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English: Additionally, according to the genealogy of Tokisada TANEGASHIMA who was Chui's grandson and the founder of Kojigen school entitled "種子島氏支族美座対馬守時里二男国上氏系図" (the historical data found in 諸家系図文書四 of the 'Collection of the Writings of Sueyoshi Ijichi, Volume 3'), Chui's name was written as "Togo Hizen Shigenobu."
Japanese: なお、外孫で古示現流開祖の種子島時貞の系図『種子島氏支族美座対馬守時里二男国上氏系図』（「伊地知季安著作集三」の『諸家系図文書四』の史料）では『東郷肥前重信』と表記されている。
English: Togo went on his first campaign to the battle against the Otomo clan in December 1578 in which he severed the head of the main man Kaneshige YAKUMARU.
Japanese: 天正6年（1578年）11月の大友氏との戦いである耳川の戦いが初陣で、薬丸兼成を親分として、首級をあげる。
English: In 1587, the Shimazu clan, Togo's lord, was defeated by Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI and Chui (TOGO) followed Yoshihisa SHIMAZU to Kyoto.
Japanese: 天正15年（1587年）、仕えていた島津氏が豊臣秀吉の前に敗北し、重位は島津義久に従って上洛する。
English: A chance encounter with Zenkichi Osho of Tennei-ji Temple, however, opened Togo's eyes to swordsmanship (Tenshinshojiken School) and he returned to Satsuma after training under Zenkichi Osho.
Japanese: しかしながら、天寧寺の善吉和尚に出会い彼の剣術（天真正自顕流）に開眼、修行の後薩摩に帰国する。
English: Togo added his own ingenuity to swordsmanship by combining the techniques of Tenshinshojiken School and Taisha School that he had studied earlier.
Japanese: 天真正自顕流に元々学んでいたタイ捨流の技術を組み合わせて独自の創意工夫を加えていった。
English: By the time the Shonai War broke out in 1599, Togo already had numerous pupils in the house of Shimazu.
Japanese: 庄内の乱の勃発した慶長4年（1599年）頃には島津家中内に既に大勢の門人をかかえていた。
English: Before long, Tadatsune SHIMAZU came to hear about Togo's reputation and, in 1640, Togo won the competition against the grand master of the Taisha School of swordsmanship performed before Tadatsune whereby becoming the grand master of the art of warfare for the Shimazu family.
Japanese: やがてその名声が島津忠恒に聞こえるところとなり、慶長9年（1604年）、忠恒の御前試合でタイ捨流の剣術師範を破り、島津家兵法師範となる。
English: There is an anecdote that Chui beat the raging Tadatsune with a single sweep of sword at that time.
Japanese: ちなみにこのとき逆上した忠恒を一刀のもとに打ち伏せたという逸話も伝わる。
English: In 九満崎御宮作ニ付すすめ日記 entered on November 7, 1610, it is written, 'Likewise (Rice) 1.8 liters, Togo Nagato no kami.'
Japanese: 「慶長15年9月22日九満崎御宮作ニ付すすめ日記」に「同（真米）壱升東郷長門守殿」とある。
English: It is said that Chui was a polite and gentle person of integrity often sought to be consulted by the chief retainer of the Satsuma clan on sensitive matters within the Shimazu family.
Japanese: きわめて礼儀正しく、物事を荒立てない人格者であったといわれ、薩摩藩家老から島津家内部の密事に関わる相談事を受けることも多々あった。
English: Considering that Chui was made the jito (manager and lord of manor) of Bonotsu (present-day Bonotsu-cho, Minami-Satsuma City), which was later to become known as a smuggling center of the Satsuma clan, there is no doubt that he was more than just an excellent swordsman.
Japanese: 後に薩摩藩密貿易の拠点とも言われた坊津（現在の南さつま市坊津町）の地頭となったところからみても、剣術だけの人物でなかったことは確かである。
English: Additionally, as it was recorded in 平姓東郷氏支族系図 that 'when Chui assumed the position of the jito of Bonotsu, he was given approximately 2400 square meters (or 0.24 hectare) of land near Kagoshima-jo Castle by his lord,' it is presumed that Chui left Kokubun when he became the jito.
Japanese: また、「坊郷地頭職就任時に鹿児島城下に宅地2反3畦17部半を賜る」と「平姓東郷氏支族系図」にあり、地頭就任時に国分を去ったと推測される。
English: Tadatsune SHIMAZU initially gave Chui 1000 koku but, for some reason, Chui returned 600 koku.
Japanese: 島津忠恒ははじめ1000石を授けようとしたが、重位は思うところあって600石を返還している。
English: TAIRA no Iemori (1120 (?) - 1149) was a military commander at the end of the Heian period.
Japanese: 平家盛（たいらのいえもり、保安(元号)元年（1120年）？-久安5年（1149年））は、平安時代末期の武将。
English: In 1147, Iemori was promoted to Jugoinoge (Junior Fifth Rank, Lower Grade) and assigned the position of Hitachi no suke (Assistant Governor of Hitachi Province), and in 1148, he was promoted to Jushiinoge (Junior Fourth Rank, Lower Grade) and assigned the position of Uma no kami (Captain of the Right Division of the Bureau of Horses).
Japanese: 久安3年（1147年）に従五位下・常陸介、久安4年（1148年）には従四位下・右馬頭に就任。
English: Iemori exuded a powerful presence to threaten the position of his older half-brother TAIRA no Kiyomori but died of illness on the way to Kumano while accompanying Emperor Toba in 1149.
Japanese: 兄・平清盛の地位を脅かすほどの存在だったが、保安元年（1149年）に鳥羽天皇に御供して熊野に赴く途中で病没。
English: It is written in "Heiji Monogatari" (the Tale of Heiji) that, since MINAMOTO no Yoritomo had a resemblance to Iemori in personal appearance, Ike no zenni begged for his life at the time of the Heiji War.
Japanese: 平治の乱の際、源頼朝の容姿がこの家盛に似ていたために、池禅尼は頼朝の助命嘆願をしたのだと、『平治物語』に記されている。
English: Additionally, there is folklore in one of the Goto Islands, Uku Island in Nagasaki Prefecture, that, to elude the hunt for remnants of the defeated Heike clan after the Battle of Dan-no-ura, a younger brother of Kiyomori by the name of TAIRA no Iemori migrated to Uku Island under the assumed name of Jiro-Iemori UKU becoming the forefather of the Uku clan (the Goto clan).
Japanese: なお、長崎県の五島列島宇久島には清盛の弟の平家盛という名の人物が壇ノ浦の戦いの後、落ち武者狩りを逃れて移り住み、宇久次郎家盛と名乗って宇久氏（五島氏）の祖となったという伝承が残っている。
English: Kodaiin (1542?-September 6, 1624 (old lunar calendar (October 17, 1624)) was a woman who lived from the Sengoku (warring states) period (the latter half of Muromachi period) to the early Edo period, and the lawful wife of Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI.
Japanese: 高台院（こうだいいん、天文(元号)11年〔1542年）〕？-寛永元年9月6日(旧暦)〔1624年10月17日〕）は、戦国時代(日本)（室町時代後期）から江戸時代初期の女性で、豊臣秀吉の正室である。
English: Hideaki KOBAYAKAWA who was adopted by Hideyoshi and later became the heir to the Kobayakawa clan, was a son of her brother, Iesada and therefore her nephew.
Japanese: 秀吉の養子となって後に小早川氏を継いだ小早川秀秋は、兄・家定の子で彼女の甥にあたる。
English: Many people had been called 'Kita no mandokoro' throughout history, but after she appeared, this name was inevitably linked to her.
Japanese: 「北政所」と呼ばれた人物は歴史上数多く存在したが、彼女以後にこの通称は彼女と不可分のものとして知られるようになった。
English: She is usually called 'Nene,' but often also called 'O-ne' since her name was indicated as 'O-ne,' 'Ne,' 'Nei' in signatures of her husband, Hideyoshi or Kodaiin (to be described later).
Japanese: 一般的には「ねね」とされるが、夫・秀吉や高台院の署名などに「おね」「祢（ね）」「寧（ねい）」という表記があるため、「おね」と呼ばれることも多い（後述参照）。
English: There is a theory that her name was 'Nei' as it was indicated as 'Nei,' 'Neishi,' 'Nei' (in different Chinese characters) in the documents including "The Genealogical Table of the Kinoshita Family" of the Ashimori domain in Bicchu Province governed by her nephew, Toshifusa KINOSHITA.
Japanese: また甥にあたる木下利房の備中国足守藩の文書『木下家譜』やその他の文書では、「寧」「寧子」「子為（ねい）」などと記されている事から「ねい」説もある。
English: The name of Yoshiko TOYOTOMI was found in the Iki (court rank diploma) when she was granted Juichii (Junior First Rank), but it was succeeded from the name of her husband, Hideyoshi (refer to the paragraph of Imina).
Japanese: 従一位を授かった際の位記には豊臣吉子の名があるが、これは夫・秀吉の名を受けたもの（諱を参照）。
English: She was adopted by her aunt's husband Nagakatsu ASANO in Tsushima, Kaito-gun County in Owari Province (present-day Tsushima City).
Japanese: 叔母の嫁ぎ先・尾張国海東郡津島（現在の津島市）の浅野長勝の養女となる。
English: In August in 1561, she married Tokichiro KINOSHITA (Hideyoshi TOYOTOMI), a vassal of Nobunaga ODA over the opposition of her birth mother, Asahi (a different person from Hideyoshi's sister, Asahi-hime with the same name) at the age of 14 (according to generally-accepted belief).
Japanese: 永禄4年（1561年）8月、織田信長の家臣・木下藤吉郎（豊臣秀吉）に実母・朝日（秀吉妹・朝日姫とは同名の別人）の反対を押し切って嫁ぐ（通説では14歳）。
English: They didn't have their own child, so she brought up the children of her relatives or relatives of Hideyoshi as adopted children or vassals.
Japanese: 2人の間には子供が無かったので、秀吉や自身の親類縁者を養子や家臣として養育していった。
English: During these years, Hideyoshi accompanied Nobunaga to Kyoto where he had a concubine and a child, Hidekatsu HASHIBA (Ishimatsumaru).
Japanese: この間、信長に従って上洛していた秀吉は京で妾をとり、羽柴秀勝(石松丸)をなしている。
English: In 1574, Nene was invited with Hideyoshi's birth mother, Naka by Hideyoshi to move together in Nagahama where Hideyoshi became the lord of one-hundred and twenty thousand Goku crop yields.
Japanese: 天正2年（1574年）、長浜12万石の主となった秀吉に呼び寄せられ秀吉の生母・なかと共に転居した。
English: Thereafter, Nene acted as a castellan for Hideyoshi who was often away from home on expeditions.
Japanese: この後は遠征で長浜をあけることの多い夫に変わり、城主代行のような立場にあった。
English: When the Honnoji Incident broke out in 1582, she was in the Nagahama Castle in Omi province and then temporarily took refuge in Daikichi-ji Temple within the domain.
Japanese: 天正10年（1582年）の本能寺の変の際には近江国長浜城(近江国)に居り、一時難を避けて領内の大吉寺に身を寄せた。
English: It was fortunate for her that Hideyoshi defeated Mitsuhide AKECHI in the battle of Yamasaki, and she went back to Nagahama to be reunited with Hideyoshi.
Japanese: 幸い、間もなく山崎の戦いで秀吉が明智光秀を破ったので長浜に帰り秀吉と再会する。
English: After that, she moved to Osaka Castle with Hideyoshi, and in 1585 she was awarded Jusanmi (Junior Third Rank) incidental to Hideyoshi's assignment to Kanpaku (chief adviser to the Emperor) and referred to as Kita no mandokoro.
Japanese: その後、秀吉と共に大坂城に移り天正13年（1585年）、秀吉が関白に任官したことに伴い従三位に叙せられ、北政所と称する。
English: She played the roles as a wife of Kanpaku in negotiations with the imperial court or supervising the daimyo's (Japanese territorial lord) wives and children who were hostages.
Japanese: 関白の妻として、朝廷との交渉や人質として集められた諸大名の妻子を監督するなどの役割を担った。
English: On April 14 1588 (old lunar calendar) (May 9 1588), Emperor Goyosei paid an Imperial visit to Jurakudai (Hideyoshi's residence and office in Kyoto).
Japanese: 天正16年4月14日(旧暦)（1588年5月9日）、後陽成天皇が聚楽第に行幸した。
English: The transportation system was established to facilitate cargo shipments to Japan required for the Bunroku-Keicho War that occurred in 1592.
Japanese: 文禄元年から始まった文禄・慶長の役への日本の補給物資輸送の円滑化を目的に交通の整備を行った。
English: The system required Hideyoshi's shuinjo (shogunate license to trade) for the transportation from Nagoya to Osaka and Kyoto; Hidetsugu TOYOTOMI's shuinjo for transportation from Kyoto to Nagoya; a document with Kita no mandokoro's stamp for transportation from Osaka to Nagoya.
Japanese: 名護屋から大坂・京への交通には秀吉の朱印状が、京から名護屋への交通には豊臣秀次の朱印状が、そして大坂から名護屋への交通には北政所の印のある書状を必要とする体制が築かれた。
English: After Hideyoshi died on August 18, 1598 (old lunar calendar) (September 18, 1598), she cooperated with Yodo-dono to serve as a guardian of Hideyori TOYOTOMI.
Japanese: 慶長3年8月18日(旧暦)（1598年9月18日）に秀吉が没すると、淀殿と連携して豊臣秀頼の後見にあたった。
English: In 1599, she retreated from Nishi no maru in Osaka Castle (Ieyasu TOKUGAWA moved in Nishi no maru), and moved to Kyoto shinjo (present-day Sento Imperial Palace) with Kozosu who had served her for long time. Then she served to carry out negotiations with the imperial court and to manage and hold memorial services of Toyokuni-jinja Shrine and Hoko-ji Temple.
Japanese: 慶長4年（1599年）、大坂城西の丸を退去し（西の丸には徳川家康が入っている）古くから仕えてきた孝蔵主らとともに京都新城（現在仙洞御所がある場所）へ移り、朝廷との交渉や豊国神社や方広寺の運営・供養などの任にあたった。
English: When Kyoto shinjo was destroyed after the Battle of Sekigahara, she moved to the residence in Sanbongi (Gion) to spend her retired life.
Japanese: 関ヶ原の戦い後に京都新城が破却されると三本木の屋敷（祇園）に隠棲した。
English: Fifteen thousand Goku crop yields of the large territory which was as much as the daimyo territory had been granted from Hideyoshi, and was kept secured as her property after her retirement.
Japanese: 秀吉から与えられていた大名並みの1万5000石にものぼる広大な領地は化粧料として引き続き安堵されている。
English: In 1603, she was tonsured and became a nun after she witnessed her adopted mother's death and the wedding ceremony of Hideyori and Senhime, the marriage concluded according to Hideyoshi's will.
Japanese: 慶長8年（1603年）、養母の死と秀吉の遺言であった秀頼と千姫の婚儀を見届けたことを契機に落飾。
English: In 1605, she consulted with Ieyasu to build Kodai-ji Temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto to pray for the repose of Hideyoshi's soul, and decided to live in this temple for the rest of her life.
Japanese: 慶長10年（1605年）、秀吉の冥福を祈るために家康に諮り京都東山に高台寺を建立、ここを終焉の地と定めた。
English: Even after the head family of TOYOTOMI was destroyed in Osaka no Eki (The Siege of Osaka) in 1615, she was protected under Edo Shogunate.
Japanese: 慶長20年（1615年）、大坂の役で豊臣宗家が滅亡した後も江戸幕府の保護を受けていた。
English: As described above, there are several theories about her age; her age at death varies 76, 77, or 83.
Japanese: 年齢については先述のように諸説あり、享年は76、77、83などの説がある。
English: In her old age, she adopted one of the sons of Toshifusa KINOSHITA named Toshitsugu who inherited a part of her property that yielded crops valued at 3,000 Goku.
Japanese: 晩年、木下利房の息子の1人である木下利次を養子としてむかえていたためその所領の一部である3000石が利次に継承された。
English: At that point in time when political marriages were the norm, Nene and Hideyoshi was a rare case of marriage for love.
Japanese: 政略結婚が普通であった当時、秀吉とは珍しい恋愛結婚だったと言われている。
English: According to records, Nene and Hideyoshi were 'united without official process,' which means they married for love with no matchmaking.
Japanese: 資料によると2人は「野合で結ばれた」と書かれており、これは縁談などが全くない恋愛だったことを意味している。
English: Given that Hideyoshi's status was still low and Nene was only an adopted daughter of the Asano family, it was possible for them to have freedom to enjoy love to some extent.
Japanese: もっとも当時の秀吉の身分はまだ非常に低く、ねねも浅野家の養女に過ぎなかったためある程度の自由恋愛も可能だったと思われる。
English: Because her birth mother Asahi never approved her daughter's marriage with Hideyoshi all her life, Nene became an adopted daughter of Nagakatsu ASANO to marry Hideyoshi.
Japanese: ねねと秀吉の結婚に彼女の実母・朝日は生涯反対していたために、浅野長勝の養女となって結婚した。
English: About the time when Nobunaga moved to Azuchi, he heard from Nene about Hideyoshi's adultery and wrote an encouragement letter to her.
Japanese: 信長が安土に移った頃、ねねから秀吉の浮気を訴えられた信長は彼女に激励の書状を送っている。
English: The letter was written in a very polite way considering that it was written for the wife of his subordinate, which was one of the few historical materials that indicate Nobunaga's sensitivity for a woman as well as the relationship between Hideyoshi and Nene.
Japanese: この書状は信長が部下の妻にあてたものにしては非常に丁寧な文章であり、信長の女性に対する気配りと秀吉とねねの夫婦仲をうかがわせる数少ない史料である。
English: Tokichiro (Hideyoshi) seemed to complain about you a lot, which was outrageous.
Japanese: 藤吉郎（＝秀吉）があなたに対し色々と不満を言っているようだが、言語道断である。
English: That "bold rat" (Hideyoshi) is not able to have a woman who is as fantastic as you, so you should feel secure and should not be jealous.
Japanese: あの『ハゲネズミ（＝秀吉）』があなたほど素晴らしい女性を他に得られるはずはないのだから、あなたも奥方らしく堂々として、嫉妬などしないように。
English: Nene had a great voice and a high political power under the TOYOTOMI regime through the position as 'the wife who had been supporting him since his poverty.'
Japanese: 豊臣政権においては「糟糠の妻」の功績から大きな発言力と高い政治力を持っていた。
English: Although they didn't change their religion, they treated the missionaries of the Society of Jesus well.
Japanese: 彼女自身は改宗することはなかったが、イエズス会の宣教師たちには色々と便宜を図っていた。
English: Luis FROIS praised her saying 'The wife of Kanpaku (chief adviser to the Emperor) is not a Christian, but she has a fine character. Everything can be solved by asking her' ("Nihonshi" - The History of Japan).
Japanese: ルイス・フロイスは「関白殿下の妻は異教徒であるが、大変な人格者で、彼女に頼めば解決できないことはない」とまで賞賛している（『日本史』）。
English: She was a strong-minded woman as seen in a story that after Hideyoshi was appointed to Kanpaku, she had a quarrel with him using Owari Province accent in front of many daimyos (feudal lords).
Japanese: 関白就任後の秀吉に対し、諸大名の面々の前で尾張訛りの口喧嘩をしたとの逸話もある通り、気の強い女性であった。
English: The letter on which Hideyoshi proved that Nene was not kind to his nephew, Hideaki, still exists.
Japanese: 甥の秀秋を可愛がっていないことをたしなめる秀吉からの手紙が現存している。
English: There is a story that Nene had been treated harshly by Hideyoshi for some time because she couldn't have a child although she was his lawful wife, and that Nene conflicted with Yodo-dono, Hideyoshi's concubine.
Japanese: ねねは正室であったが、子供に恵まれなかったので、一時秀吉に辛く当たられていた事があり、また秀吉の側室である淀殿とは激しい対立関係にあったという説がある。
English: However, recent researches conducted by scholars including Yasuko TABATA and Makoto ATOBE showed that Nene and Yodo-dono had a rather cooperative and collaborative relationship.
Japanese: ただし、近年の田端泰子や跡部信らの研究により、二人はむしろ協調・連携した関係にあったことが分かってきている。
English: It was generally believed that the rivalry between Nene and Yodo-dono drove Nene to work for the East squad (so-called Budan-ha led by Ieyasu TOKUGAWA, a political faction that is willing to resort to military means to achieve its aims, members include Masanori FUKUSHIMA) in the Battle of Sekigahara.
Japanese: 関ヶ原の戦いでも淀殿との対立関係から東軍（徳川家康率いる福島正則などのいわゆる武断派）のために動いたとするのが通説であった。
English: However, recent studies ensured that she worked in collaboration with Yodo-dono for peace negotiations in the Battle of Otsu Castle and a settlement after the battle.
Japanese: しかし、近年の研究では淀殿と連携して大津城の戦いでの講和交渉や戦後処理に動いたことが確認されている。
English: On the other hand, researches by Tooru SHIRAKAWA and others state that Nene had a close relationship with Mitsunari ISHIDA, and she might be rather on the side of the West squad in the Battle of Sekigahara.
Japanese: また、逆に石田三成らと親しく関ヶ原の合戦時にも西軍寄りの姿勢を取っていた可能性を指摘する白川亨らの研究もある。
English: Many people around Kita no mandokoro were related to the West squad: Mitsunari's daughter (Tatsuhime) was adopted by Nene; Higashi-dono, her close aide, was the mother of Yoshitsugu OTANI; Magdalena, the mother of Yukinaga KONISHI was said to be her close aide, according to one theory.
Japanese: 北政所周辺に西軍関係者が多い：三成の娘（辰姫）が養女になっている、側近の東殿は大谷吉継の母である、一説には小西行長の母マグダレナも側近である
English: She acted like she was on the side of West squad: Kozosu, her close adviser, was at the negotiation over the opening of Otsu Castle; most of Kinoshita brothers (Hideaki KOBAYAKAWA's brothers) who were also her nephews joined in the West squad, and their territories were confiscated.
Japanese: 西軍寄りと見られる行動を取っている：側近の孝蔵主が大津城開城の交渉にあたっている、甥である木下家の兄弟（小早川秀秋の兄弟）の多くが西軍として参加し領地を没収されている
English: She didn't have a close relationship with busho (Japanese military commander) of the East squad: in "Shinryuin Bonshun Nikki" ("Shunkyuki" diary) shows no record of meetings between Kodaiin (Nene) and Masanori and others during the period between her retreat from Osaka and a few years after the battle of Sekigahara.
Japanese: 東軍諸将との関係が薄い：『神龍院梵舜日記』（『舜旧記』）に高台院の大阪退去から関ヶ原の戦いの数年後まで高台院と正則らが面会したという記録が無い）。
English: After entering Showa period, Tadachika KUWATA, a scholar of Japanese history, pointed out that the signature in Kita no mandokoro's autograph letters was only a hiragana character of 'Ne', and advocated the theory that her name was originally 'Ne' and usually called as 'O-ne' with a prefix 'o', and 'Nene' was an error in writing in 'Taikoki', etc.
Japanese: 昭和に入って日本史学者の桑田忠親が北政所の自筆消息（手紙）の自署が「ね」一文字であることを理由に彼女の名は本来は「ね」（通称では接頭辞「於（お）」をつけて「おね」）であり、「ねね」は「太閤記」などによる誤記であるという説を唱えた。
English: Bunei Tsunoda, who was a famous scholar for female names, argued against this as follows:
Japanese: これに対して女性名の研究者としても名高い角田文衞は以下のように反論した。
English: A woman who lived through that period tended to write the initials of her first name as her signature.
Japanese: 当時の女性が自筆の消息に名の頭文字を1字だけ署名するのは普通に行われたことである。
English: So-called Mrs. Garasha Hosokawa (Tama AKECHI)'s signature on the envelop of her letter was only one character of 'ta'; Sugenin (her name was 'go'), the lawful wife of Hidetada TOKUGAWA, wrote a signature of 'go' on the letter to her elder sister, Jokoin.
Japanese: いわゆる細川ガラシャ夫人（明智たま）の消息の上書の署名には「た」1字が書かれており、徳川秀忠の正室・崇源院（名はごう）が姉の常高院に宛てた消息でも「五」と自署している。
English: Therefore, her signature was only one character 'Ne' doesn't mean Kodaiin's real name was 'Ne.'
Japanese: ゆえに自署が「ね」1字であることをもってそれが本名であると言い切ることはできない。
English: We collected as many female names as possible but there was no person with one-character name of 'Ne.'
Japanese: 鎌倉時代から江戸時代にかけて調べうる限りでの女性名を集めたが、「ね」なる一字名はただの1人も存在していない。
English: On the other hand, 'Nene' was a very common name that began to appear in the Kamakura period (there were several ladies named Nene who lived in Kodaiin's age, including Nagamasa KURODA's wife, Eihime; Yorishige SUWA's wife, Nene; Toshitsune MAEDA's wife, Tamahime; and Naomasa NANBU's wife).
Japanese: いっぽう「ねね」は鎌倉時代あたりから現れ、非常に頻繁に用いられる女性名である（同時代にも黒田長政栄姫、諏訪頼重(戦国時代)禰々、前田利常珠姫、南部直政室など複数見られる）。
English: Based on the above, 'Nene' seems more natural than 'Ne' as for the name of Kodaiin.
Japanese: 以上より、高台院の名は「ね」ではなく「ねね」の方が自然であろうと思われる。
English: Although the name 'Nene' had been used in NHK historical dramas for a long time, the name 'O-ne' was used in "Hideyoshi" in 1996 and "Toshiie and Matsu" in 2003.
Japanese: ちなみに日本放送協会の大河ドラマにおいては長年「ねね」が用いられてきたが、平成8年（1996年）の『秀吉(NHK大河ドラマ)』および平成14年（2002年）の『利家とまつ～加賀百万石物語～』では「おね」の呼称が使われた。
English: As for "Komyogatsuji" (Crossroads of a great achievement) in 2006, 'O-ne' was supposed to be used at the beginning, but 'Nene' (in Chinese character) was used instead of 'O-ne' for the reason that it should be faithful to the original book (written by Ryotaro SHIBA).
Japanese: 平成18年（2006年）の『功名が辻(NHK大河ドラマ)』でも当初は「おね」が使われる予定だったが、原作（司馬遼太郎著）に忠実にするという理由で再び「ねね(実際は漢字表記の寧々)」に戻された。
English: In "Tenchijin" (Heaven, earth, and man) in 2009 Kita no mandokoro appeared with the real name of 'Nene' (there was a scene in which she was called 'O-ne').
Japanese: また2009年の『天地人(NHK大河ドラマ)』では北政所名義での登場とした上で「ねね」を実名として採用している(但しせりふの中に「おね」というシーンがある)。
English: On the other hand, 'O-ne' is still used in another program of NHK, "The Historic Moment."
Japanese: その一方で、同じNHKの『その時歴史が動いた』では現在も「おね」が使用されている。
English: In recent years, streets that connected sightseeing spots around Kodai-ji Temple in Higashiyama, Kyoto were improved and became famous with a nickname 'Nene's path.'
Japanese: 近年、京都東山の高台寺周辺の人気観光スポットを徒歩で繋ぐ参道が整備され「ねねの道」の愛称で親しまれている。
English: Nobunaga, Hideyoshi, and Ieyasu are called 'three heroes' in Nagoya where a parade takes place in an annual festival to honor these heroes.
Japanese: 名古屋では信長・秀吉・家康を「三英傑」と呼び毎年彼らを称える祭でパレードが行われる。
English: For a long time, Hideyoshi's partner in the parade had been called 'Yodo-dono' (Nobunaga's partner is 'Nohime' and Ieyasu's partner is 'Senhime'), but the name was replaced with 'Nene' in recent years.
Japanese: 長く秀吉の相手役の女性は「淀殿」とされた（信長には「濃姫」、家康には「千姫」）が、これも近年「ねね」に変更された。
English: Seijun SUZUKI (May 24, 1923 -) is a movie director and actor.
Japanese: 鈴木清順（すずきせいじゅん、1923年5月24日-）は映画監督、俳優。
English: Suzuki became well-known as a director under contract with Nikkatsu, introducing various actors including Akira KOBAYASHI, Hideki TAKAHASHI (an actor) and Jo SHISHIDO to perform the leading roles in his films.
Japanese: 日活の専属監督として名を馳せ、小林旭、高橋英樹(俳優)、宍戸錠らを主演に迎えた。
English: "Koroshi no rakuin" (Brand of murder) received international acclaim not only as a general movie but also as a cult film.
Japanese: 『殺しの烙印』は一般映画のみならずカルト映画としても世界的な評価が高い。
English: In the films such as "Zigeunerweisen" (the movie), "Kagero-za" and "Yumeji," Suzuki captured profound and beautiful screen images.
Japanese: 『ツィゴイネルワイゼン(映画)』、『陽炎座』、『夢二』などでは幽遠な映像美を見せた。
English: In 1943, soon after starting at Hirosaki High School (in the old system) (the present Hirosaki University), Suzuki went to war under the student mobilization order.
Japanese: 1943年、弘前高等学校(旧制)（現弘前大学）に入学してまもなく学徒出陣。
English: Suzuki and the other successful candidates who joined the company in the same year including Ko NAKAHIRA, Buichi SAITO, Kazuo INOUE, Chisato IKOMA, Zenzo MATSUYAMA, Yugoro IMAI and Tadashi ARIMOTO formed the Akahachikai (meaning that the eight of them will embarrass themselves).
Japanese: 同期入社は赤八会（赤っ恥を八人でかくの意）の中平康、斎藤武市、井上和男、生駒千里、松山善三、今井雄五郎、有本正。
English: During the filming of "Kuroi Ushio" (The Black Tide), Suzuki met the artistic director Takeo KIMURA who became the key influence for the development of the Seijun Aesthetics.
Japanese: 『黒い潮』という作品で、清順美学誕生のキーパーソンである美術監督木村威夫に出会う。
English: In 1956, Suzuki made his directorial debut with "Toast to the port, Victory to our hands" (with Toshiya FUJITA being the third assistant director).
Japanese: 1956年、『港の乾杯勝利をわが手に』で、監督デビュー（サード助監督は藤田敏八）。
English: In 1968, Suzuki was fired from Nikkatsu by the president Kyusaku HORI who was displeased with "Koroshi no rakuin" (The Brand of Murder).
Japanese: 1968年、『殺しの烙印』に不満を持った堀久作社長により日活を解雇される。
English: In 1981, Suzuki won the Jury's Special Award at the Berlin International Film Festival for "Zigeunerweisen" (the movie).
Japanese: 1981年、『ツィゴイネルワイゼン(映画)』で、ベルリン国際映画祭審査員特別賞受賞。
English: After Suzuki's joining Shochiku, the top director of that company Keisuke KINOSHITA who was well-known for his refined stylishness said, 'I don't want that grubby guy for my assistant director.'
Japanese: 松竹入社後、ダンディで名高い松竹トップクラス監督の木下惠介が、「あんな汚らしい男をうちの助監督につけるな」と発言。
English: During his assistant director years at Shochiku, Suzuki tended to work with people such as a low-profile director (Tsuruo IWAMA) and eccentric assistant directors who were referred to as the '3 emperors of Ofuna.'
Japanese: 松竹助監督時代はどちらかと言うと、日陰の存在の監督（岩間鶴夫）や「大船三天皇」と呼ばれた奇人の助監督などと共に仕事をしていた。
English: Suzuki decided to move to Nikkatsu, enticed by the director Katsumi NISHIKAWA who said, 'Nikkatsu pays 3 times the salary that you make at Shochiku.'
Japanese: 「日活は松竹の3倍の給料が出るよ」と西河克己監督に誘われて日活移籍を決意。