka.
Japanese: それ以後豊後と京阪との間を行き来しながら、岡田米山人・岡田半江・浦上春琴・頼山陽・菅茶山・青木木米などの文人たちと交流を持ち、大阪の藩邸で亡くなった。
English: Buncho TANI (October 15, 1763 - January 6, 1841) was a Japanese painter who lived during the late Edo period.
Japanese: 谷文晁（たにぶんちょう、宝暦13年9月9日(旧暦)（1763年10月15日）-天保11年12月14日(旧暦)（1841年1月6日））は、江戸時代後期の日本の画家。
English: He perfected Edo Nanga (a school of painting originating in China), and he, as well as Okyo MARUYAMA and Tanyu KANO, are regarded as the three major painters of the Tokugawa period because of his achievement.
Japanese: 江戸南画の大成者であり、その画業は上方の円山応挙、狩野探幽とともに「徳川時代の三大家」に数えられる。
English: His grandfather, Honkyo TANI, was originally a lower-ranked government official, but he became known as a statesman because he excelled in business, and he achieved superior performance, handpicked by the Tayasu family.
Japanese: 祖父の谷本教ははじめ下役人であったが経済的手腕に優れていたため立身し民政家として聞こえ、田安家に抜擢され治績を残した。
English: Buncho, who was raised in such a literary family, had literary talent and liked waka (Japanese poetry), Chinese poetry, and comic waka.
Japanese: このような文雅の家系に育った文晁は文才を持ち合わせ、和歌や漢詩、狂歌などもよくした。
English: When he was 12 years old, he learned from his father's friend Bunrei KATO of the Kano school, and when he was 18 years old, he studied under a disciple of Koyo NAKAYAMA, Gentai WATANABE.
Japanese: 12歳の頃父の友人で狩野派の加藤文麗に学び、18歳の頃中山高陽の弟子渡辺玄対に師事した。
English: After that, he learned the style of the Kano school from Mitsusada KANO, and he studied the styles of the Tosa school, the Rinpa school, Okyo MARUYAMA and Goshun of Yamato-e painting (a traditional Japanese style painting), in addition to Korean and Western paintings.
Japanese: その後も狩野光定から狩野派を学び、大和絵では土佐派、琳派、円山応挙、呉春などを、さらに朝鮮画、西洋画も学んだ。